WKNH

Infobox Radio station
name = WKNH


city = Keene, New Hampshire
area =
branding = "Keene 91.3 FM"
slogan =
airdate = 1971
frequency = 91.3 MHz
format = College
erp = 275 watts
haat = -118 meters (-386 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 6681
coordinates = coord|42|55|36|N|72|16|54|W
callsign_meaning = Keene, NH
former_callsigns =
owner = Keene State College
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.wknh.org/shoutcast-playlist.pls Listen Live]
website = http://www.wknh.org/
affiliations = Pacifica Radio

WKNH (91.3 FM, "Keene 91.3 FM") is a student-run radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire.cite news |work=Keene Equinox |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2005/10/13/News/Lack-Of.Radio.Listeners.Concerns.Station.Wknh-1018569.shtml |first=Melissa |last=Ball |date=2005-10-13 |title=Lack of radio listeners concerns station WKNH] The station is owned by Keene State College. It airs a College radio format.cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WKNH] The WKNH studios are located on the third floor of the Young Student Center on the Keene State College campus.

The station was assigned the WKNH call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=6681&Callsign=WKNH]

Programming

Music played on WKNH includes alternative rock, world music, jazz, reggae, and eclectic selections typical of college radio stations.cite news |first=Nora |last=Bellardinelli |title=Welcome to WKNH, your student-run radio station |date=2003-11-30 |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2003/11/30/Features/Welcome.To.Wknh.Your.StudentRun.Radio.Station-542680.shtml |work=Keene Equinox] Longform programming includes shows news and commentary shows such as Pacifica's "Democracy Now" and "Landmark 25". The station airs live performances of plays and poetry readings as part of an occasional series known as "WKNH Radio Theater".cite news |work=Brattleboro Reformer |title=Radio station seeks scripts |date=2001-02-01] cite news |work=Keene Equinox |title=Live radio theatre brought back to life thanks to KSC |date=2002-10-31 |first=Janine |last=Preston |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2002/10/31/Opinions/Live-Radio.Theatre.Brought.Back.To.Life.Thanks.To.Ksc-310441.shtml] cite news |work=Keene Equinox |title=Live Radio Poetry well received at Night Owl |date=2002-04-18 |first=Andrew |last=Sylvia |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2002/04/18/ArtsAndEntertainment/Live-Radio.Poetry.Well.Received.At.Night.Owl-239455.shtml]

WKNH began streaming its programming live on the internet from its [http://www.wknh.org/ wknh.org] website on January 1, 2006.cite news |work=Keene Equinox |title=WKNH finds international listener |date=2006-04-27 |first=David |last=Martorana |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2006/04/27/News/Wknh-Finds.International.Listeners-1878355.shtml]

Controversy

The station caused controversy in the community on February 10, 2004, after it played a pair of songs on opposite sides of the abortion debate.cite news |work=Keene Equinox |title=WKNH under fire over 'fetus' |date=2004-03-11 |first=Kate |last=Dominello |url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2004/03/11/News/Wknh-Under.Fire.Over.fetus-631097.shtml] The songs, the pro-life "Diary Of An Unborn Fetus" and the pro-choice "Will The Fetus Be Aborted", drew attention in the local media but did not result in FCC fines or any discipline for the disc jockey.

References

External links

* [http://www.wknh.org/ WKNH official website]
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