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KICY is a commercial radio station airing Southern Gospel music and other Christian religious programming in Nome, Alaska, broadcasting on 850 kHz AM. From the 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM critical hours the station transmits with a three-tower directional array located slightly east of Nome, and pointing due west into Siberia, Russia and airs Russian language programming.
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Broadcast area | Alaska Bush |
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Frequency | 850 kHz |
Branding | AM 850 |
Programming | |
Format | Religious |
Affiliations | Moody Radio Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Arctic Broadcasting Association |
KICY-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1960 |
Call sign meaning | ICY conditions in northern Alaska |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | A |
Power | 50,000 watts |
Translator(s) | 97.3 MHz K247CV (Elim) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | KICY website |
KICY started broadcasting in 1960.[1]
References
edit- ^ "About KICY". Retrieved 2021-12-15.
External links
edit- AM 850's Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 2675 (KICY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KICY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
64°29′15″N 165°18′53″W / 64.48750°N 165.31472°W