KMVN

KMVN (105.7 FM) is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Its studios are located on Business Park Boulevard in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located in Eagle River, Alaska.

KNIK-FM logo
For the Los Angeles, California radio station with the call sign KMVN from 2006 to 2009, see KLLI (FM).
KMVN
Broadcast areaSouth Central Alaska
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingMovin' 105.7
Programming
FormatHot AC
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert and Tor Ingstad
  • (Last Frontier Mediactive, LLC)
KZND-FM
History
First air date
1961 (as KNIK-FM)
Former call signs
KNIK-FM (ca. 1961-2009)
KNLT (2009-2012)[1]
Former frequencies
105.5 MHz (1960-1980)[2]
105.3 MHz (1980-2000)
Call sign meaning
K MoViN (Branding)
Technical information
Facility ID49628
ClassC1
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT326 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemovin1057.com

Previously a smooth jazz station licensed as KNIK-FM, the call sign was a reference to the Knik River. On August 27, 2009, the station began stunting as a prelude to a format change by playing the top 100 songs of 1970 through 1989, one year per day. On September 15, 2009, KNIK-FM started playing a Light Rock and "Yesterday's Best Music" adult contemporary music format, branded as "Lite 105.7".[3] On September 16, 2009, KNIK-FM changed their call letters to KNLT.[1]

On August 31, 2012, at 2:00 PM, after playing "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty, KNLT flipped to Rhythmic AC, as "Movin 105.7", launching with "Bust a Move" by Young MC.

On September 18, 2012, KNLT changed their call letters to KMVN, to go with the "Movin’ 105.7 FM" branding.

On March 8, 2019, Alaska Integrated Media sold sister station Alternative 94.7 KZND and KMVN to Robert and Tor Ingstad's Last Frontier Mediactive, a Fairbanks, Alaska-based radio company, for $1.25 million. The sale closed on May 31, 2019.

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
  2. Mitchell, Elaine, ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 26, 2009.

61.336°N 149.516°W / 61.336; -149.516


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