KHAR

KHAR (590 AM) is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. It airs a soft oldies - adult standards radio format, supplied by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" service. It is owned by Alpha Media, with studios on Artic Slope Avenue, two blocks west of the Dimond Center Shopping Mall in Anchorage.

For the television station formerly sharing call letters and ownership with this radio station, see KYUR. For the FM station formerly sharing call letters with this station, see KBRJ.
KHAR
Broadcast areaAnchorage metropolitan area
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingGold Rush Radio
Programming
FormatSoft Oldies - Adult Standards
AffiliationsWestwood One's America's Best Music
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
KBRJ, KEAG, KFQD, KMXS, KWHL
History
First air date
January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07)
Call sign meaning
Station founder Willis Harpel
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60914
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s)96.7 K244EG (Anchorage)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitealaskagoldrushradio.com

KHAR is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. Its transmitter is off C Street at West Klatt Road in the Bayshore neighborhood of South Anchorage. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K244EG at 96.7 MHz.

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