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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 (1948) |
Former call signs | KYAK (1948–1998)1 |
Former frequencies | 550 kHz (1948–1998)1 |
Call sign meaning | Kenai |
| Technical information2 | |
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 / 61.16556; -149.828306 |
| 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.
Rockabilly musician Dwight Pullen hosted a weekly country music variety program called The White Pullen Show from the KENI Radio Building throughout 1958.6
References
References
- 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
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)