KAKQ-FM

Last updated
KAKQ-FM
Broadcast area Fairbanks, Alaska
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingMagic 101.1 FM
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
KFBX, KIAK-FM, KKED
History
First air date
1981 (1981) (as KAYY)
Former call signs
KAME (CP, 1978–1979) [1]
KAYY (1979–1992)
KAKQ (1992–1993)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 12519
Class C1
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 174 meters (571 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 101magic.iheart.com

KAKQ-FM (101.1 MHz) is a commercial hot adult contemporary music radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Contents

History

The station signed on the air as KAYY in 1981 as Fairbanks' first commercial FM radio station. The call letters for KAKQ were previously used by an AM radio in the same area that broadcast between 1987 and 1995.

Previous logo KAKQ Magic101.1 logo.png
Previous logo

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KEYF-FM</span> Radio station in Cheney, Washington

KEYF-FM is a commercial radio station, licensed to Cheney, Washington, and serving the Spokane metropolitan area. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format, known as "Key 101" and is owned by Stephens Media Group. KEYF-FM carries the syndicated "John Tesh, Intelligence for Your Life" show, middays Monday through Saturday. It also airs the classic "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" on Sunday mornings. The offices and radio studios are on East 57th Avenue in Spokane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KGOT</span> Radio station in Anchorage, Alaska

KGOT is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. The station airs a contemporary hit radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia Along with its sister stations, it broadcasts from studios on East Dimond Boulevard in the Dimond Center. It carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest in middays and American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Sundays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WKCI-FM</span> Contemporary hit radio station in Hamden–New Haven, Connecticut

WKCI-FM is a commercial radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves New Haven and Hartford. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KMXJ-FM</span> Radio station in Amarillo, Texas

KMXJ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Amarillo, Texas. KMXJ-FM airs an adult contemporary music format branded as "Mix 94.1".

KFAR is a commercial radio station programming news/talk in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, broadcasting on 660 AM. Founded in 1939 by industrialist Austin E. Lathrop, KFAR is the oldest radio station in Fairbanks and one of the oldest in Alaska. KFAR airs Fox News Radio throughout the day and carries national radio programs through Compass Media Networks, Genesis Communications Network, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One, among others. The station previously held longtime affiliations with the ABC Radio Network, Mutual Broadcasting System and the previous incarnation of Westwood One.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KKED</span> Radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska

KKED is an alternative rock radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KIAK-FM</span> Radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska

KIAK-FM is a commercial country radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KXLR</span> Radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska

KXLR is a commercial active rock music radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. It signed on the air in 1990 and was originally owned by Northern Television, the then-parent company of KTVF and KCBF.

KYSC is a commercial classic rock music radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska.

KFBX is a commercial AM radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. It airs a talk radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on 9th Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCBF</span> Radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska

KCBF is a commercial radio station airing sports programming in Fairbanks, Alaska. KCBF obtains its programming from ESPN Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSKO-FM</span> Non-commercial radio station in McGrath, Alaska

KSKO-FM is a non-commercial radio station in McGrath, Alaska, broadcasting on 89.5 FM. KSKO is rebroadcast on Class D FM repeaters full time in Grayling, Shageluk, Holy Cross, Nikolai, and Anvik. For part of the day, KSKO is also rebroadcast on KZPA 900 in Fort Yukon and KRFF 89.1 in Fairbanks; KSKO also rebroadcasts a midday show from KRFF. Two new "repeaters" were built in the summer and fall of 2021, KSKC Crooked Creek and KSKP Sleetmute which added 200 people to KSKO's "population served" count for a total of about 1,200 on owned and operated repeaters/signals across a stretch of 200 miles or so along the west central interior.

KUAC is a non-commercial FM radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska, broadcasting at 89.9 MHz. The station is operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It debuted on October 2, 1962, originally at 104.9 MHz, as Alaska's first non-commercial radio station and second FM station.

KWRX is a non-commercial classical music radio station in Redmond, Oregon, broadcasting to the Bend, Oregon area. KWRX is a simulcast of KWAX in Eugene, Oregon.

KHTH is a commercial radio station in Santa Rosa, California, broadcasting a contemporary hit radio radio format. It is owned by Lawrence Amaturo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLVH</span> Radio station in Hardeeville, South Carolina, serving Savannah, Georgia

WLVH is a commercial radio station licensed to Hardeeville, South Carolina, and serving the Savannah metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and uses the branding "Love 101.1". It has an urban adult contemporary radio format. WLVH carries two nationally syndicated weekday programs: The Steve Harvey Morning Show in AM drive time and The Sweat Hotel with Keith Sweat in evenings.

WDBR is a commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, and serving Central Illinois. It is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Capitol Radio Group, and broadcasts a top 40 (CHR) radio format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KIZS</span> Radio station in Collinsville, Oklahoma

KIZS is an American radio station broadcasting at a frequency of 101.5 MHz in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, the station plays a regional Mexican format. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa and its transmitter site is in Owasso.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLRC</span> Radio station in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

KLRC is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It serves sections of Northwest Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri. KLRC broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format and is owned by John Brown University. It is simulcast on KLAB at 101.1 MHz in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, as well as FM translators 99.1 K256BG in Bentonville, 101.1 K266BS in Van Buren and 103.5 K278BG in Springdale. KLRC and KLAB use periodic on-air fundraisers to seek support from listeners for the running of the stations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXKB</span> Contemporary hit radio station in Cape Coral, Florida

WXKB is a commercial radio station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, and serving the Fort Myers-Naples radio market and Southwest Florida. WXKB is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format branded as "B-103.9", sometimes called "The Killer B." In afternoon drive time it carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated by Premiere Networks.

References

  1. "FCC History Cards for KAKQ-FM".
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KAKQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

64°54′54″N147°39′00″W / 64.915°N 147.650°W / 64.915; -147.650