WPHK

WPHK (102.7 FM, "Divine Word Radio") is an American radio station licensed to serve Blountstown, Florida, USA. The station began broadcast operations in December 1968 as "WRTM" on 102.3 MHz under the ownership of the Maupin Broadcasting Company. The station's broadcast license is currently held by Divine Word Communications.

Programming

WPHK broadcasts a Christian radio format to the greater Panama City, Florida, area.

History

This station was founded as a Class A facility broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 102.3 MHz. Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve Blountstown, Florida, the station was founded by the Maupin Broadcasting Company, with Robert L. Maupin serving as company president, general manager, and chief engineer. Originally licensed as "WRTM", the station was the FM sister station to WKMK (1000 AM).

Both stations were purchased by the Calhoun Broadcasting Corporation in May 1974. The FM station aired a contemporary music format in conjunction with sister station WKMK. WRTM and WKMK were acquired by the Southeast Radio Corporation on June 1, 1980. After the sale, the FM station broadcast a country & western music format, separate from the AM station, with roughly 5 hours of farm-oriented specialty programming each week.