KNHK-FM
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| City | Newport, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Spokane, Washington |
| Branding | 104.5 Hank FM |
| Slogan | Country Legends |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
| Repeater(s) | 104.5 KNHK-FM1 (Spokane) |
| First air date | 1990 (as KMJY-FM) |
| Format | Classic Country |
| ERP | 87,000 watts |
| HAAT | 319 meters (1,047 feet) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 29911 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°23′9″N 117°14′15″W / 48.38583°N 117.23750°W |
| Callsign meaning | K N HanK FM |
| Former callsigns | KMJY-FM (1989–2005) KQQB-FM (2005–2010) KGZG-FM (2010-2014) |
| Owner | Radio Station KMJY, LLC |
| Sister stations | KYOZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hankspokane.com |
KNHK-FM (104.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Newport, Washington, United States. The station is owned by Radio Station KMJY, LLC and broadcasts to the greater Spokane, Washington, area. The station's programming is also rebroadcast in Spokane on a booster, KNHK-FM1. From May 1, 2010 to April 1, 2014, the station had been operating under a LMA by Pendleton Broadcasting. On December 11, 2014, KNHK returned to the air as a classic country outlet, branded as "104.5 Hank FM".
Originally assigned KMJY-FM in 1989 and receiving its broadcast license in 1990, this station was assigned the KQQB-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 21, 2005.
KQQB-FM was one of two Rhythmic Contemporary outlets serving the Spokane area when it signed on in December 2005 (KEZE was the other). In December 2006 they re-imaged themselves as "Live 104.5" and shifted away from their Rhythmic lean for a somewhat more mainstream direction. In June 2008, the station fell silent for nearly a full year.
On June 5, 2008, the on-line website All Access reported that KQQB and KAZZ were taken off the air. No reason was given for the abrupt sign-off, but whatever issue took the stations dark is now "in court," although there are no details as to what those issues are. According to messages posted at Radio-Info.com, there were issues detailing the sale of both stations that resulted in former owners Radio Station KMJY, LLC going to court to regain control after Proactive Communications defaulted on paying the final $1 million of a $6 million deal. Radio Station KMJY, LLC then obtained a court order to seize the equipment from the studio and the station tower.
According to the FCC database, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on August 27, 2008. The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." This special temporary authority was scheduled to expire on February 24, 2009. The FCC accepted an application for an extension of this stay-silent authority on February 2, 2009. Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KQQB-FM would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
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