KNEN

KNEN

Norfolk, Nebraska
Frequency	94.7 MHz
Branding	The New 94 Rock!
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Red Beacon Communications, LLC
Sister stations	KNEN-LD, KUSO
History
First air date	1979
Technical information
Facility ID	9954
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	164.2 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°55′28.00″N 97°36′22.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official Website

KNEN (94.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Norfolk, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Red Beacon Communications, LLC.

History

KNEN was founded by Gene Koehn in 1979 as a Top 40 radio station. Koehn was a native of Norfolk, Nebraska, and started his radio career with Norfolk's WJAG radio. He left WJAG, and Norfolk, over a wage dispute. Koehn was a top salesman with the station and was successful enough that he was earning nearly as much money as the station manager. The station manager took umbrage with this and called Koehn in to advise him that there would be changes in how he was paid. Koehn did not take this news well and left the station. He vowed he would return and start a new station in town, and did just that.

On October 8, 2015, KNEN changed its format to news/classic hits, branded as "94.7 News Channel Nebraska" or "NCN 94.7". The branding tied in with the local TV network News Channel Nebraska, which with it shares an owner.

On March 26, 2018, KNEN changed its format from news/classic hits to classic rock, branded as "The New 94 Rock".

External links

• Official Website
• KNEN in the FCC FM station database
• KNEN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database