KHNC

KHNC
Johnstown, Colorado

Broadcast area	Fort Collins-Greeley
Frequency	1360 kHz
Branding	1360 KHNC: The Lion
Programming
Format	Conservative talk radio
Affiliations	Genesis Communications Network Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Joe Jaquint (Excursion Broadcasting Network, LLC)
History
First air date	January 1993 (1993-01)
Former call signs	KZOI (1986–1989, CP)
Technical information
Facility ID	17183
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	40°23′11″N 104°54′19″W / 40.38639°N 104.90528°W / 40.38639; -104.90528 (KHNC)
Links
Website	1360khnc.com

KHNC (1360 AM) "The Lion" is a privately owned radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format in Johnstown, Colorado, United States.

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History

KHNC began broadcasting in January 1993. It was originally owned by Donald and Sharon Wiedeman, broadcasting the same conservative talk format it has carried since.^[1] The station first gained notoriety in 1996 when the Montana Freemen called into the station during their 81-day standoff with the FBI,^[2] though the station was already airing programming that espoused conspiracy theories and railed against the "New World Order".^[3] Known initially as the "USA Patriot Network", KHNC rebranded as the "American Freedom Network" after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.^[4] Some of its programming also aired over shortwave station WWCR.^[4]

On November 29, 1997, a fire broke out at KHNC's studio base, destroying the former farm store, which also housed a magazine known as American Freedom.^[5] The blaze was started by a faulty hot plate^[2] inside the residence of Suzanne Harris and Peter Ludwell, who hosted a show on the station and lived in the building; the transmitter, located on Wiedeman's 600-acre (240 ha) farm, was not damaged.^[6]

Wiedeman died in 2015. In 2019, Joe Jaquint, who already hosted the "Patriot Radio News Hour" which aired on the station, acquired KHNC for $250,000, through his wholly-owned Patriot Trading Metals Group.^[7] Effective February 28, 2020, Jaquint transferred the station's license to Excursion Broadcasting Network, LLC, of which he is two-thirds owner.

Notes

^ "KHNC(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1995. p. B-66 (226). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Hot plate blamed for blaze". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. December 2, 1997. p. 12B. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ Harkavy, Ward (June 15, 1994). "Out of the Norm". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Harkavy, Ward (July 4, 1996). "Still Crazy After All These Years". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "Right-wing radio station gutted by Saturday fire". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. December 1, 1997. p. 1A. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ Wagner, Kyle (January 8, 1998). "A Bitter Pill". Westword. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "Deal Digest – April 11, 2019". Inside Radio. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.