KINY
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| City of license | Juneau, Alaska |
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| Broadcast area | Alaska Panhandle |
| Branding | "800 KINY" |
| Slogan | "Hometown Radio" |
| Frequency | 800 kHz |
| First air date | May 31, 1935 |
| Format | Full Service |
| Power | 10,000 Watts daytime 7,800 Watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 823 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 58°18′5.0″N 134°26′26.0″W / 58.30139°N 134.44056°W |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio News Seattle Seahawks |
| Owner | Alaska Broadcast Communications (Juneau Alaska Communications, LLC.) |
| Sister stations | KJNO, KSUP, KTKU |
| Webcast | KINY Webstream |
| Website | KINY Online |
KINY is a Full Service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Juneau, Alaska, serving Alaska Panhandle. KINY is owned and operated by Alaska Broadcast Communications.
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[edit] History
KINY began broadcasting on May 31, 1935, at 7:30 PM.[1] It was located in the Goldstein Building until 1939, when the building was destroyed by fire on February 8, 1939.[2] The Decker Building in downtown Juneau then served as KINY's headquarters for decades. The station moved into the building on October 28, 1940.[3] The Decker Building burned down in June 1984.[4]
KINY and its sister station KSUP were bought by Alaska Broadcast Communications in June 2008.[5][6]
The callsign letters have no backstory, as KINY was just a government-issued designation.[7]
[edit] Programming
Notable regular local broadcasts include:
- News of the North - news about Alaska.
- Capital Chat, a local-events show for the Juneau, Alaska area hosted by Sharon Gaiptman which increased its frequency in May 2009 to air every weekday (except for certain holidays) at 10:30am.
- Problem Corner, a local show for buying, selling, etc., hosted by Dennis Egan and Wade Bryson, Monday through Saturday at 11am. The Saturday edition was added to increase local content as a part of a range of local programmng inceases after the purchase by Juneau Alaska Communications LLC - a company with common ownership to Alaska Broadcast Communications.
Notable regular syndicated broadcasts include:
- The Mike Harvey Show, a syndicated requested oldies show hosted by Mike Harvey airing weeknights from 7pm to Midnight.
- Super Gold, hosted by Mike Harvey, airing Saturdays from 6pm to Midnight.
- Osgood File with Charles Osgood, syndicated news commentary from CBS Radio Network airs at 7:30am weekdays.
KINY carries news from ABC Radio News and live Seattle Seahawks football games.
[edit] Translators
In addition to the main station, KINY has an additional 5 translators to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| K278AC | 103.5 | Kake, AK | FCC |
| K279AF | 103.7 | Haines, AK | FCC |
| K280DX | 103.9 | Angoon, AK | FCC |
| K280ED | 103.9 | Hoonah, AK | FCC |
| K284AM | 104.7 | Skagway, AK | FCC |
[edit] References
- ^ "This Day in History". Juneau Empire. 2005-05-31. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/053105/sta_20050531016.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "This Day in History". Juneau Empire. 2008-02-08. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/020808/sta_245088073.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "This Day in History". Juneau Empire. 2008-10-28. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/102908/sta_349546567.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Wallace, Brian (2005-04-20). "The Decker building burns - 1984". Juneau Empire. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/042005/loc_20050420001.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Golden, Kate (2007-06-25). "KINY, KSUP sale pending". Juneau Empire. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062508/loc_295315523.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Alaska Broadcasting Communications buys KINY, KSUP". Juneau Empire. 2008-06-12. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/061208/reg_289641382.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Kreuger, Andrew (2005-02-30). "What's up with that?". Juneau Empire. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/053002/thi_whatsup.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
[edit] External links
- 800 KINY Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KINY
- Radio-Locator Information on KINY
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KINY
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