alaska the alaska panhandle branding 99 kfmj slogan alaska s home of good time oldies the best music on the planet unforgettable favorites of the last five decades good time rock n roll oldies all the music you know the words to frequency 99.9 mhz first air date august 2 1996 format oldies erp 115 watts haat 681 meters class a facility id 77778 callsign meaning ketchikan s finest music j affiliations usa radio network news citadel media abc radio coast to coast am owner steven rhyner kfmj radio llc webcast kfmj mp3 feed kfmj mms feed website kfmj online kfmj is a full service commercial oldies music radio station in ketchikan alaska broadcasting on 99.9 mhz fm is owned by steven rhyner through licensee kfmj radio llc . 1 and was launched on august 2 1996 . one of two commercial broadcast fm stations licensed to broadcast from ketchikan kfmj is the only locally owned commercial radio station . kfmj airs some programming from citadel media s classic hits network formerly abc radio with the exception of their local kfmj morning and afternoon shows . contents 1 programming 1.1 overview 1.2 local 1.3 network feeds 2 awards 3 references 4 external links programming edit overview edit kfmj targets its programming to a core group of listeners i.e. adults over the age of 35 . with its transmitter located atop high mountain on gravina island height above average terrain 2 234 feet 681 m across the tongass narrows from ketchikan kfmj s signal provides maximum coverage to a wide area including saxman and other suburbs of ketchikan on revillagigedo island metlakatla and vicinity to prince of wales island communities to the west and prince rupert and northwestern coastal british columbia to the south . as one of a very few southeast alaska alaska s panhandle stations live streaming audio on the internet kfmj serves a national and international audience on the web too . local edit kfmj s live local programming on weekdays includes the bob kern fats & gang show forty year plus radio veteran and hall of fame award recipient bob kern 2 and his friends and critters is on from 6am 9am . the stuart whyte show goin home with stu from 4pm 6pm . born and raised in chicago illinois whyte joined kfmj in 2003 . the travel and technology report with len laurence is aired at 7 15 am weekdays . news and weather updates are broadcast throughout the day . kfmj airs local news gathered by its news department and top of the hour news from usa radio network and is also affiliated with the abc radio network and associated press . coast to coast am is aired after 9pm local time . starting in 2004 kfmj became the home for kayhi kings & lady kings sports broadcasts at the request of ketchikan high school . kfmj provides play by play coverage of boys & girls basketball boys baseball and boys football . the station additionally carries coverage of select metlakatla games and little league baseball . games are simulcast online and archived on the kfmj website . network feeds edit throughout most of the day on weekdays kfmj s programming is a satellite feed of citadel media s classic hits network formerly abc radio with the exception of their live local morning and afternoon drive shows and coast to coast am overnights . citadel has hired many new jocks for their satellite feed programming replacing many of abc radio s personalities . their new weekday lineup includes maria danza from 2am 6am dave michaels from 9am 11am steve gunn from 11am 4pm and smokin kevin browning from 6pm 9pm . coast to coast am with host george noory is aired on weeknights from 9pm 2am . the weekend programming lineup is satellite fed all day on saturdays and most of the day on sundays with the exception of the sunday special a live local segment hosted by bob kern running from noon until 3pm local time . the sunday special features recordings of shows from radio s golden age and the jean shepherd program . awards edit kfmj has won numerous awards 3 for its commercial public service news and comedy content from the alaska broadcasters association starting in 2002 . the awards won by the station by year are as follows 2002 best radio commercial series division 2 narrows inn thornlow s bar 2003 best radio commercial series division 2 westcoast cape fox lodge great chefs best public service announcement single entry division 2 i ve got dreams 2004 best promotional package division 2 kfmj radio fishing derby best public service announcement single entry division 2 all city halloween party best promotional item division 2 kfmj media kit best comedy feature division 2 gormley goozley s polka music challenge girl scout cookies 2011 goldie award alaska s version of an emmy award recognizing excellence in radio tv broadcasting . 4 references edit http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod sta det.pl facility id 77778 http www.alaska.fm kfmj proginfo skedimages kern.html http www.sitnews.us 1107news 110607 110607 kfmj.html http www.alaska.fm kfmj goldie goldie2011.html external links edit official website kfmj on facebook query the fcc s fm station database for kfmj radio locator information on kfmj query nielsen audio s fm station database for kfmj v t e oldies radio stations in the state of alaska by frequency 1330 93.3 97.3 99.9 102.1 by call sign keag kfmj ktmb kxba kxxj by city anchorage keag anchorage ktmb juneau ketchikan nikiski see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in alaska v t e southeast alaska radio stations by fm frequency 89.3 90.7 91.1 94.1 99.9 99.9 100.7 100.9 101.7 102.3 102.7 103.1 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.3 106.3 106.7 by am frequency 630 800 930 1230 1330 by callsign kbjz lp kcaw kfmj kfsk kgtw khns khyg fm kifw kiny kjno kqqj kqqs krbd krnn ksbz kstk ksup ktkn ktku ktoo kwrg lp kxll kxxj defunct kaqu lp 88.1 fm kvim lp 92.7 fm krsa 580 am alaska radio markets anchorage other alaska radio regions fairbanks juneau kenai alaska bush alaska interior southeast alaska south central alaska see also list of radio stations in alaska coordinates 55 21 40 n 131 47 49 w 55.361 n 131.797 w 55.361 ; 131.797 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kfmj & oldid 710160654 categories 1996 establishments in alaskabuildings and structures in ketchikan gateway borough alaskaketchikan alaskaoldies radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 1996radio stations in alaskahidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a 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