WODE-FM
| City | Easton, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lehigh Valley |
| Branding | 99.9 The Hawk |
| Slogan | Classic Rock of the 70s, 80s and More |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | See tables below |
| First air date | 1948 (as WEEX-FM at 98.7) |
| Format | Analog/HD1: Classic rock HD2: Alternative rock (WWYY simulcast) |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 50,000 watts (analog) 2,000 watts (digital) |
| HAAT | 137 meters (449 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 8595 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°42′30″N 75°13′00″W / 40.70833°N 75.21667°W (NAD27) |
| Callsign meaning | OlDiEs (Reference to when the station had an oldies format.) |
| Former callsigns | WEEX-FM (1948-early 1970s) WQQQ (early 1970s-1989) WHXT (1989-1991) |
| Former frequencies | 98.7 MHz (1948-1950s) |
| Owner |
Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBYN, WEEX, WTKZ, WWYY |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 999thehawk.com |
WODE-FM (99.9 MHz, "99.9 The Hawk") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Easton, Pennsylvania. The station's service contour covers the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The station is owned by Connoisseur Media, through licensee Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts a classic rock format, playing rock hits from the 1960s into the early 1990s. WODE-FM's transmitter, studios and offices are on Paxinosa Road West in Easton. The station is frequently at or near the top of the ratings in the Allentown-Easton-Bethlehem media market.
WODE-FM uses HD Radio, and simulcasts the alternative rock programming of sister station WWYY on its HD2 subchannel.
WEEX began operations on 98.7 FM as a stand-alone FM in 1948. Its call letters stood for Easton Express, Easton's daily newspaper as well as the station's then-owner.
WEEX then moved to 99.9 FM as WEEX-FM in the 1950s while putting an AM station on the air at 1230 kHz under the WEEX call sign. WEEX eventually switched to a Top 40 radio format during that time and used the FM station to simulcast much of the programming to cover areas where the AM station's 1000 watt signal could not be heard.
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