WKHR

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WKHR
City of license	Bainbridge, Ohio
Broadcast area	Geauga County, Ohio
First air date	1978
Frequency	91.5 (MHz)
Format	Standards/Big Band
ERP	750 watts
Class	A
Callsign meaning	Kenston High School Radio
Owner	Kenston Local School District
Website	www.wkhr.org

WKHR is a non-commercial FM radio station in Bainbridge, Ohio serving the eastern portion of the Cleveland, Ohio radio market, operating on 91.5 MHz.

WKHR in 1994 as a rock station.

The station originated as a vocational broadcast class at Kenston High School in 1978, broadcasting at 88.3 MHz. Initially, with only 10 watts of power, the station could only be heard within a few miles of the transmitter. The station featured a general rock format and was managed by high school students, as well as adult voluteers on weekends. By 1983 power had increased to 100 watts.

The station was reorganized under a nonprofit company, WKHR Radio, Inc., in 1990, allowing it engage in fundraising activities to keep the station alive. The station soon transitioned from a station managed by students to a station run by adult volunteers featuring a nostalgic music format featuring recordings from the 1930s through the 1950s.

In May 1995, the station received permission from the FCC to increase its power to 1000 watts. The increased power along with an improved antenna allowed WKHR to be heard for the first time throughout the eastern portion of the Cleveland market. To avoid interference with Baldwin-Wallace's WBWC in Berea, the station moved from 88.3 to 91.5 in September 1995, broadcasting with its current power of 750 watts. In 1996 the station began fulltime broadcasting, 24 hours a day. Its big band music format is also available through streaming audio from its web site.