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KFAR History
Ray Bonnell / Sketches of Alaska FAIRBANKS — Within a few years of commercial radio’s birth in the Lower 48, radio stations began popping up in Alaska. In 1922 the Northern Commercial Company (NC Co.) started KLAY radio station in Fairbanks. Unfortunately for Fairbanks residents, the radio station was short l more ...
KFAR, 660AM-97.5FM
KFAR made history as the farthest north radio station. KFAR served as a communication link to troops in W.W.II. During the early days of Alaska aviation, pilots would set their homing beacons on 660 AM to help guide them back to Fairbanks. KFAR originally sported one of the tallest self supporting towers in the United States and at 372 feet was the Interior’s tallest tower. The actual radio station was a gift to the pioneers of the Interior from Alaska Industrialist Austin “Cap” Lathrop. KFAR remained on the air during the flood disaster of 1967. The original transmitter/tower site served as a refuge for Fairbanksans left homeless by the flood. That spirit continues today. During the fires of 2004, we fielded calls from listeners offering their own homes for those displaced by the flames.
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KTVF Fairbanks
Headlines on Demand: In case you missed it, here are the top stories from the Tuesday edition of Fairbanks Morning News on KTVF
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
5 Italian hikers were rescued in the Alaska wilderness after visiting an abandoned bus featured in the “Into the Wild” book and movie.
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KTVF Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers arrested three people in Fairbanks for robbery and third degree assault after they allegedly robbed four people in a car Saturday night.
ABC News
HAPPENING NOW: We’re watching the markets as the Dow Jones is expected to open down amid coronavirus fears. https://abcn.ws/2Vgr42b
