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KNHK-FM

radio station in Weston, Oregon

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ14709025
Source-derived summary

KNHK-FM (101.9 FM, "101.9 Hank FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Weston, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Alexandra Communications.

History

The station signed on the air in 1997 as KZZM. On February 3, 2005, the station changed its call sign to KMMG. On March 1, 2006, it changed to KUJJ.

On December 20, 2011, KUJJ changed its format from smooth jazz to contemporary hits, branded as "New Zoo 102". On January 1, 2012, KUJJ changed its call sign to KZIU-FM.

On October 18, 2015, KZIU flipped to classic country as "101.9 Hank FM".

On October 12, 2021, KZIU-FM changed its call sign to KNHK-FM.

HD Radio

On October 1, 2024, KNHK-HD3 changed their format from sports to Regional Mexican, branded as "Ke Buena 94.5".

Translators

KNHK-FM also broadcasts on the following translators:

K233CJ 94.5 FM College Place relays KNHK-HD3.

K282CI 104.3 FM Walla Walla relays KNHK-HD4.

HD Radio

KNHK-FM airs the following formats on its HD sub channels: adult alternative "106.9 The Oasis" on HD2, Fox Sports Radio on HD3 and adult hits ("104.5 Bob FM") on HD4.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “KNHK-FM” as radio station in Weston, Oregon. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KNHK-FM, radio and station.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 2005, 2006, 2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with KNHK-FM, radio and station providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “KNHK-FM”, the useful work is to connect “radio station in Weston, Oregon” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14709025. Authority coordinates are 45.795, -118.168. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997, 2005, 2006 and 2011.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “KNHK-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow KNHK-FM primary sources, KNHK-FM archive and KNHK-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from KNHK-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.