WKNY
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Branding | Radio Kingston |
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Programming | |
Format | Community radio |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Kingston Corp. |
History | |
First air date | December 16, 1939 |
Call sign meaning | Kingston, New York |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 10782 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°56′11″N 74°0′30″W / 41.93639°N 74.00833°W |
Translator(s) | 107.9 W300DU (Kingston) |
Links | |
Website | RadioKingston.org |
WKNY (1490
On March 26, 2019, a 250–watt
Listeners can choose either AM or FM to hear WKNY.Programming
WKNY airs a non-commercial
Warren Lawrence hosts the weekday morning show along with the Saturday afternoon oldies show and Sunday afternoon Garage Sale program. Hank Gross provides local news. Jimmy Buff is the late afternoon DJ, while Frank Auringer hosts early evenings. Adam Alberts helms Saturday mornings, in addition to production for live sporting events on the station. Antonio Flores-Lobos and Mariel Fiori are the late morning hosts of the Spanish-English show, "La Voz."
Dan Reinhard provides sports reports for WKNY, with sports updates on the weekday morning drive show, as well as hosting Monday Night SportTalk, and play-by-play broadcasts of Kingston High School football and basketball. Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS News Radio.
History
On December 16, 1939, WKNY first
Following the musical program in the High School, the program continued with musical selections from the new WKNY studios in the Governor Clinton Hotel.[7] The following morning the services in the Fair Street Reformed Church were broadcast on the air and the station was expected to have a formal dedication in January 1940.
The
In 1941, after the enactment of the
The station was first owned by John R. McKenna and his family, under the name Kingston Broadcasting Company. The first program director was Ezra McIntosh and the first manager was Leon Bernard [9]
In 1940, John McKenna held the position of President of Kingston Broadcasting.[10]
In July 1943, Benjamin F. Feiner, Jr. stepped down as President of Kingston Broadcasting.[11]
In 1944, WKNY moved its studios and offices to the Community Theatre Building at 601 Broadway,[7]
In March 1944, transfer of control of Kingston Broadcasting went from a group consisting of Benjamin F Feiner, Jr., Morris S. Novik, and Louis J. Furman to a new group consisting of Myer Weisenthal, Charles C Swaringer, John J. Laux, Richard Teitlebaum, Louis Berkman, Louis J. Furman, and Morris S. Novik.[7]
In 1954, the Kingston Broadcasting Company put a TV station on the air,
In the 1960s and 1970s, WKNY was a
In 1971, the station moved to 212 Fair Street in a house formerly owned by Mayor Raymond Garraghan.[7][13]
In 1986, WKNY moved into its present studio and offices at 718 Broadway.
Noted former personalities include "Morning Mayor" Ward Todd, who enjoyed a high ratings in the era when AM radio captured a large wake-up audience. WKNY also aired
In 2002, Cumulus Media, a major owner of radio stations across the U.S., acquired WKNY.[14]
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which
On August 2, 2017, a new
On-air personalities
- Jimmy Buff, Executive Director/"Jimmy Buff Loves You" Host
- Warren Lawrence, Program Director/Music DJ
- Adam Alberts, Producer/Music DJ/Digital Editor
- Ida Hakkila, Imaging Director/"The Heavy Light Show" Host
- Kale Kaposhilin, Technical Director
- Manuel Blas, Technical Supervisor/Show Host
- Frank Auringer, Music DJ
- Dan Reinhard, Sports
- Hank Gross, Local News Reporter
- Cappy Foster, Stock Market Analyst
- Shayne Gallo & Bill Ford, "Speak Out" Hosts
- Ed Gaddy & John Crispell, "Right Time Radio" Hosts
- Rev. Charles Stickley, "Morning Meditations" Host
- Ken Brett / Bill Yosh, "Irish Show" Hosts
- Steve Adamczyk, "Polkatime Sunday" Host
- Hans Safer, "German Show" Host
- Nadine Ferraro & Kevin Godbey, "Happy Hour" Hosts
- Don Ryan & Rick Cahill, "Rick n' Ryan" Hosts
- beetle bailey & FreedomWalker Peace, "The Black Meta" Hosts
- Nick Panken, "Freedom Highway" Host
- Blake Pfeil, "The Pfeil File" Host
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKNY
- ^ "WKNY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ DailyFreeman.com "WKNY Launches FM Simulcast" March 26, 2019 Retrieved 4/1/19
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1940 page 136
- ^ "Advertisement". The Kingston Freeman. December 16, 1939. p. 2.
- ^ "New Local Radio Station Operating". Kingston Freeman. December 18, 1939. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e f g "FCC History card for WKNY". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1943 page 118
- ^ "Story of Copper told to Kuwanis". Kingston Freeman. December 1, 1939. p. 11.
- ^ "McKenna Explains Radio Franchise". Kingston Daily Freeman. January 12, 1940.
- ^ "20 and 10 years ago". July 3, 1953.
- ^ Telecasting Yearbook 1957-1958 page 177
- ^ Reynolds, Hugh (March 7, 1968). "Ray Hits Back, Defends the Veto". Kingston Freeman. p. 1.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 page D-360
- ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
External links
- WKNY in the FCC AM station database
- WKNY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database