KKAN (1490
AM) is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve the community of
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Phillipsburg is a city in and the county seat of Phillips County, Kansas, Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 2,337.
History
Phillipsburg was organized in 1872 and named ...
. The station is owned by Robert D. Yates, Jr., through licensee RTY Broadcasting, and airs a
variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
/
full-service format.
The station was assigned the KKAN call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on June 23,
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events January
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.
References
External links
Official WebsiteFCC Public Inspection File for KKANFCC History Card for KKAN*
KAN
Radio stations established in 1960
1960 establishments in Kansas
Variety radio stations in the United States
Phillips County, Kansas
Full service radio stations in the United States
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