WHKY FM 102.3

A commercial AM radio station operating at 1290 kHz in Hickory, North Carolina, owned by WHKY, LLC, with programming also carried on FM translator W272DU at 102.3 MHz. The station broadcasts a news, talk, and sports format, beginning each weekday with an hour of local news that includes the locally produced Crime Report segment. Local live talk programs include First Talk and On Second Thought, followed by a schedule of nationally syndicated conservative programming featuring The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Dave Ramsey, Fox Sports Radio, and Coast to Coast AM. Weekend programming includes Kim Komando and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. During daytime hours the station operates at 50,000 watts — the maximum permitted for AM stations — reducing to 1,000 watts at night to protect co-channel stations, using a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is located on Tate Boulevard SE in Hickory. The station holds affiliations with Motor Racing Network, Performance Racing Network, and the Indy Radio Network, providing NASCAR and select IndyCar Series coverage. Local high school football and basketball are also carried during their respective seasons. WHKY is additionally affiliated with the North Carolina News Network and Fox News Radio for top-of-the-hour national news.