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Broadcast area | Southcentral Alaska |
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| Frequency | 650 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio 650 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio ABC News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KASH-FM, KBFX, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | KYAK (1948–1998)[1] |
Former frequencies | 550 kHz (1948–1998)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Kenai |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 12516 | |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 61°9′56″N 149°49′41.9″W / 61.16556°N 149.828306°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 650keni |
KENI (650 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format.[3] Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[4] Its studios are located at Dimond Center in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located off Dowling Road in Southeast Anchorage. KENI is a clear-channel, Class A, 50,000-watt station.
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.[5] 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.[clarification needed]
Anchorage-based concert promoter and musician, Dwight Pullen, hosted a weekly country music variety show called The Whitey Pullen Show from the KENI Radio Building in 1958.[6]
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KENI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "KENI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "New Alaska Station, KENI, Starts May 2" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Parnes, Sid, ed. (November 22, 1958). "WSM's 7th Annual National Country Music DJ Festival" (PDF). The Cash Box. XX (10). Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. (Joe Orleck, President and Publisher): 60. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
Whitey Pullen, who is heard over the KENI-KENI-TV airwaves in Anchorage, Alaska
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 12516 (KENI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KENI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- "History Cards for KENI". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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