WLHK
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| City | Shelbyville, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
| Branding | 97.1 Hank FM |
| Slogan | Country 97.1 Hank FM |
| Frequency | 97.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | November 6, 1964 (as WSVL-FM) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 23,000 watts |
| HAAT | 223 meters (732 feet) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 19522 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′6.00″N 86°1′44.00″W / 39.6683333°N 86.0288889°W |
| Callsign meaning | W L HanK (station's nickname) |
| Former callsigns | WSVL-FM (1964–1981) WENS (1981–2005) |
| Owner |
Emmis Communications (Emmis Radio License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WIBC (FM), WFNI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hankfm.com |
WLHK (97.1 MHz) is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications. The station airs a country music format, calling itself "97-1 Hank FM." While the station is licensed to Shelbyville, Indiana, its studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitter, according to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is located in the 7000 block of East Southport Road on the southeast side of Indianapolis.
WLHK is the FM outlet for the Indianapolis Colts, as of the 2007 season. (Its sister station, 1070 WFNI is the flagship station for the football team.) WLHK also carries Indiana University men's basketball, in the event of programming conflict on WFNI.
WLHK is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.
The station first signed on as WSVL-FM on November 6, 1964 as the FM partner to WSVL-AM 1520 (now WSVX). WSVL-FM was programmed to serve Shelbyville and the surrounding communities.
In 1980, Indianapolis lawyer and broadcaster Jeff Smulyan and two partners formed Emmis Communications. The name Emmis is taken from the Hebrew language, meaning "truth." They purchased WSVL-FM with the goal was to move the radio station into the larger nearby Indianapolis radio market. WSVL-FM relaunched as adult contemporary music formatted WENS on June 4, 1981. WENS was known as the "Flagship Station of Emmis Communications" according to its hourly legal station identification. The radio station's new programming was an immediate success in the Indianapolis market.
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