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| Broadcast area | Alaska Bush |
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| Frequency | 850 kHz |
| Branding | AM 850 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Arctic Broadcasting Association |
| KICY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1960 |
Call sign meaning | ICY conditions in northern Alaska |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 MHz K247CV (Elim) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KICY website |
KICY is a commercial radio station 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 critical hours the station transmits with a three-tower directional array located slightly east of Nome, and pointing due west into Siberia, Russia and airs Russian language programming.
KICY started broadcasting in 1960.[1]