KHKY (FM)

KHKY is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Akiachak, Alaska.[3] KHKY is owned and operated by Yupiit School District.[6]

KHKY
CityAkiachak, Alaska
Broadcast areaMetro Akiachak
Branding"Husky Radio"
Frequency92.7 FM MHz
First air dateApril 6, 2015[1][2]
FormatVariety[3]
Power50 Watts
HAAT15 meters (49 ft)
ClassD
Facility ID198504
(previous license 171129)
Transmitter coordinates60°54′35.60″N 161°25′56.60″W
Call sign meaningK HusKY
Former call signsKHKY (2007-2014)
DKHKY (2014-2015)[4]
KHKY (2015-Present)[5]
OwnerYupiit School District

First launch

The Yupiit School District was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 22, 2007, to begin building the station that would become KHKY.[7] The new station was given the KHKY callsign eight days later on August 30.[4] KHKY began broadcasting for the first time on October 11, 2007.[8][9]

The school district failed to file for a renewal of their license by the October 1, 2013 deadline.[10] The station's license was cancelled on February 1, 2014, after the district failed to file for a renewal.[10] The KHKY callsign was deleted the same day.[4]

Members of the Ahiachak School wrote to the FCC on November 28, 2014, asking them to reconsider the cancellation of the station's license.[11] The authors of the letter blamed the school's former principal for being "uninvolved with the radio station" and "neglect[ing] to renew the license in a timely manner".[11] Alaska State Representative Bryce Edgmon (D, 37th)[12] also wrote the FCC asking the Commission to reconsider its decision.[13]

The school district filed a formal Petition for Reconsideration on December 5, 2014.[14][15]

Second launch

The school district began the process to bring KHKY back on the air on March 23, 2015, by reapplying for a construction permit.[16] The new station would use the previously built tower to return to the air.[16]

The station was reissued the KHKY callsign on April 3, 2015.[5] Three days later, the station returned to the airwaves.[1][2] The station's Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as moot the same day.[17][18]

References
  1. "Application Search Details - BLED-20150325AAV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. "April Packet - Yupiit School District" (PDF). Yupiit School District. April 2015. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. "KHKY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-53. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. "Application Search Details - BLED-20070913ABF". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. "February 1, 2014, AK, AS, GU, HI, MP, OR, WA Radio License Expirations". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. January 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. "Representative Bryce Edgmon - Alaska State Legislature". Alaska Legislature/State of Alaska. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. "Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. "Georgia Translator Sold". All Access Music Group. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. "Application Search Details - BRED-20141231BZV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 6, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. "Dallas AM Pair Sold". All Access Music Group. April 9, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.


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