KQNA (1130

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. It has a

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format and is owned by the Prescott Valley Broadcasting Co. (d/b/a Arizona's Hometown Radio Group). The

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s and offices are on Karicio Lane in Prescott. By day, KQNA is powered at 1,000

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s non-directional. But

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is a clear channel frequency. So to avoid interference to other stations, KQNA greatly reduces power at night to only four watts. Programming is also heard on two

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s: 10-watt K260BL on 99.9 MHz came into service in 2009; it is aimed at downtown Prescott and broadcasts from southwest of the city. 250-watt K238CB on 95.5 broadcasts from Mingus Mountain toward Prescott Valley and Cottonwood and was acquired from Advance Ministries in 2016.

Programming

Most of KQNA's programs are

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shows hosted by

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, Greg Kelly,

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and

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. On weekdays, a local hour known as ''Talk of the Town'' is heard at 4 p.m. It features hosts from Chino Valley on Mondays, Prescott Valley on Tuesdays, Prescott on Wednesdays and Cottonwood/The Roundtable on Thursdays. Weekends feature shows on money, health, gardening and home repair, as well as repeats of weekday shows. On Saturdays, ''Hammer Time'', is hosted by Sandy Griffis for the Yavapai County Contractors Association. And ''The Mountain Gardener'' is produced by Ken Lain at Watters Garden Center. Weekend hosts include Mike Gallagher,

and ''

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''. Most hours begin with an update from

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. KQNA carries live sports including

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History

The station

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the air on .''Broadcasting Yearbook 1989'' page B-17

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. Retrieved July 17, 2023. While it was still a

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, before it was built, it got the

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KLKY, which stood for the word "Lucky." It was owned by Lucky Communications, with R. David Carson as the president. The station was a

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, required to go off the air at night. It was an

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of the

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(SMN), carrying an

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and middle of the road (MOR) format known as " Stardust." In 1991, it changed its call letters to KWDS. The station was assigned the KQNA call sign by the

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(FCC) on January 12,

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. It also was given permission by the FCC to broadcast around the clock but at a much lower power after sunset. KQNA is a member of the Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Cottonwood-Verde Valley and Flagstaff Chambers of Commerce as well as a member of the Prescott Downtown Partnership.

References

External links

KQNA official website
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