KHAR
Radio station in Anchorage, Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the television station formerly sharing call letters and ownership with this radio station, see KYUR. For the FM station formerly sharing call letters with this station, see KBRJ.
KHAR (590 AM) is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. It airs a soft oldies - adult standards radio format, supplied by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" service. It is owned by Alpha Media, with studios on Artic Slope Avenue, two blocks west of the Dimond Center Shopping Mall in Anchorage.
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Anchorage metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 590 kHz |
Branding | Gold Rush Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Soft Oldies - Adult Standards |
Affiliations | Westwood One's America's Best Music |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBRJ, KEAG, KFQD, KMXS, KWHL | |
History | |
First air date | January 7, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-07) |
Call sign meaning | Station founder Willis Harpel |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60914 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Translator(s) | 96.7 K244EG (Anchorage) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | alaskagoldrushradio.com |
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KHAR is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. Its transmitter is off C Street at West Klatt Road in the Bayshore neighborhood of South Anchorage.[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K244EG at 96.7 MHz.[3]