KENI
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| City | Anchorage, Alaska |
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| Broadcast area | Southcentral Alaska |
| Branding | NewsRadio 650 |
| Frequency | 650 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1948 (former frequency) 1967 (current frequency) |
| Format | News/talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 12516 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 61°9′58″N 149°49′34″W / 61.16611°N 149.82611°WCoordinates: 61°9′58″N 149°49′34″W / 61.16611°N 149.82611°W |
| Callsign meaning | Kenai, previously kayak |
| Former callsigns | KYAK (1967-1998) |
| Former frequencies | 550 kHz (1948-1998) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://650keni.iheart.com/main.html |
KENI AM 650 is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. KENI is a clear-channel, Class A, 50,000 watt station.
With a full-time local news staff of four full-time and six part-time news staff, KENI has newscasts at the top and bottom of every hour round the clock as well as live local drive time talk programs and nationally syndicated programs the other slots in the day.
KENI began broadcasting May 2, 1948, on 550 kHz with 5KW power (full-time). It was operated by Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company. It moved to its current location in March 1998. During the mid-1990s, the station, as KYAK, was the Anchorage affiliate of the Radio AAHS children's format.
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