KHNC (1360 AM) "The Lion" is a privately owned radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format in Johnstown, Colorado, United States.
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| Broadcast area | Fort Collins-Greeley |
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| Frequency | 1360 kHz |
| Branding | 1360 KHNC: The Lion |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
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| History | |
First air date | January 1993 |
Former call signs | KZOI (1986–1989, CP) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17183 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°23′11″N 104°54′19″W / 40.38639°N 104.90528°W |
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| Website | 1360khnc |
History edit
KHNC began broadcasting in January 1993. It was originally owned by Donald and Sharon Wiedeman, broadcasting the same conservative talk format it has carried since.[1] The station first gained notoriety in 1996 when the Montana Freemen called into the station during their 81-day standoff with the FBI,[2] though the station was already airing programming that espoused conspiracy theories and railed against the "New World Order".[3] Known initially as the "USA Patriot Network", KHNC rebranded as the "American Freedom Network" after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.[4] Some of its programming also aired over shortwave station WWCR.[4]
On November 29, 1997, a fire broke out at KHNC's studio base, destroying the former farm store, which also housed a magazine known as American Freedom.[5] The blaze was started by a faulty hot plate[2] inside the residence of Suzanne Harris and Peter Ludwell, who hosted a show on the station and lived in the building; the transmitter, located on Wiedeman's 600-acre (240 ha) farm, was not damaged.[6]
Wiedeman died in 2015. In 2019, Joe Jaquint, who already hosted the "Patriot Radio News Hour" which aired on the station, acquired KHNC for $250,000, through his wholly-owned Patriot Trading Metals Group.[7] Effective February 28, 2020, Jaquint transferred the station's license to Excursion Broadcasting Network, LLC, of which he is two-thirds owner.
Notes edit
- ^ "KHNC(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1995. p. B-66 (226). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Hot plate blamed for blaze". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. December 2, 1997. p. 12B. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Harkavy, Ward (June 15, 1994). "Out of the Norm". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Harkavy, Ward (July 4, 1996). "Still Crazy After All These Years". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Right-wing radio station gutted by Saturday fire". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. December 1, 1997. p. 1A. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Wagner, Kyle (January 8, 1998). "A Bitter Pill". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Deal Digest – April 11, 2019". Inside Radio. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
External links edit
- KHNC Website
- KHNC in the FCC AM station database
- KHNC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database