KPEN-FM

KPEN-FM

City of license	Soldotna, Alaska
Broadcast area	Kenai, Alaska
Branding	K-PEN
Slogan	True Country
Frequency	101.7 (MHz)
Format	Country
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	73 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	52149
Owner	Peninsula Communications

KPEN-FM is a commercial radio station in Soldotna, Alaska, broadcasting to the Kenai, Alaska, area on 101.7 FM.

KPEN-FM airs a country music format syndicated from Jones Radio Networks.

KPEN-FM was originally a San Francisco radio station which began broadcasting on October 27, 1957. Following a series of tests, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized KPEN to become the first station west of the Mississippi River to transmit in multiplex stereo, August 10, 1961. The station was later sold and became known as KIOI.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPEN
• Radio-Locator information on KPEN
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPEN