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KUAC (FM)

January 01, 1970

KUAC is a non-commercial FM radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska, broadcasting at 89.9 MHz. The station is operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It debuted on October 2, 1962, originally at 104.9 MHz, as Alaska's first non-commercial radio station and second FM station (after KNIK in Anchorage).

KUAC
Broadcast areaFairbanks, Alaska
Frequency89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKUAC 89.9 FM
Programming
FormatPublic Radio, News/Talk, Classical
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Alaska
KUAC-TV
History
First air date
October 1, 1962 (at 104.9 FM)
Former frequencies
104.9 MHz (1962–1968)
104.7 MHz (1968–1998)[1]
Call sign meaning
University of Alaska College
Technical information
Facility ID85347
ClassC
ERP38,000 watts
HAAT506 meters (1,660 ft)
Translator(s)see below
Links
WebcastKUAC Webstream
Websitekuac.org

KUAC airs public radio programming, primarily from National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media, as well as other sources, such as the Alaska Public Radio Network. In keeping with its roots, numerous multi-hour blocks of classical and jazz musics are programmed throughout the schedule, as well as programs focusing on more modern genres such as Afropop Worldwide, Beale Street Caravan, Hearts of Space, Mountain Stage and World Cafe. The station has an extensive pool of volunteers, who produce many hours of locally originated programming per week, mostly in the evenings and on weekends.

History edit

On October 1, 1962,[2] the University of Alaska Fairbanks launched KUAC, the first public radio station in the state of Alaska and the first FM in Interior Alaska,[3] at 104.9 FM. It replaced an older carrier current station on the campus.[4] Despite being the first—and for years, the only—FM station in the region, listenership was high, and ownership of FM radios in Fairbanks was above the national average by 1967.[5] With no other public stations in the state, some KUAC output, such as the newspaper editorial roundup Alaska's Opinions, was duplicated onto tapes and sent out to commercial stations statewide.[6]

KUAC-FM began broadcasting in stereo in January 1968, more than a month later than planned, after strong demand for stereo radio equipment prompted manufacturers to be backlogged on orders.[7] Later that year, the station moved to 104.7 MHz[8] and increased the effective radiated power of its transmitter, then located atop the Student Union Building, to 10,500 watts.[9]

KUAC broadcast mostly classical music, news and talk programming, as well as other educational features such as recorded classes on tape for elementary school students.[10] As part of the launch of KUAC-TV channel 9 in 1971, the station moved from its original home in Constitution Hall to newer, larger studios in the university's Fine Arts Complex.[11] (The Constitution Hall studios would be used to launch carrier current campus station KMPS, a predecessor to KSUA.[12]) KUAC joined National Public Radio and began airing All Things Considered that August; the program was fed to Fairbanks by a satellite link from Stanford University via the ATS-1 communications satellite.[13] Other news and music programs were sent to KUAC on midnight Pan Am flights from Oregon.[14] The station also had to survive budget cuts in 1986 that threatened to end the entire UAF broadcasting operation.[15]

KUAC also began to expand its coverage into remote areas of the state. This often required innovative engineering solutions. In 1985, a translator was set up to serve Central, Circle and Circle Hot Springs; as grid power was not available at the transmitter site, the facility ran off solar power and was equipped with batteries, allowing it to run during the dark Alaskan winters.[16] In November 1997, KUAC began to air in Nome.[17]

Until 1982, the portion of the FM band below 100 MHz, including the typical noncommercial educational reserved band of 88–92 MHz, was reserved in Alaska for telecommunications purposes.[18] As a result, KUAC, as well as other public radio stations in Alaska such as KSKA, operated on licenses that, if sold, could be converted to commercial operation. In 1995, the station landed a $178,000 federal grant to build a new, more powerful facility broadcasting with 38,000 watts at 89.9 MHz—in the reserved band—atop the Ester Dome.[19] By comparison, the 104.7 facility was atop the shorter Bender Mountain at 10,000 watts.[20] 89.9 MHz, initially bearing the call letters KUAB, came to air in April 1997, maintaining public radio service while the studio-transmitter link to the 104.7 transmitter on Bender Mountain was broken.[21]

The new facility in the reserved band opened up the ability for the University of Alaska Fairbanks to sell the 104.7 license to a commercial buyer. Capstar, a forerunner to iHeartMedia, acquired the 104.7 license for $205,000 in February 1998.[22] On June 22, that frequency became a commercial alternative rock outlet known as "The Edge";[23] its call letters changed to KKED on July 10.[24]

Since the 2010s, KUAC has contended with years of budget cuts from the state government. Between 2012 and 2017, university funding for the station declined by 56 percent. The station has responded with multiple rounds of staff and service cutbacks. The station eliminated its program director role in 2014.[25] In 2017, KUAC cut ties with the Alaska Public Radio Network—an action contemplated previously—and ceased broadcasting in HD Radio.[26] In 2019, further cuts—from the state, which eliminated all direct funding to public broadcasting, and at the university[27]—prompted the discontinuation of several multicast services by KUAC radio and television.[28] In order to keep the stations in operation, the university forgave an $800,000 loan used to rebuild the radio antenna and update television master control equipment.[29] Other difficulties have come from operating in Alaska's winters: in 2012, a thick layer of ice and snow coated the tower and the antennas on top of it, weakening the station's signal.[30]

Digital television rebroadcast edit

KUAC FM broadcasts on sister station KUAC-TV on channel 9.6.

