WKNE (103.7 FM, "103.7 KNE-FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications (which operates it as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.[4] WKNE transmits in HD Digital.
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| Broadcast area | Keene-Brattleboro area |
| Frequency | 103.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 103.7 KNE-FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR |
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| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WSNI, WZBK | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1964[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Keene" |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36834 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°2′0″N 72°22′2″W / 43.03333°N 72.36722°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | |
The station has been assigned the WKNE call sign by the Federal Communications Commission since January 21, 2003. Prior to that it held the WKNE-FM call sign since May 1985 (and prior to 1974), and WNBX-FM from 1974 to 1985.[2]
Translators
editWKNE used to be heard on translators W227AW in Peterborough and W255BQ in Claremont. Saga moved the translators into Keene proper and repurposed them to relay the HD2 and HD3 streams of WKNE within the city.
- W255BQ is now W298BT 107.5 Keene, which, after having relayed WKBK for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD2, since December 2018.[5]
- W227AW is now W281AU 104.1 Keene, which, after having relayed WZBK for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD3, since December 2018.[6]
In December 2018, WKNE's HD2 subchannel relaunched as soft adult contemporary, branded as "EZ Favorites 100.3/107.5" and simulcast over WKVT-FM's HD2 channel and 100.3 W262CL (meanwhile, the WRSI simulcast moved to WSNI's HD2 subchannel)[5] and the classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" service that had been airing over WKNE's HD3 subchannel was moved to WINQ-FM's HD2 subchannel so that a new oldies format, branded as "Pure Oldies 104.1", could debut on WKNE's HD3 subchannel.[6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| W298BT | 107.5 FM | Keene, New Hampshire | 140893 | 250 | −92.6 m (−304 ft) | D | 42°55′50.3″N 72°17′58.3″W / 42.930639°N 72.299528°W | LMS | Relays HD2 |
| W281AU | 104.1 FM | Keene, New Hampshire | 140906 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 43°1′8.2″N 72°21′27.3″W / 43.018944°N 72.357583°W | LMS | Relays HD3 |
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKNE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ a b Venta, Lance (December 30, 2018). "Saga Brings EZ Favorites To Brattleboro & Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Venta, Lance (December 5, 2018). "Saga Shuffles Translators In Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 36834 (WKNE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKNE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140893 (W298BT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W298BT at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 140906 (W281AU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W281AU at FCCdata.org
- Monadnock Broadcasting Group
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