KHAR

KHAR (590

KHAR is a

During its earlier decades, KHAR, like many AM stations, aired a general format, including music and news. Notable aspects of early programming included broadcasting messages to Bush residents, a practice once fairly common among broadcasters in Alaska. The station was also noted for carrying the commentaries of Ruben Gaines, a onetime poet laureate of Alaska known for creating the character "Chilkoot Charlie".

KHAR programmed an adult standards format from the 1970s until 2013. The station's branding, Heart Radio 59, was also featured for decades. KHAR was one of only a few commercial stations in Alaska whose format more or less remained intact during the era of broadcasting company consolidation which began in the 1990s. KHAR was one of a number of Anchorage stations acquired by

On April 1, 2024, the station flipped back to soft oldies and adult standards as "Gold Rush Radio". The format is described as carrying four decades of the greatest hits of all time, including a "blend of the best pop, soft AC and easy listening.”^[5] The format, from Westwood One's "America's Best Music" service, does not have DJs.<ref>

Translator

KHAR is also broadcast on the following FM translator:

See also

• List of radio stations in Alaska

References

External links

• FCC History Cards for KHAR
• Official website
• KHAR in the FCC AM station database
• KHAR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• K244EG in the FCC FM station database
• K244EG at FCCdata.org

61°07′12″N 149°53′43″W / 61.12000°N 149.89528°W / 61.12000; -149.89528