KINY

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KINY
KINY-AM 2016.png
Broadcast area Alaska Panhandle
Frequency 800 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Branding"Hometown Radio 800 and 94.9 KINY"
Programming
Format Full service
Affiliations ABC Radio News
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Ownership
Owner
KJNO, KSUP, KTKU, KXXJ
History
First air date
May 31, 1935
Technical information
Facility ID 823
Class B
Power 10,000 watts day
7,600 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
58°18′3.55″N134°26′33.02″W / 58.3009861°N 134.4425056°W / 58.3009861; -134.4425056
Links
Webcast KINY Webstream
Website KINY Online

KINY (800 AM) is a full service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Juneau, Alaska, serving Alaska Panhandle. KINY is owned and operated by Alaska Broadcast Communications.

Contents

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]

Programming

Notable regular syndicated broadcasts include:

KINY carries news from ABC Radio News and live sports from the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.

Translators

Logo used until June 2008. KINY(till 2008) logo.jpg
Logo used until June 2008.
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Logo from June 2008 until late 2012.

In addition to the main station, KINY has an additional five translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators of KINY
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
FCC info
K280DX103.9 Angoon, Alaska 821 FCC LMS
K279AF103.7 Haines, Alaska 82616 FCC LMS
K280ED103.9 Hoonah, Alaska 777 FCC LMS
K235DA94.9 Juneau, Alaska 202194 FCC LMS
K284AM104.7 Skagway, Alaska 137761 FCC LMS

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References

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  2. "This Day in History". Juneau Empire . 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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  4. Wallace, Brian (2005-04-20). "The Decker building burns - 1984". Juneau Empire . Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  5. Golden, Kate (June 25, 2007). "KINY, KSUP sale pending". Juneau Empire . Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  6. "Alaska Broadcasting Communications buys KINY, KSUP". Juneau Empire . June 12, 2008. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  7. Krueger, Andrew (February 3, 2005). "What's up with that?". Juneau Empire . Retrieved August 8, 2009.