Broadcast area | Alaska Panhandle |
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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 |
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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 |
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.
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]
Notable regular syndicated broadcasts include:
KINY carries news from ABC Radio News and live sports from the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.
In addition to the main station, KINY has an additional five translators to widen its broadcast area.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | FCC info |
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K280DX | 103.9 | Angoon, Alaska | 821 | FCC LMS |
K279AF | 103.7 | Haines, Alaska | 82616 | FCC LMS |
K280ED | 103.9 | Hoonah, Alaska | 777 | FCC LMS |
K235DA | 94.9 | Juneau, Alaska | 202194 | FCC LMS |
K284AM | 104.7 | Skagway, Alaska | 137761 | FCC LMS |
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