KFQD
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 52675 |
|---|---|
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 103.7 K279BG (Anchorage) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kfqd.com |
KFQD (750
KFQD is the oldest radio station in Alaska and one of the most powerful. It is a
KFQD is Alaska's primary entry point for the
Programming
KFQD begins each weekday with a three-hour block of local news and information. That's followed by
KFQD was the radio play-by-play home of the
History
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KFQD was first licensed on May 20, 1924, to the Chovin Supply Company.[6] The call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetical roster of available call signs. The station was deleted in early 1925,[7] but relicensed, again to Chovin Supply Company as KFQD, later that year.[8]
In 1926, ownershp was transferred to the Anchorage Radio Club.
With the 1941 implementation of the
, October 30, 1939).In the late 1940s, KFQD got a power boost to 5,000 watts. In the 1960s, it moved to the
but far enough away to avoid causing nighttime interference. At first, KFQD was powered at 10,000 watts. By the 1970s, it had raised its daytime power to 50,000 watts, but still 10,000 watts at night.Then in the 1990s, as the Federal Communications Commission relaxed protections for the original clear channel stations, KFQD was permitted to broadcast at 50,000 watts around the clock, joining WSB as a Class A station on 750 AM.
In 1998, KFQD was acquired by Morris Communications.[13]
See also
- "Bomb Iran", a version of which was produced at and aired on KFQD in 1980, and which brought some national attention to the station.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFQD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ KFQD.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KFQD
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K279BG
- ^ KFQD (advertisement), Broadcasting, April 24, 1944, page 40.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 2, 1924, page 3.
- ^ "Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, March 2, 1925, page 7.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, December 31, 1925, page 3.
- ^ "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, October 31, 1926, page 8.
- ^ "Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, August 31, 1929, page 10.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1929, page 4.
- ^ "List of radio broadcast stations, alphabetically by call letters, as of March 29, 1941", page 10.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page 53
External links
- Official website
- KFQD in the FCC AM station database
- KFQD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KFQD (covering 1927-1981)
- K279BG in the FCC FM station database
- K279BG at FCCdata.org