KHKY (FM)
KHKY is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Akiachak, Alaska.[1] KHKY is owned and operated by Yupiit School District.[6]
| Broadcast area | Metro Akiachak |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.7 FM MHz |
| Branding | Husky Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yupiit School District |
| History | |
First air date | April 6, 2015[2][3] |
Former call signs | KHKY (2007-2014) DKHKY (2014-2015)[4] KHKY (2015-Present)[5] |
Call sign meaning | K HusKY |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 198504 (previous license 171129) |
| Class | D |
| Power | 50 Watts |
| HAAT | 15 meters (49 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 60°54′35.60″N 161°25′56.60″W / 60.9098889°N 161.4323889°W |
First launch
The Yupiit School District was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 22, 2007, to begin building the station that would become KHKY.[7] The new station was given the KHKY callsign eight days later on August 30.[4] KHKY began broadcasting for the first time on October 11, 2007.[8][9]
The school district failed to file for a renewal of their license by the October 1, 2013 deadline.[10] The station's license was cancelled on February 1, 2014, after the district failed to file for a renewal.[10] The KHKY callsign was deleted the same day.[4]
Members of the Ahiachak School wrote to the FCC on November 28, 2014, asking them to reconsider the cancellation of the station's license.[11] The authors of the letter blamed the school's former principal for being "uninvolved with the radio station" and "neglect[ing] to renew the license in a timely manner".[11] Alaska State Representative Bryce Edgmon (D, 37th)[12] also wrote the FCC asking the commission to reconsider its decision.[13]
The school district filed a formal Petition for Reconsideration on December 5, 2014.[14][15]
Second launch
The school district began the process to bring KHKY back on the air on March 23, 2015, by reapplying for a construction permit.[16] The new station would use the previously built tower to return to the air.[16]
The station was reissued the KHKY callsign on April 3, 2015.[5] Three days later, the station returned to the airwaves.[2][3] The station's Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as moot the same day.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Application Search Details - BLED-20150325AAV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b (PDF). Yupiit School District. April 2015. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "KHKY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-53. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Application Search Details - BLED-20070913ABF". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "February 1, 2014, AK, AS, GU, HI, MP, OR, WA Radio License Expirations". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. January 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Representative Bryce Edgmon - Alaska State Legislature". Alaska Legislature/State of Alaska. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Translator Sold". All Access Music Group. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Application Search Details - BRED-20141231BZV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 6, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Dallas AM Pair Sold". All Access Music Group. April 9, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
External links
- KHKY in the FCC FM station database
- KHKY on Radio-Locator
- KHKY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database