Concord’s WKXL Adds Third Radio Signal, Expands To The Queen City

CONCORD, NH — The city’s only AM radio station is expanding in the state adding coverage to Manchester.

WKXL AM 1450, which has been on the air since the mid-1940s, has set up a new signal in Goffstown at 101.9 FM, which allows the station to reach beyond Concord and the capital region and into Manchester, Bedford, Merrimack, and surrounding communities. The 101.9 FM signal went on the air earlier this month and is the station’s second FM signal. Programming also airs on 103.9 FM.

Owner Gordon Humphrey, a former U.S. Senator, said the station had served Concord and surrounding towns for 75 years and was still locally owned and operated. It also still focuses on local news and events. The format has been called inspiring talk without the snark.

“In an age when most radio stations are owned by national conglomerates offering the same programming from coast to coast, WKXL continues to focus on serving listeners with local programming,” he said. “And along with the new broadcasting signal in Manchester, the station has adopted a new theme: Thoughtful radio for thoughtful listeners. We avoid controversy and seek to provide calm, thoughtful, uplifting programming.”

Part of the programming includes AJ Kierstead with news in the morning, veteran broadcaster Ken Cail, opera singer Jane Cormier, as well as former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes and Matt Robison, a congressional staffer, going “Beyond Politics” in the afternoon.

Visit NHTalkRadio.com for more information.

InDepthNH Seeks NewsMatch Donations

It’s crunch time for InDepthNH.org, a Patch news partner that provides a lot of state government and political news.

The website, which is run by Nancy West and the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, is one of a handful of nonprofits that relies not only on donations but also grant funds. Annually, West’s site requests donations as part of the NewsMatch campaign which matches private donations.

NewsMatch is an effort by the Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund, INN, and others to grow local nonprofit news. For 2021, according to West, a local donor has also agreed to match an extra $25,000. NewsMatch recently increased its match total to $14,000, she noted.

Donations can be made online here or by sending a check to NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. The deadline for donations to be matched is Dec. 31.

Kincade Retires … Again

Long-time Granite State journalist Phil Kincade, who has been leading the New Hampshire Press Association for a number of years, is stepping down from the organization.

After working for New Hampshire newspapers for decades, Kincade retired. Later though, he agreed to be the executive director of the NHPA, helping to build the org back up.

Read a complete profile on him and his work with the NHPA here.

Editor's note: I was employed at WKXL between 2004 and 2007, holding the positions of radio journalist, program director, and station manager.

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