KICY is a commercial

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airing Southern Gospel music and other Christian religious programming in Nome, Alaska, broadcasting on 850 kHz AM. From the 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM

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the station transmits with a three-tower directional array located slightly east of Nome, and pointing due west into

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, Russia and airs Russian language programming. KICY started broadcasting in 1960.

References

External links

AM 850's Website
Nome, Alaska Moody Radio affiliate stations Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States

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