WKNH

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WKNH
City of license Keene, New Hampshire
Branding Keene 91.3 FM
Frequency 91.3 MHz
First air date 1971[1]
Format College
ERP 275 watts
HAAT -118 meters (-386 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 6681
Transmitter Coordinates 42°55′36″N, 72°16′54″W
Callsign meaning Keene, NH
Affiliations Pacifica Radio
Owner Keene State College
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.wknh.org/

WKNH (91.3 FM, "Keene 91.3 FM") is a student-run radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire.[1] The station is owned by Keene State College. It airs a College radio format.[2] The WKNH studios are located on the third floor of the Young Student Center on the Keene State College campus.[1]

The station was assigned the WKNH call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]

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[edit] Programming

Music played on WKNH includes alternative rock, world music, jazz, reggae, and eclectic selections typical of college radio stations.[4] Longform programming includes shows news and commentary shows such as Pacifica's "Democracy Now" and "Landmark 25".[5] The station airs live performances of plays and poetry readings as part of an occasional series known as "WKNH Radio Theater".[6][7][8]

WKNH began streaming its programming live on the internet from its wknh.org website on January 1, 2006.[5]

[edit] Controversy

The station caused controversy in the community on February 10, 2004, after it played a pair of songs on opposite sides of the abortion debate.[9] The songs, the pro-life "Diary Of An Unborn Fetus" and the pro-choice "Will The Fetus Be Aborted", drew attention in the local media but did not result in FCC fines or any discipline for the disc jockey.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Ball, Melissa. "Lack of radio listeners concerns station WKNH", Keene Equinox, 2005-10-13. 
  2. ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ Bellardinelli, Nora. "Welcome to WKNH, your student-run radio station", Keene Equinox, 2003-11-30. 
  5. ^ a b Martorana, David. "WKNH finds international listener", Keene Equinox, 2006-04-27. 
  6. ^ "Radio station seeks scripts", Brattleboro Reformer, 2001-02-01. 
  7. ^ Preston, Janine. "Live radio theatre brought back to life thanks to KSC", Keene Equinox, 2002-10-31. 
  8. ^ Sylvia, Andrew. "Live Radio Poetry well received at Night Owl", Keene Equinox, 2002-04-18. 
  9. ^ Dominello, Kate. "WKNH under fire over 'fetus'", Keene Equinox, 2004-03-11. 

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New Hampshire college radio stations

WDCR (Dartmouth College) • WFPC (Franklin Pierce College) • WKNH (Keene State College) • WNEC (New England College) • WPCR (Plymouth State University) • WSCS (Colby-Sawyer College) • WUNH (University of New Hampshire)
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