KTNN-FM

35.910277777778 -108.77388888889Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′ 37 ″ N , 108 ° 46 ′ 26 ″ W.

KTNN-FM

KTNN-FM 101.5 FM is a Navajo-language radio station based in Window Rock , Arizona , home of the Navajo Nation's government . The transmitter with an output of 2350 watts ERP is located in New Mexico at an altitude of 2790 meters. The antennas are mounted on a mast at a height of 52 meters.

KTNN is the official callsign , spoken letter by letter, issued by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Individual evidence

↑ In North America and individual states in South and Central America, radio and television stations are designated by their call sign. In most European countries, the call signs that were originally mentioned on the radio stations disappeared early; in Germany they were never used. In the USA, the mandatory use of call signs goes back to the radio history of the country and from 1930 with the licensing by the Federal Communication Commission at the beginning of the 20th century, the then International Telegraph Union (ITU) arranged the country codes "W" in several steps , "K", "N" and "AA" - "AL" the United States too. While "A" and "N" are used for military and amateur radio services, US broadcasters get callsigns starting with "K" or "W" when licensed by the FCC. Broadcasters located west of the Mississippi receive callsigns beginning with the letter "K"; Channel east of the Mississippi with "W". This regulation was introduced in January 1923 and is still in force today.

Web links

Official website (English)
Entry in the FCC database

[1] In North America and individual states in South and Central America, radio and television stations are designated by their call sign. In most European countries, the call signs that were originally mentioned on the radio stations disappeared early; in Germany they were never used. In the USA, the mandatory use of call signs goes back to the radio history of the country and from 1930 with the licensing by the Federal Communication Commission at the beginning of the 20th century, the then International Telegraph Union (ITU) arranged the country codes "W" in several steps , "K", "N" and "AA" - "AL" the United States too. While "A" and "N" are used for military and amateur radio services, US broadcasters get callsigns starting with "K" or "W" when licensed by the FCC. Broadcasters located west of the Mississippi receive callsigns beginning with the letter "K"; Channel east of the Mississippi with "W". This regulation was introduced in January 1923 and is still in force today.