WKNE

WKNE (103.7 FM, "103.7 KNE-FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications (which operates it as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.[5] WKNE transmits in HD Digital.

WKNE
Broadcast areaKeene-Brattleboro area
Frequency103.7 MHz (Channel 279)
(HD Radio)
Branding103.7 KNE-FM
EZ Favorites 100.3/107.5[1] (HD2)
Pure Oldies 104.1[2] (HD3)
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WSNI, WZBK
History
First air date
May 1964[3]
Former call signs
WKNE-FM (1964–1974)
WNBX-FM (1974–1985)
WKNE-FM (1985–2003)[4]
Call sign meaning
"Keene"
Technical information
Facility ID36834
ClassB
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT302 meters (991 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
43°2′0″N 72°22′04″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastFM/HD1: Listen live
HD2: Listen live
HD3: Listen live
WebsiteFM/HD1: wkne.com
HD2: ezfavorites.com
HD3: pureoldies1041.com

The station has been assigned the WKNE call sign by the Federal Communications Commission since January 21, 2003. Prior to that it held the WKNE-FM call sign since May 1985 (and prior to 1974), and WNBX-FM from 1974 to 1985.[4]

In December 2018, WKNE's HD2 subchannel relaunched as soft adult contemporary, branded as "EZ Favorites 100.3/107.5" and simulcast over WKVT-HD2/100.3 W262CL (meanwhile, the WRSI simulcast moved to WSNI's HD2 subchannel)[6] and the classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" service that had been airing over WKNE's HD3 subchannel was moved to WINQ-FM's HD2 subchannel so that a new oldies format, branded as "Pure Oldies 104.1", could debut on WKNE's HD3 subchannel (simulcast on translator W281AU 104.1 FM Keene).[7]

Translators

WKNE used to be heard on translators W227AW in Peterborough and W255BQ in Claremont. Recently, however, Saga moved the translators into Keene proper and repurposed them to relay the HD2 and HD3 streams of WKNE within the city.

  • W255BQ is now W298BT 107.5 Keene, which, after having relayed WKBK for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD2, since December 2018.[6]
  • W227AW is now W281AU 104.1 Keene, which, after having relayed WZBK for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD3, since December 2018.[7]
Broadcast translators for WKNE
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
W298BT 107.5 FMKeene, New Hampshire140893250−92.6 m (−304 ft)D42°55′50″N 72°18′0″WLMSRelays HD2
W281AU 104.1 FMKeene, New Hampshire1409062500 m (0 ft)D43°1′8″N 72°21′27″WLMSRelays HD3

References
  1. monadnockbroadcastinggroup.com
  2. monadnockbroadcastinggroup.com
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. Venta, Lance (December 30, 2018). "Saga Brings EZ Favorites To Brattleboro & Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. Venta, Lance (December 5, 2018). "Saga Shuffles Translators In Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 25, 2018.


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