KNHD

{{short description|Radio station in Camden, Arkansas}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KNHD
| logo             =
| logo_size        = 
| city             = [[Camden, Arkansas]]
| area             = 
| branding         = ''SonLife Radio''
| airdate          = August 8, 1963
| frequency        = 1450 [[Kilohertz|kHz]]
| format           = [[Christian Radio]]
| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| erp              = 
| haat             = 
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 27124
| callsign_meaning = 
| former_callsigns = 
| owner            = Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
| licensee         = 
| sister_stations  = 
| webcast          = [https://sonlifetv.com/listen.html Listen Live]
| website          = https://sonlifetv.com/
| affiliations     = [[SonLife Broadcasting Network]] 
}}

'''KNHD''' (1450 [[kHz]]) is a [[Christian radio]] [[radio station|station]] licensed to [[Camden, Arkansas]] and owned by Family Worship Center Church, Inc. It is also heard at 97.9 FM, through translator K250BQ.

==History==
The station began broadcasting on August 8, 1963, and held the call sign KJWH.<ref name="BCYearbook1971">''[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1971/Section-B-Radio-Broadcasting-Yearbook-1971-11.pdf 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1971. p. B-13. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref name="BB12763">Sachs, Bill. "[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-12-07.pdf With the Country Jockeys]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. December 7, 1963. pp. 12, 14. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> It was originally owned by Ouachita Valley Radio Corporation and aired [[pop music|pop]] and [[country music]].<ref name="BB12763"/><ref name="HistoryCards">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=41541 History Cards for KNHD], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref>

In 1986, the station was sold to Gary Coates for $270,000.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1987/RR-1987-10-23.pdf Transactions]", ''[[Radio & Records]]''. October 23, 1987. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> The station aired an [[urban contemporary]] format in the late 1980s.<ref name="BCYearbook1989">''[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/BC-YB-1989-All-Radio.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 1989. p. B-19. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> The station was silent in the early 1990s and returned to the air in 1992, with its call sign changed to KOSG and airing a [[southern gospel]] format under the new ownership of Hi-Top Broadcasting.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=581892 Application Search Details – File Number: BLSTA-19910708AAA], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1992-10.pdf Format Changes]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 9, No. 41. October 14, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref name="CallSign">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=27124&Callsign=KNHD27124 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1992/BC-1992-07-20.pdf Ownership Changes]", ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]''. July 20, 1992. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> In 1994, the station adopted an [[oldies]] format, but in 1996 it returned to airing a southern gospel format.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1994-07.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 11, No. 29. July 20, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-03.pdf Format Changes]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 13, No. 11. March 13, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> In 1997, it was sold to New Horizon Ventures for $30,000, and its call sign was changed to KNHD.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-11-22.pdf Transactions]", ''[[Radio & Records]]''. November 22, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref><ref name="CallSign"/> In 2002, the station was sold to Family Worship Center Church.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-01-25.pdf Jimmy Swaggart Buys In Texarkana]", ''[[Radio & Records]]''. January 25, 2002. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref>

==Translator==
KNHD is also heard on an [[FM translator]] at 97.9 [[MHz]].
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign        = KNHD
|call1           = K250BQ
|freq1           = 97.9
|fid1            = 106622
|watts1          = 250
|haat1           = 46
|class1          = D
|city1           = Camden, Arkansas
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{AM station data|KNHD}}

{{El Dorado Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Christian radio stations in Arkansas|NHD]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1963]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Camden, Arkansas]]