KNEN

KNEN
City Norfolk, Nebraska
Branding The NEW 94 Rock
Frequency 94.7 MHz
First air date 1979
Format Classic rock
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 164.2 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 9954
Transmitter coordinates 41°55′28.00″N 97°36′22.00″W / 41.9244444°N 97.6061111°W / 41.9244444; -97.6061111
Owner Red Beacon Communications, LLC
Sister stations KNEN-LD, KUSO
Webcast Listen Live
Website

KNEN (94.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Norfolk, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Red Beacon Communications, LLC.[1]

History

KNEN was founded by Gene Koehn in 1979 as a Top 40 radio station. Koehn was a native of Norfolk, Nebraska, and started his radio career with Norfolk's WJAG radio. He left WJAG, and Norfolk, over a wage dispute. Koehn was a top salesman with the station and was successful enough that he was earning nearly as much money as the station manager. The station manager took umbrage with this and called Koehn in to advise him that there would be changes in how he was paid. Koehn did not take this news well and left the station. He vowed he would return and start a new station in town, and did just that.

On October 8, 2015 KNEN changed their format to news/classic hits, branded as "94.7 News Channel Nebraska" or "NCN 94.7" [2]

On March 26, 2018 KNEN changed their format from news/classic hits to classic rock, branded as "The NEW 94 Rock".[3]

KNEN-LD (TV)

KNEN-LD, a low power television station, is an affiliate of KNEN Radio and was launched on October 9, 2015. It broadcasts on digital and virtual channel 35, with the News Channel Nebraska network on 35.1, Antenna TV on 35.2, and WeatherNation on 35.3.

References

  1. ↑ "KNEN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ Flood Launches News Channel Nebraska
  3. ↑ 94 Rock Returns to KNEN Radioinsight - March 27, 2018


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