WHOK-FM

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WHOK

City of license	Lancaster, Ohio
Broadcast area	Columbus, Ohio
Branding	95.5 The Hawk
Slogan	Playing Everything Country
First air date	January 8, 2007
Frequency	95.5 (MHz)
Format	Country
ERP	21,000 watts at 261 meters
Class	B
Callsign meaning	HOcKing River near Lancaster callsign also mimics the "Hawk" pronounciation
Owner	Wilks Broadcasting
Website	WHOK.com

WHOK-FM is an FM radio station licensed to Lancaster, Ohio located at 95.5 MHz. The station operates from a facility located in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

WHOK has been a country station for many years in different forms. Currently, the station is known as "95.5 The Hawk - Playing Everything Country." This format adjustment now compliments WHOK's new country sister station, WNKK, which plays new country.

From September 7, 2003 to January 8, 2007, WHOK played country classics as "Country Legends K95.5". The relaunch of the station in 2007 coincided with a change in ownership from CBS Radio to Wilks Broadcasting.

Prior to becoming a classic country station, WHOK was known as a mainstream Top 40 country station, also using the "K95.5" moniker.

Due to the poor signal of WHOK in downtown Columbus, WHOK-FM operates a translator at 102.3 MHz as W272AT. The translator airs exactly the same audio as WHOK-FM.