please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message ktnn city window rock arizona slogan the voice of the navajo nation frequency 660 khz first air date february 26 1986 1986 02 26 1 format country music navajo cultural programming language s navajo english power 50 000 watts class b facility id 66146 transmitter coordinates 35 53 42.0 n 109 08 31.3 w 35.895000 n 109.142028 w 35.895000 ; 109.142028 coordinates 35 53 42.0 n 109 08 31.3 w 35.895000 n 109.142028 w 35.895000 ; 109.142028 nad83 callsign meaning the navajo nation owner the navajo nation sister stations 96.1 kwrk ; 5 tv translators webcast stream wma2 at 70 kbit s website www.ktnnonline.com ktnn is a navajo language am medium wave radio station broadcasting on 660 am from window rock arizona the seat of the government of the navajo nation . it broadcasts navajo tribal music and audio from navajo ceremonial powwow dances and native american music as well as country music and bluegrass in english . 2 most of its announcers are bilingual and broadcast in navajo and english . the station is notable because it was the last am station in the united states to receive a license for a 50 000 watt station on a clear channel frequency from the federal communications commission fcc . 3 unreliable source ktnn s nighttime broadcast signal covers a broad section of the western region of the united states including vast rural areas of the american southwest and the entire 26 000 square miles 67 000 km2 comprising the navajo nation . ktnn s headquarters in window rock arizona . many households in ktnn s listening area do not have access to cable television and those that do receive news from network stations originating from albuquerque and farmington new mexico leaving a large need for news and information directly related to those living on and around the navajo nation . ktnn s broadcast coverage thus fulfills the historic intent behind the fcc s licensing of 50 000 watt powerhouse stations improper synthesis since these clear channel licenses were originally issued to provide a means to reach those who lived in rural areas with reliable radio service . 4 ktnn s daytime signal covers much of the four corner states ; in contrast its nighttime signal can be heard throughout most of the western united states reaching as far away as the central coast of california and even countries around the pacific rim . during nighttime the station uses a directional antenna to protect the signal of wfan in new york as required by fcc rules since wfan is a class a formerly class i a station broadcasting on 660 khz whereas ktnn is class b formerly class ii a . class a stations such as wfan have a protected nighttime skywave secondary service area but class b stations do not . see also edit list of radio stations in arizona references edit ktnn first air date pdf . broadcasting & cable yearbook . 1998 . pp . d 28 . retrieved august 17 2012 . pritzker barry m. native america today a guide to community politics and culture abc clio press 1999 isbn 1 57607 077 8 p. 73 pritzker barry m. native america today a guide to community politics and culture abc clio press 1999 isbn 1 57607 077 8 pp. 72 73 unreliable source rural radio magazine vol . 1 no. 1 clear channel group november 1938 p. 2 external links edit ktnnonline.com official website query the fcc s am station database for ktnn radio locator information on ktnn query nielsen audio s am station database for ktnn v t e navajo nation politics and institutions council council chamber president vice president flag supreme court chapter houses police rangers miss navajo culture and education people language music weaving navajo churro sheep navajo preparatory school din college press navajo nation zoological and botanical park media dahoon g navajo times ktnn radio history the emergence din tah navajo pueblitos 1600s 1700s navajo wars 1800s long walk of the navajo 1864 navajo scouts 1873 1895 livestock reduction 1930s code talkers 1940s communities list of communities v t e country radio stations in the state of arizona stations kaff flagstaff kaff fm flagstaff kavv benson kcwg lp crown king kdap fm douglas kfxr fm chinle kgmn kingman kiim tucson kino winslow kjjj lake havasu city klpz parker kmle chandler kmog payson knix fm phoenix knot prescott kpge page kqss miami krde globe ksed sedona kswg wickenburg kthq eagar ktnn window rock ktti yuma kvrd fm cottonwood kwcd bisbee kxkq safford kywd green valley kzua holbrook see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in arizona retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ktnn & oldid 724526289 categories radio stations in arizonacountry radio stations in the united statesnative american radionavajo mass mediaradio stations established in 1986foreign language radio stations in the united states1986 establishments in arizonahidden categories all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles lacking reliable references from april 2011articles needing additional references from april 2011all articles needing additional referencescoordinates not on wikidataarticles that may contain original research from april 2011 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 bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages catal edit links this page was last modified on 9 june 2016 at 20 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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