WKNH
Encyclopedia
WKNH is a student-run radio station
licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire
. The station is owned by Keene State College
. It airs a College radio format.
The WKNH studios are located on the third floor of the Young Student Center on the Keene State College campus.
, world music
, jazz
, reggae
, hip hop, native, folk, and eclectic selections typical of college radio stations. Longform programming includes shows news and commentary shows such as Pacifica's "Democracy Now" /> The station airs live performances of plays and poetry as part of a weekly series known as "WKNH Radio Theatre".
Early photographs of WKSC/WKNH 89.1 (later 91.3) are at WKNH FM on Myspace.com.
WKNH began streaming its programming live on the internet from its wknh.org website on January 1, 2006.
debate. The songs, the pro-life "Diary Of An Unborn Fetus" and the pro-choice "Will The Fetus Be Aborted", drew attention in the local media but did not result in FCC fines or any discipline for the disc jockey.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire
Keene, New Hampshire
Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,409 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cheshire County.Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England, and hosts the annual Pumpkin Fest...
. The station is owned by Keene State College
Keene State College
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....
. It airs a College radio format.
The WKNH studios are located on the third floor of the Young Student Center on the Keene State College campus.
Programming
Music played on WKNH includes alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, hip hop, native, folk, and eclectic selections typical of college radio stations. Longform programming includes shows news and commentary shows such as Pacifica's "Democracy Now" /> The station airs live performances of plays and poetry as part of a weekly series known as "WKNH Radio Theatre".
Early photographs of WKSC/WKNH 89.1 (later 91.3) are at WKNH FM on Myspace.com.
WKNH began streaming its programming live on the internet from its wknh.org website on January 1, 2006.
Controversy
The station caused controversy in the community on February 10, 2004, after it played a pair of songs on opposite sides of the abortionAbortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
debate. The songs, the pro-life "Diary Of An Unborn Fetus" and the pro-choice "Will The Fetus Be Aborted", drew attention in the local media but did not result in FCC fines or any discipline for the disc jockey.