KKNI (AM)

KKNI (1430 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Wasilla, Alaska. The station began broadcasting under program test authority as "KMBQ" in December 2008. Currently owned by Spirit of Alaska Broadcasting Incorporated and operated in receivership since July 2010 by Bob Woodward, the station received its broadcast license on January 27, 2012.

Programming

The station broadcasts a mix of talk radio programming and 1960s oldies music. Syndicated talk programming includes America's Morning News (a radio news service of The Washington Times), The Ron Insana Show (a business news show from Compass Media Networks), and talk shows hosted by Neal Boortz, Don Imus, and Lars Larson. Nights, overnights, and weekends are predominantly music hours focused on the hits of the 1960s.

History

Early days

In January 2004, Thomas L. Sweeney of Spokane, Washington, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on December 15, 2005, with a scheduled expiration date of December 15, 2008. However, Sweeney died on January 31, 2006, at the age of 83. His daughter, Ruth Ann Sweeney, acting as her father's personal representative, notified the FCC of the involuntary transfer of control of the permit and the FCC approved the transfer on June 30, 2006.