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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKNE
| logo             = WKNE logo.png
| logo_size        = 150px
| city             = [[Keene, New Hampshire]]
| country          = US
| area             = Keene-[[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]] area
| branding         = 103.7 KNE-FM
| frequency        = {{Frequency|103.7|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| translator       = [[#Translators|See § Translators]]
| airdate          = May [[1964 in radio|1964]]<ref name=by1999>{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-281|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf|access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>
| format           = [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]
| subchannels      = {{ubl|HD2: [[Soft adult contemporary|Soft AC]] "EZ Favorites 100.3/107.5"|HD3: [[Oldies]] "Pure Oldies 104.1"}}
| erp              = 12,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|302|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 36834
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|43|2|0|N|72|22|2|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|name=WKNE|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = "Keene"
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WKNE-FM (1964–1974)|WNBX-FM (1974–1985)|WKNE-FM (1985–2003)<ref name="fcc1" />}}
| affiliations     = {{ubl|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Westwood One]]}}
| owner            = Saga Communications
| licensee         = Saga Communications of New England, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[WINQ (AM)|WINQ]], [[WINQ-FM]], [[WKBK]], [[WKVT-FM]], [[WSNI]], [[WZBK]]
| webcast          = {{ubl|{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7954}}|HD2: {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11881}}|HD3: {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11882}}}}
| website          = {{ubl|[https://wkne.com/ wkne.com]|HD2: [https://ezfavorites.com/ ezfavorites.com]|HD3: [https://pureoldies1041.com/ pureoldies1041.com] }}
}}
'''WKNE''' (103.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "103.7 KNE-FM") is a [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Keene, New Hampshire]].  The station is owned by Saga Communications (which operates it as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC.  It airs a [[hot adult contemporary]] music format.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WKNE}}</ref> WKNE transmits in [[HD Radio|HD Digital]].
The station has been assigned the WKNE call sign by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] since January&nbsp;21, 2003. Prior to that it held the WKNE-FM call sign since May 1985 (and prior to 1974), and WNBX-FM from 1974 to 1985.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36834&Callsign=WKNE}}</ref>
==Translators==
WKNE used to be heard on translators W227AW in [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] and W255BQ in [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]]. Saga moved the translators into Keene proper and repurposed them to relay the HD2 and HD3 streams of WKNE within the city.
* W255BQ is now W298BT 107.5 Keene, which, after having relayed [[WKBK]] for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD2, since December 2018.<ref name="ri-wkbk94.1"/>
* W227AW is now W281AU 104.1 Keene, which, after having relayed [[WZBK]] for a while, has been relaying WKNE-HD3, since December 2018.<ref name="ri-wzbk102.3"/>
In December 2018, WKNE's HD2 subchannel relaunched as [[soft adult contemporary]], branded as "EZ Favorites 100.3/107.5" and simulcast over [[WKVT-FM]]'s HD2 channel and 100.3 W262CL (meanwhile, the [[WRSI]] simulcast moved to [[WSNI]]'s HD2 subchannel)<ref name="ri-wkbk94.1">{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Saga Brings EZ Favorites To Brattleboro & Keene |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173264/saga-brings-ez-favorites-to-brattleboro-keene/ |access-date=January 4, 2019 |work=RadioInsight |date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> and the classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" service that had been airing over WKNE's HD3 subchannel was moved to [[WINQ-FM]]'s HD2 subchannel so that a new [[oldies]] format, branded as "Pure Oldies 104.1", could debut on WKNE's HD3 subchannel.<ref name="ri-wzbk102.3">{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Saga Shuffles Translators In Keene |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/172531/saga-shuffles-translators-in-keene/ |access-date=December 25, 2018 |work=RadioInsight |date=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WKNE
| width    =
| call1    = W298BT
| freq1    = 107.5
| city1    = Keene, New Hampshire
| fid1     = 140893
| watts1   = 250
| haat1    = -92.6
| class1   = D
| coord1   = {{coord|42|55|50.3|N|72|17|58.3|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|name=W298BT}}
| notes1   = Relays HD2
| call2    = W281AU
| freq2    = 104.1
| city2    = Keene, New Hampshire
| fid2     = 140906
| watts2   = 250
| haat2    = 0
| class2   = D
| coord2   = {{coord|43|1|8.2|N|72|21|27.3|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|name=W281AU}}
| notes2   = Relays HD3
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.wkne.com/}}
{{FM station data|36834|WKNE}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|140893|W298BT}}
*{{FXL|W298BT}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|140906|W281AU}}
*{{FXL|W281AU}}
*[https://mbgradio.com/ Monadnock Broadcasting Group]
{{Bennington and Brattleboro-Keene Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in New Hampshire}}
{{Saga Communications}}
[[Category:Radio stations in New Hampshire|KNE]]
[[Category:Keene, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in New Hampshire]]
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