KENI

KENI

City	Anchorage, Alaska
Broadcast area	Southcentral Alaska
Branding	NewsRadio 650
Frequency	650 kHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1948 (former frequency) 1967 (current frequency)
Format	News/talk
Power	50,000 watts unlimited
Class	A
Facility ID	12516
Transmitter coordinates	61°9′58″N 149°49′34″W / 61.16611°N 149.82611°W / 61.16611; -149.82611Coordinates: 61°9′58″N 149°49′34″W / 61.16611°N 149.82611°W / 61.16611; -149.82611
Callsign meaning	Kenai, previously kayak
Former callsigns	KYAK (1967-1998)^[1]
Former frequencies	550 kHz (1948-1998)^[1]
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://650keni.iheart.com/main.html

KENI AM 650 is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.^[2] Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, USA, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..^[3] KENI is a clear-channel, Class A, 50,000 watt station.

With a full-time local news staff of four full-time and six part-time news staff, KENI has newscasts at the top and bottom of every hour round the clock as well as live local drive time talk programs and nationally syndicated programs the other slots in the day.

History

KENI began broadcasting May 2, 1948, on 550 kHz with 5KW power (full-time). It was operated by Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company.^[4] It moved to its current location in March 1998. During the mid-1990s, the station, as KYAK, was the Anchorage affiliate of the Radio AAHS children's format.

References

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

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KENI

Radio-Locator Information on KENI

Anchorage, Alaska radio stations

By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.5 89.9 90.3 91.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.7 95.1 95.5 96.3 96.7 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.3 102.1 103.1 103.7 104.1 104.9 105.7 106.5 107.5

By AM frequency	550 590 650 700 750 1020 1080 1110 1430

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	K236CG K244EG K279BG KABN-FM KAFC KAGV KAKL KASH-FM KATB KAUG KAYO KBBO-FM KBFX KBRJ KBYR KEC43 KEAG KENI KEUL KFAT KFQD KGOT KHAR KJHA KJLP KKNI KLEF KMBQ-FM KMVN KMXS KNBA KNIK-LP KNLT KOAN KRUA KSKA KTMB KTZN KVNT KWHL KXLW KYKA KYMG KZND-FM

Defunct	KWMD (90.1 FM) KRAW (90.5 FM)

Alaska radio markets Anchorage Other Alaska radio regions Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Alaska Bush Alaska Interior Southeast Alaska South Central Alaska See also List of radio stations in Alaska

Clear-channel stations

These AM radio stations have a full-power nighttime skywave signal well beyond their daytime groundwave coverage, by international agreements.

Canada	CBEF CBK CBN CBR CBT CBW CBY CFRB CFZM CJBC CKAC CKDO CKGM CKWX

United States	KAAY KBBI KBRW KBYR KCBF KCHU KDKA KDLG KENI KEX KFAB KFAQ KFAR KFBK KFI KFQD KGO KICY KIRO KJNP KMOX KNBR KNOM KNX KNZR KOA KOAN KOKC KOMO KOTZ KRLD KSL KSTP KVNT KWKH KXEL KYUK KYW WABC WBAL WBAP WBBM WBBR WBT WBZ WCBS WCCO WCKY WFAN WFED WFME WGN WGY WHAM WHAS WHO WJR WLAC WLS WLW WMVP WOAI WOR WPHT WRVA WSB WSCR WSM WTAM WTIC WWKB WWL WWVA

Mexico	XEB XEEP XEG XEMR XEPRS XEQ XERF XEROK XERUV XEW XEWA XEWK XEWW XEX

Bahamas	ZNS-1

By frequency	540 (SK) 540 (NL) 540 (S.L.P.) 640 (NL) 640 (CA) 640 (AK) 650 (AK) 650 (TN) 660 (AK) 660 (NY) 670 (AK) 670 (IL) 680 (AK) 680 (CA) 690 (B.C.) 690 (QC) 700 (AK) 700 (OH) 710 (WA) 710 (NY) 720 (AK) 720 (IL) 730 (QC) 730 (D.F.) 740 (ON) 750 (AK) 750 (GA) 760 (MI) 770 (AK) 770 (NY) 780 (AK) 780 (IL) 800 (Chih.) 810 (CA) 810 (NY) 820 (AK) 820 (TX) 830 (MN) 840 (KY) 850 (AK) 850 (CO) 860 (ON) 870 (LA) 880 (NY) 890 (AK) 890 (IL) 900 (D.F.) 940 (D.F.) 990 (MB) 990 (NF) 1000 (IL) 1000 (WA) 1010 (AB) 1010 (ON) 1020 (AK) 1020 (PA) 1030 (MA) 1040 (IA) 1050 (N.L.) 1060 (PA) 1060 (D.F.) 1070 (CA) 1080 (AK) 1080 (CT) 1080 (TX) 1090 (AR) 1090 (MD) 1090 (B.C.) 1100 (OH) 1110 (NC) 1110 (NE) 1120 (MO) 1130 (BC) 1130 (LA) 1130 (NY) 1140 (VA) 1140 (N.L.) 1160 (UT) 1170 (AK) 1170 (OK) 1170 (WV) 1180 (NY) 1190 (OR) 1190 (Jal.) 1200 (TX) 1210 (PA) 1220 (D.F.) 1500 (DC) 1500 (MN) 1510 (TN) 1520 (NY) 1520 (OK) 1530 (CA) 1530 (OH) 1540 (IA) 1540 (Bah.) 1550 (ON) 1550 (Ver.) 1560 (CA) 1560 (NY) 1570 (Coah.) 1580 (ON)

See also Daytime-only radio stations

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

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News/Talk radio stations in the state of Alaska

KBYR – Anchorage KENI – Anchorage KFAR – Fairbanks KFBX – Fairbanks KFQD – Anchorage KJNO – Juneau KKNI – Wasilla KSRM – Soldotna KVNT – Eagle River

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alaska

South Central Alaska radio stations

By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.5 88.9 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.5 90.3 90.5 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.3 93.3 93.7 94.7 96.3 96.5 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.1 100.1 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.1 103.1 103.5 104.1 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.5

By AM frequency	550 560 590 620 650 700 750 770 790 890 920 950 1020 1080 1110 1140 1230 1450

By callsign	KABN-FM KAFC KAGV KAKL KASH-FM KATB KAYO KBBI KBBO-FM KBFX KBRJ KBYR KCAM KCDV KCHU KDLL KEAG KENI KEUL KFAT KFQD KGOT KGTL KHAR KJLP KKIS-FM KKNI-FM KLAM KLEF KMBQ-FM KMJG KMVN KMXS KMXT KNBA KNLS (SW) KOAN KOAN-LP KODK KPEN-FM KRUA KSEW KSKA KSLD KSRM KTMB KTZN KVAK KVAK-FM KVNT KVOK KVRF KWHL KWHQ-FM KWJG KWVV-FM KXBA KXGA KXLW KYKA KYMG KZND-FM

Defunct	KWMD (90.1 FM) KRAW (90.5 FM)

Alaska radio markets Anchorage Other Alaska radio regions Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Alaska Bush Alaska Interior Southeast Alaska South Central Alaska See also List of radio stations in Alaska

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