A low-power TV station serving Alaska’s largest city is trading hands. Only, it’s not really acting as a TV station, since it serves the municipality on VHF Channel 6.
Yes, it’s one of the final analog operations that takes advantage of the channel’s transpondence to audio appearing at 87.75 MHz — making it audible on an FM radio.
Thanks to that, “Alaska’s Real Country” with 920 watts of power competes with the radio stations in the market.
And, this “TV on the radio” operation has just been sold.
KNIK-LP, which simulcasts on K253CA at 98.5 MHz in Eagle River, Alaska, has been a Country offering since January 2019, when it changed from NAC/Smooth Jazz programming.
It uses programming from Westwood One‘s Real Country 24/7 format and famously gained attention more than 20 years ago for its Alternative KZND-LP operation.
Editor’s Note: For more on the former KZND-LP operation, please see the following report from Adam R Jacobson as it appeared in Radio & Records: KZND page 1 KZND page 2
Now, Falcon Broadcasting is acquiring KNIK-LP from Fireweed Communications, for a purchase price of $10,000.
Falcon is led by Tetyana Robbins.
