KJNP (1170
AM) and KJHA (88.7
FM) are
non-commercial
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radio station
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s which
simulcast
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their programming. KJNP is
licensed to
North Pole, Alaska
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and serves the
Fairbanks
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area. KJHA is licensed to
Houston, Alaska, just north of
Anchorage
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. The stations air a
Christian radio
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format
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.
KJNP's
radio studio
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s and
transmitter
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are located a short distance northeast of the city center of North Pole, off the
Richardson Highway. KJNP is a
Class A station broadcasting on the
clear-channel frequency of
1170 AM 117 may refer to:
*117 (number)
*AD 117
*117 BC
*117 (emergency telephone number)
*117 (MBTA bus)
* 117 (TFL bus)
*117 (New Jersey bus)
*''117°'', a 1998 album by Izzy Stradlin
*No. 117 (SPARTAN-II soldier ID), personal name John, the Master Chief ...
.
KJHA's transmitter is off Route 3, South Parks Highway, north of Houston.
In addition to the main stations, programming is relayed by an additional five
FM translators to widen its broadcast area.
These radio stations were founded by Don and Gen Nelson; the former died in
1997
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.
The AM incarnation of KJNP was the first of these stations, launched in 1967.
KJNP-FM
KJNP-FM (100.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve North Pole, Alaska. The station is owned by Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship. It airs a Religious radio format.
KJNP-FM was founded by Don & Gen Nelson. The station was assigned th ...
and
KJNP-TV
KJNP-TV, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 20), is a TBN- affiliated television station serving Fairbanks, Alaska, United States that is licensed to North Pole. Owned by the Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, it is sister to radio ...
both followed in 1981. KJHA followed many years later.
In addition to the broadcasting ministry, Don Nelson made scores of road trips over the course of several decades between Alaska and his home state of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, conducting another ministry along the