KENI

KENI
Broadcast area
Southcentral Alaska
Frequency650 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 650
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsFox News Radio
ABC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KASH-FM, KBFX, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG
History
First air date
1948 (1948)
Former call signs
KYAK (1948–1998)
Former frequencies
550 kHz (1948–1998)
Call sign meaning
Kenai
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
12516
ClassA
Power50,000 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
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website650keni.iheart.com

KENI (650 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. 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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KENI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "KENI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "New Alaska Station, KENI, Starts May 2" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ 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