KZND-FM

KZND-FM
Houston, Alaska;
Broadcast area	Anchorage Metro
Frequency	94.7 MHz
Branding	94/7 Alternative Anchorage
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner	Robert and Tor Ingstad; (Last Frontier Mediactive, LLC);
Sister stations	KMVN
History
First air date	March 30, 2006
Call sign meaning	K Z END (station’s former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10770
Class	C1
ERP	21,500 watts
HAAT	270 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	alternativeanchorage.com

KZND-FM (94.7 FM, "94/7 Alternative Anchorage”) is a commercial radio station located in Houston, Alaska, broadcasting to the Anchorage, Alaska, area. KZND airs an Alternative rock format. It is locally owned by Last Frontier Mediactive. Its studios are located on Business Park Boulevard in midtown Anchorage, and its transmitter is located in Eagle River, Alaska.

History

KZND-FM originally signed on as KZND-LP in 1999 on 87.7 FM. KZND-LP was a low power television station marketed as an FM radio broadcast station taking advantage of the fact that the audio of TV channel 6 can be heard on 87.7 FM. On March 30, 2006, KZND-LP began to simulcast on 94.7 FM. This significantly expanded the station's coverage area.

This simulcast also allowed the station to be included in the Arbitron ratings, as Arbitron did not rate LPTV stations. Secondly, some radios cannot tune to 87.7 FM, so ownership hoped that a more "mainstream" frequency would bring in new listeners.^[2]

On August 1, 2014, KZND shifted formats to active rock, branded as "Pure Rock 94.7 KZND".

On February 2, 2018, KZND flipped formats to alternative rock, as "94.7 KZND - Alaska's Rock Alternative".

On March 8, 2019, Alaska Integrated Media sold sister station Rhythmic AC 105.7 KMVN and KZND to Robert and Tor Ingstad's Last Frontier Mediactive, a Fairbanks, Alaska-based radio company, for $1.25 million. [1] The sale was consummated on May 31, 2019.

In May 2019, the station reverted to its former imaging as “94.7 The End”, debuting a new logo in conjunction.

On June 17, 2019, KZND flipped to a current-based Alternative format, unveiling a new logo and website, and rebranding as “94/7 Alternative Anchorage”.^[3]