City Anchorage, Alaska Branding Smart Radio 700 Translator(s) See below | Broadcast area Anchorage, Alaska Frequency 700 kHz First air date 1948 | |
KBYR (700 AM) is an American commercial radio station programming talk in Anchorage, Alaska. 700 AM is a North American (U.S.) clear-channel frequency.
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History
Longtime Alaskan broadcaster Dick Lobdell identified KBYR as the source of the famous Alaskan blooper presented on Kermit Schaefer's blooper albums of an announcer declaring that he would be "taking a leak out the window" to determine how cold it was.
KBYR was originally on 1240 kHz. It moved to 1270 kHz in 1956 then to 700 kHz in 1971.
Translators
In addition to the main station, KBYR is relayed by an additional 2 translators to widen its broadcast area.
References
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