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KTNN and KTNN-FM
KTNN's headquarters in Window Rock, Arizona
Frequencies
  • KTNN: 660 kHz
  • KTNN-FM: 101.5 MHz
BrandingThe Voice of the Navajo Nation
Programming
Language(s)Navajo and English
Format
Ownership
OwnerThe Navajo Nation
KWRK/KCAZ, NNTV5
History
First air date
  • KTNN: February 26, 1986 (1986-02-26)[1]
  • KTNN-FM: 2015 (2015)
Call sign meaning
The Navajo Nation
Technical information[2][3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KTNN: 66146
  • KTNN-FM: 191366
Class
  • KTNN: B
  • KTNN-FM: C2
Power
  • KTNN: 50,000 watts
ERP
  • KTNN-FM: 2,250 watts
HAAT
  • KTNN-FM: 595 meters (1,952 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitektnnonline.com

KTNN (660 AM) is a Navajo language radio station licensed to Window Rock, Arizona, United States, the seat of the government of the Navajo Nation. It broadcasts Navajo tribal music and audio from Navajo ceremonial (powwow) dances and Native American music, as well as country music and bluegrass in English. It also broadcasts high school basketball games from the local high schools on the Navajo Reservation.[4][unreliable source?] Most of its announcers are bilingual and broadcast in Navajo and English.[5]

At the time the station came on the air in 1986, it claimed to be the last station allowed to go on the air with a full 50,000 watts on another station's clear channel frequency; however, other stations have been allowed since.[6]

At night the station uses a directional antenna to protect, as required by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules, the signal of WFAN at New York City, since WFAN is a Class A (formerly Class I-A) station broadcasting on 660 kHz and KTNN is Class B (formerly Class II-A).[6] Its programming is also heard on KTNN-FM (101.5 FM) in Tohatchi, New Mexico.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "KTNN First Air Date" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1998. pp. D-28. Retrieved August 17, 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTNN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTNN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Pritzker, Barry M., Native America Today: a guide to community politics and culture, ABC-CLIO Press (1999), ISBN 1-57607-077-8, p. 73
  5. ^ Bandstra, Judy (May 18, 2017). "KTNN Educates and Entertains the Navajo Nation". Radio Magazine. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (July 5, 2013). "Site of the Week 7/5/2013: Navajo Nation, 2011". fybush.com. Rochester, New York: Fybush Media. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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