| KENI | |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | Southcentral Alaska |
| Branding: | NewsRadio 650 |
| Frequency: | 650 kHz |
| Format: | News/talk |
| Power: | 50,000 watts unlimited |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 12516 |
| Coordinates: | 61.1656°N -149.8283°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Kenai |
| Former Callsigns: | KYAK (1948–1998)[1] |
| Former Frequencies: | 550 kHz (1948–1998) |
| Affiliations: | Fox News Radio ABC News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Licensee: | iHM Licenses, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KASH-FM, KBFX, KGOT, KTZN, KYMG |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | 650keni.iheart.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KENI (650 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[2] Licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the station serves the south-central Alaska area. The station is currently owned by .[3] Its studios are located at Dimond Center in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located off Dowling Road in Southeast Anchorage.
KENI is a clear-channel, Class A, 50,000-watt station. The other Class A station on 650 AM is WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.
KENI began broadcasting May 2, 1948, on 550 kHz with 5 kW power (full-time), on what is now KTZN. It was operated by Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company.[4] The Callsign & intellectual property moved to 650 kHz in March 1998. In August 1995, the station, as KYAK, was the Anchorage affiliate of the Radio AAHS children's format.
