WALK-FM (97.5 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York, and serving Long Island.

WALK-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format with its HD2 channel carrying the mainstream rock programming of co-owned 94.3 WWSK.

[3] WALK was a daytimer station, so WALK-FM allowed listeners with FM radios to hear the programming after sunset.

In its early years, WALK-AM-FM played classical music, big band, adult standards and jazz.

A GMA reporter was live on national TV, asking Mark and Cindy about playing all holiday music on radio stations.

[8] Long-time WALK-FM DJ Dave Shnayer, known as "JD Howard" on-air, died on November 17, 2007, after a three-year battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Around that time, the station began decreasing the amount of music from the 1970s to one-to-two songs per hour, starting the transition to a hotter AC format.

Other nominees included WMJX in Boston, KOST in Los Angeles, WLTW in New York City, WBEB in Philadelphia and KEZK-FM in St.