KENI

KENI (650 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[2] Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[3] Its studios are located at Dimond Center in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located off Dowling Road in Southeast Anchorage.

KENI
Broadcast areaSouthcentral Alaska
Frequency650 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 650
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
ABC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KASH-FM, KBFX, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG
History
First air date
1948
Former call signs
KYAK (1967–1998)[1]
Former frequencies
550 kHz (1948–1998)[1]
Call sign meaning
Kenai (Previously Kayak)
Technical information
Facility ID12516
ClassA
Power50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
61°9′58″N 149°49′34″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website650keni.iheart.com

KENI is a clear-channel, Class A, 50,000-watt station. The other Class A station on 650 AM is WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.

History

KENI began broadcasting May 2, 1948, on 550 kHz with 5 kW power (full-time), on what is now KTZN. It was operated by Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company.[4] The Callsign & intellectual property moved to 650 kHz in March 1998. In August 1995, the station, as KYAK, was the Anchorage affiliate of the Radio AAHS children's format.

References
  1. Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. "KENI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  4. "New Alaska Station, KENI, Starts May 2" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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