WKNY

WKNY
Broadcast areaUlster County - Hudson Valley
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingRadio Kingston
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
OwnerRadio Kingston Corp.
History
First air date
December 16, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-12-16)
Call sign meaning
Kingston, New York
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10782
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°56′11″N 74°0′30″W / 41.93639°N 74.00833°W / 41.93639; -74.00833
Translator(s)107.9 W300DU (Kingston)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteRadioKingston.org

WKNY (1490 kHz; "Radio Kingston") is an AM radio station in Kingston, New York, serving Ulster County. It broadcasts at a power of 1,000 watts from a single tower located off Albany Avenue.[2] The studios and offices are on Broadway in Kingston. WKNY is owned and operated by not-for-profit charitable licensee Radio Kingston Corp.[3]

On March 26, 2019, a 250–watt FM translator was added, 107.9 MHz W300DU.[4] Listeners can choose either AM or FM to hear WKNY.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKNY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKNY
  3. ^ "WKNY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ DailyFreeman.com "WKNY Launches FM Simulcast" March 26, 2019 Retrieved 4/1/19