WKHR

WKHR

Bainbridge, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Geauga County Greater Cleveland (limited)
Frequency	91.5 MHz
RDS	1. WKHR-FM 2. Clevelands only FM home of Swing, Sweet and Jive
Branding	WKHR FM 91.5
Programming
Format	Adult standards/MOR
Ownership
Owner	Kenston Local School District
History
First air date	May 1, 1977 (1977-05-01)
Former frequencies	88.3 MHz (1977–95)
Call sign meaning	Kenston High Radio
Technical information1
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34028
Class	A
ERP	750 watts
HAAT	141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°27′49.00″N 81°17′38.00″W / 41.4636111°N 81.2938889°W / 41.4636111; -81.2938889
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wkhr.org

WKHR (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Bainbridge, Ohio, United States. Owned by the Kenston Local School District, the station broadcasts an adult standards/MOR format and serves Geauga County and eastern parts of Greater Cleveland. The WKHR studios are located at Kenston Middle School in Bainbridge Township, while the transmitter resides in Newbury Township. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WKHR streams online.

WKHR first went on the air on May 1, 1977, broadcasting at 88.3 MHz.² The station originated as a high school broadcast class under the direction of Marilyn Teague at Kenston High School on May 6, 1977. Initially, WKHR broadcast with only 10 watts of power and featured a rockformat; the station was managed by both students and staff. By 1983, the station's power increased to 300 watts. In 1990, WKHR was reorganized under a nonprofit company, WKHR Radio, Inc. Over time, the station transitioned from a student-run alternative rock station to a big band station run by adult volunteers.³

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 in Newbury Township allowed WKHR to be heard for the first time throughout the eastern portion of Greater Cleveland. Due to this, WKHR moved from 88.3 MHz to 91.5 MHz to avoid interference with WBWC in Berea; the move was part of a two-way frequency swap with WSTB in Streetsboro.³

WKHR broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week; on air personalities include a mix of adult volunteers and students of Kenston High School. The station plays big band, swing, jazz and pop standards from the 1920s to the 1960s.⁴