Wennes Communications Stations is changing the formats of both stations it recently bought in Decorah, Iowa.
On Monday, Sept. 30, Wennes launched K235CT/94.9 (Decorah) to relay KDEC/1240 and switched both to a simulcast of its “River” Adult Contemporary format already heard on Wennes’ K256CS/99.1 and KMRV/1160 (Waukon). KDEC had previously carried Soft Oldies.
Then Tuesday, Oct. 1, KDEC-FM/100.5 launched “Hawk Rock” as KDHK after dropping its Adult Alternative format. The new format is a mix of new and classic rock.
Wennes also owns “Bluff Country” KNEI-FM/103.5 (Waukon) and Classic Hits station KVIK/104.7 (Decorah). It bought KDEC AM-FM from Bob and Colleen Holten’s Decorah Broadcasting for $1.2 million and closed on the purchase in late August.
KDEC-FM has also been granted a construction permit to upgrade from its present 30kW/150m to 43.3kW/162m, remaning class C2. It would move to a different tower, maintaining its current coverage and extending farther southwest.