KSEW (Seward, Alaska)

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DKSEW
Broadcast area South Central Alaska
Frequency 950 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (was Adult Contemporary)
Ownership
OwnerSeward Media Partners, LLC
KKNI-FM
History
First air date
1972
Former call signs
KRXA (1972–1991) [1]
KSWD (1991–2008) [2]
Call sign meaning
SEWard
Technical information
Facility ID 72209
Class B
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
60°05′27″N149°20′20″W / 60.09083°N 149.33889°W / 60.09083; -149.33889

KSEW (950 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Seward, Alaska. The station was owned by Seward Media Partners, LLC, and aired an adult contemporary music format. [3]

The station was first licensed as KRXA on June 21, 1971, and was assigned KSEW by the Federal Communications Commission on May 14, 2008. [2]

Under a previous owner, the station simulcasted with KYSC in Fairbanks for several years.

KSEW's license expired and was deleted on February 1, 2014, after the application for renewal of the station's license was not filed on time. In addition it had not paid FCC fees for a number of years and efforts to collect the debt were unsuccessful. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Burnett, Robert M., ed. (1977). Alaska Blue Book (1977 ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 175.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. "Fall 2011 Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  4. Doyle, Peter H. (February 5, 2014). "In re: KSEW(AM), Seward, AK Notice of License Expiration". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  5. Stephens, Mark (March 27, 2015). "Waiver Request: Financial Hardship". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved June 20, 2017.