KHKY (FM)

KHKY
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingHusky Radio
Programming
FormatVariety[1]
Ownership
OwnerYupiit School District
History
FoundedOctober 11, 2007
First air date
April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)[2][3]
Former call signs
KHKY (2007–2014)
DKHKY (2014–2015)[4]
KHKY (2015–Present)[5]
Call sign meaning
"Husky"
Technical information[6]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID198504
ClassD
Power50 Watts
HAAT15 meters (49 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
60°54′35.60″N 161°25′56.60″W / 60.9098889°N 161.4323889°W / 60.9098889; -161.4323889
Links
Public license information

KHKY is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Akiachak, Alaska.[1] KHKY is owned and operated by Yupiit School District.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

The school district failed to file for a renewal of their license by the October 1, 2013 deadline.[11] The station's license was cancelled on February 1, 2014, after the district failed to file for a renewal.[11] 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.[12] 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".[12] Alaska State Representative Bryce Edgmon (D, 37th)[13] also wrote the FCC asking the commission to reconsider its decision.[14]

The school district filed a formal Petition for Reconsideration on December 5, 2014.[15][16]

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.[17] The new station would use the previously built tower to return to the air.[17]

The station was reissued the KHKY callsign on April 3, 2015.[5] Three days later, the station returned to the airwaves.[2][3] The station's Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as moot the same day.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Application Search Details - BLED-20150325AAV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b c "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ^ "KHKY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-53. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Application Search Details - BLED-20070913ABF". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ a b "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Representative Bryce Edgmon - Alaska State Legislature". Alaska Legislature/State of Alaska. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "Letter dated November 28, 2014". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. ^ "Georgia Translator Sold". All Access Music Group. December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Non-Commercial Educational Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ^ "Application Search Details - BRED-20141231BZV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 6, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "Dallas AM Pair Sold". All Access Music Group. April 9, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.


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