KENN (AM)
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Broadcast area | Four Corners area |
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| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk KENN 92.1 & 1390 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hutton Broadcasting, LLC |
| KISZ-FM, KRWN, KPRT-FM, KVFC, KDGO, KPTE, KKDG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Former call signs | KVBC (1951–1958) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 33953 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°42′27″N 108°8′50″W / 36.70750°N 108.14722°W |
| Translator | see below |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kennradio |
KENN (1390 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Farmington, New Mexico, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Hutton Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Networks and Westwood One.[2]
History
[edit]The station was first licensed, as KVBC, in 1951, to Luella M. Bowles and Marvin E. Bowles, doing business as the Valley Broadcasting Company in Farmington. It initially operated with 250 watts on 1240 kHz, which in 1957 was changed to 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts at night on 1390 kHz. On September 1, 1958 the call sign was changed to KENN.[3]
Expanded Band assignment
[edit]On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KENN authorized to move from 1390 to 1620 kHz.[4] A Construction Permit for the expanded band station, also located in Farmington, was assigned the call letters KBAG in March 1998, which was changed to KNNT a month later. However the expanded band station was never built, and its Construction Permit was cancelled on January 9, 2001.[5]
FM Translator
[edit]In order to expand coverage of the main station, KENN also broadcasts on an FM translator at 92.1 MHz.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| K221DJ | 92.1 FM | Farmington, New Mexico | 30200 | 101 | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KENN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KENN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Broadcasting Station License Record". FCC History Cards (REC Networks). Federal Communications Commission. June 1954. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
- ^ "Facility Details for Facility ID 87125". FCC Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 33953 (KENN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KENN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 30200 (K221DJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K221DJ at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KENN (covering 1951-1980 as KVBC / KENN)