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KWLF
KWLF (98.1 FM, "Wolf 98.1") is a commercial radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. KWLF airs a contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top ... music format. External links Official Website* 1987 establishments in Alaska WLF Radio stations established in 1987 WLF {{Alaska-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a Municipal home rule, home rule city and the county seat, borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior Alaska, interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska, after Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost metropolitan statistical area in the United States, located by road ( by air) south of the Arctic Circle. In August 1901, E. T. Barnette founded a trading post on the south bank of the Chena River. A gold discovery near the trading post sparked the Fairbanks Gold Rush, and many miners moved to the area. There was a boom in construction, and in November 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCBF
KCBF (820 AM) is a commercial radio station airing sports programming in Fairbanks, Alaska. KCBF obtains its programming from ESPN Radio. It signed on in 1948 as KFRB on 1290 kHz. It moved to 790 kHz in 1953 then to 900 kHz in 1954. It moved to its current frequency in 1981. KCBF is the exclusive radio home to University of Alaska Nanooks hockey. The station also serves coverage of the Nanooks' men's and select women's basketball games. It was also the former radio home of Fairbanks Grizzlies football. KCBF is also the Fairbanks radio affiliate for the NFL on Westwood One Sports ''The NFL on Westwood One Sports'' is the branding for Cumulus Broadcasting subsidiary Westwood One's radio coverage of the National Football League (NFL). These games are distributed throughout the United States and Canada (the latter through ... and the NCAA radio network during the Final Four men's basketball tournament. References External linksFCC History Cards for KC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTDZ
KTDZ (103.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to College, Alaska, and broadcasting to the Fairbanks metropolitan area. It is owned by Rob Ingstad, through licensee Rob Ingstad Licenses, LLC, and airs an adult hits radio format, known as "Ted-FM." The studios are on 9th Avenue in Fairbanks. KTDZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 28,000 watts as a Class C1 station. The transmitter is on Crestline Drive at Skyline Drive in College. History The station signed on the air on . Its original call sign was KSUA. It aired an album rock format and was an affiliate of the NBC Source Network. The power was only 1,000 watts and the owner was Student Media, Inc. Much of its staff were students at the nearby University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 1996, the station's call letters changed to KUWL, which was a professionally staffed station playing country music. The power increased to 3,000 watts and the owner was Borealis Broadcasting. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXLR
KXLR (95.9 FM) is a commercial active rock music radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. It signed on the air in 1990 and was originally owned by Northern Television, the then-parent company of KTVF and KCBF. In May 2007, KXLR switched from standard classic rock to album-oriented rock under the branding "X-Rock". The "X-Rock" branding was also on sister station KXLW in Anchorage, which is now known as 96.3 The Wolf. KXLR currently reports to Arbitron Nielsen Audio (formerly Arbitron) is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio broadcasting audiences. It was founded as the American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by mergin ... as an active rock station. External links95-9 X-Rock Online* Active rock radio stations in the United States XLR {{Alaska-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PopCrush
Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting with the acquisition of the MOG Music Network. Townsquare was the third-largest AM–FM operator in the country, owning 349 radio stations in 74 markets. History As Regent Communications Townsquare Media was established as Regent Communications by Terry Jacobs in 1994. Jacobs was formerly the CEO of Jacor Communications, a radio broadcasting company which he created in 1979. Bill Stakelin later shared chief status in the company with Jacobs, and the two established JS Communications, later selling Regent to Jacor in 1997. Stakelin and Jacobs resurrected the Regent name to replace JS, with approval by Jacor. Jacobs left the company in 2005. On October 27, 2008, Regent Broadcasting joined Radiolicious and began streaming on the iPhone and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Hamilton
Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton is an American radio personality. On November 8, 2019, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. He can be heard weekday mornings hosting the "Hollywood Hamilton Show & The KTU Morning Crew" on WKTU in New York City. On October 5, 2018, iHeartMedia announced a new long-term agreement with Hamilton. Robert Pittman (media executive), Robert Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia Inc., stated, "Hollywood Hamilton is one of the most loved, respected and recognized voices and names in radio, his unparalleled ability to connect with both listeners and music's biggest artists is a true representation of what makes radio the most powerful medium in the U.S." Early life Hamilton was born and raised in both Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Both his parents were in show business; his father, Al, was the entertainment director for major Nevada hotels and casinos, and also a comedian who performed in those establishments. Hamilton's mother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFAR
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Kfar or KFAR may refer to: * Kfar, a component of Hebrew placenames literally meaning "village" * KFAR, a radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States :* KATN, a television station in Fairbanks, Alaska, which had the call letters KFAR-TV from 1955 to 1981 * KFAR, ICAO code for Hector International Airport Hector International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Fargo, in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The busiest airport in North Dakota, it is owned by the City of Fargo Municipal Airport A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT40
''American Top 40'' (abbreviated to ''AT40'') is an internationally radio syndication, syndicated, independent song countdown radio programming, radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds, and Ron Jacobs (broadcaster), Ron Jacobs. The program is currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest and presented as an adjunct to his weekday radio program, ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest''. Originally a production of Watermark Inc. (later a division of ABC Radio known as ABC Watermark, now Cumulus Media Networks which merged with Westwood One), ''American Top 40'' is now distributed by Premiere Networks (a division of iHeartMedia). Nearly 500 radio stations in the United States, the Armed Forces Network, and multiple other stations worldwide air ''American Top 40'', and the show streams through several venues, including iHeartMedia's own iHeartRadio app. Co-creator Kasem hosted the original ''American Top 40'' from its inauguration on July 4, 1970, until August 6, 1988. Shadoe Stevens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairbanks Metropolitan Area
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,655, down from 97,581 in 2010. The borough seat is Fairbanks. The borough's land area is slightly smaller than that of the state of New Jersey. Fairbanks North Star Borough comprises the Fairbanks, AK, Metropolitan Statistical Area, one of only two metropolitan areas in Alaska. The borough is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base. Geography The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. Adjacent boroughs and census areas * Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska – north * Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska – southeast * Denali Borough, Alaska – southwest Government and politics The assembly is the borough's governing body, or legislative branch. The assembly consists of nine members who are elected at-large (borough-wide), serving three-year terms. The borough opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM Broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high fidelity, high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting offers higher fidelity—more accurate reproduction of the original program sound—than other broadcasting techniques, such as AM broadcasting. It is also less susceptible to Electromagnetic interference, common forms of interference, having less static and popping sounds than are often heard on AM. Therefore, FM is used for most broadcasts of music and general audio (in the audio spectrum). FM radio stations use the very high frequency range of radio frequency, radio frequencies. Broadcast bands Throughout the world, the FM broadcast band falls within the VHF part of the radio spectrum. Usually 87.5 to 108.0 MHz is used, or some portion of it, with few exceptions: * In the Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
