WKKC

Chicago, Illinois United States
Frequency	89.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	89.3 WKKC-FM
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary
Ownership
Owner	City Colleges of Chicago
History
First air date	1975
Call sign meaning	Kennedy–King College
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6115
Class	A
ERP	280 watts horizontal 210 watts vertical
HAAT	33.8 meters (111 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	type:city 41°46′48.00″N 87°38′38.00″W / 41.7800000°N 87.6438889°W / 41.7800000; -87.6438889
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wkkc.fm

WKKC (89.3 FM) is an educational non-profit radio station in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Kennedy–King College and broadcasting primarily to the city's South Side. The studio and transmitter are at the campus in the school's Englewood neighborhood. The station is used to train students in broadcasting and communications.

The station broadcasts in HD Radio with two subchannels, an urban adult contemporary format on HD1 and classic hip hop on HD2.

History

The station received its construction permit on August 5, 1975, more than a year after filing on May 6, 1974. Northwestern University, owner of co-channel WNUR in Evanston, objected, and the original application was returned and resubmitted.^[2] A license to cover was filed for in October 1975.^[2] Power was raised from 10 to 250 watts in 1985.^[3]

The station was noted for its policy of refusing to play rap with violent lyrics during daytime hours.^[4] DJ Rashad later worked as a DJ at WKKC before becoming an electronic musician.^[5]