Channel Programming
9.1 Main KUAC-TV programming / PBS
9.2 World
9.3 Create
9.4 UAF TV/First Nations Experience
9.5 PBS Kids
9.6 KUAC FM

Translators edit

Broadcast translators for KUAC
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) Class FCC info
K226AY 93.1 FM Bettles, Alaska 60 D FMQ
K219AQ 91.7 FM Delta Junction, Alaska 125 D FMQ
K219DM 91.7 FM Eagle, Alaska 155 D FMQ
K269AD 101.7 FM Healy, Alaska 50 D FMQ
K216AN 91.1 FM Nenana, Alaska 43 D FMQ
K217CK 91.3 FM Nome, Alaska 188 D FMQ
K216DT 91.1 FM Tok, Alaska 187 D FMQ

References edit

  1. ^ Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.
  2. ^ "Radio Station Opening at UA". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. October 1, 1962. p. 9. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Tarnai, Nancy (September 29, 2017). "KUAC celebrates 55 years of service". University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "University Asking Permit For FM Broadcast Station". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. February 1, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ^ University of Alaska (February 25, 1967). "News Release: Campus Radio Finds Out Who's Listening". Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via KUAC Scrapbook.
  6. ^ "Editorials aired over KUAC's Alaska's opinions". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. October 10, 1970. p. A-10. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "KUAC-FM Starts Stereo This Week". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. January 6, 1968. p. 9. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "University Radio Station Gets Transmitting Boost". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. July 5, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. ^ FCC History Cards for KKED (as KUAC)
  10. ^ Duncan, Diana (November 7, 1968). "Radio Making Inroad On Classroom Work". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "KUAC begins move to new Fine Arts studios". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. April 24, 1971. p. A-8. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Brooks, Gary (October 1, 1971). "TV and radio stations to be on air this fall". Polar Star. Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via KUAC Scrapbook.
  13. ^ "KUAC receives satellite feed". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. August 28, 1971. p. Entertainment A-1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  14. ^ Stricker, Julie (October 20, 2012). "50 years of KUAC: Alaska's second FM station first broadcast in October 1962". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
  15. ^ Whitaker, Wilda J. (July 30, 1986). "Cuts could close curtain on KUAC". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. pp. 1, 8.
  16. ^ Izzo Roth, Frances (January 1986). "Sun power boosts signal to Central and Circle". UA Magazine. pp. 32, 33. Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via KUAC Scrapbook.
  17. ^ "Nome to Acquire Public Radio". Sitka Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. October 28, 1997. p. 5. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  18. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 25, 1982. p. 106. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  19. ^ Cole, Dermot (September 25, 1995). "KUAC gears up". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. p. B-1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  20. ^ Lillie, Erin (October 27, 1997). "Dogs get top billing at fund drive". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  21. ^ Cole, Dermot (April 15, 1997). "KUAC moves frequency". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. B-1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  22. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 6, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  23. ^ Jones, Patricia (July 12, 1998). "New radio station takes rock to the Edge". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. pp. D-1, D-2. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  24. ^ FCC (July 10, 1998). "Mass Media Bureau Call Sign Actions". Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  25. ^ Allen, Sam (September 4, 2014). "KUAC Drops Program Director". Sun Star. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  26. ^ Granger, Erin (August 8, 2017). "KUAC braces for sixth year of budget cuts". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. A4. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  27. ^ Downing, Suzanne (October 20, 2019). "UAF cost savings include big cut to KUAC public radio, TV". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  28. ^ "KUAC to discontinue five channels". KUAC. September 11, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  29. ^ "Programming Changes". KUAC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  30. ^ Cole, Dermot (December 16, 2012). "Rain, snow and warm weather play havoc with KUAC radio signal". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. B1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • KUAC in the FCC FM station database
  • KUAC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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KUAC is a non commercial FM radio station in Fairbanks Alaska broadcasting at 89 9 MHz The station is operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks It debuted on October 2 1962 originally at 104 9 MHz as Alaska s first non commercial radio station and second FM station after KNIK in Anchorage KUACBroadcast areaFairbanks AlaskaFrequency89 9 MHz HD Radio BrandingKUAC 89 9 FMProgrammingFormatPublic Radio News Talk ClassicalAffiliationsNational Public Radio Public Radio International American Public Media Classical 24 XPoNential Radio BBC World ServiceOwnershipOwnerUniversity of AlaskaSister stationsKUAC TVHistoryFirst air dateOctober 1 1962 at 104 9 FM Former frequencies104 9 MHz 1962 1968 104 7 MHz 1968 1998 1 Call sign meaningUniversity of Alaska CollegeTechnical informationFacility ID85347ClassCERP38 000 wattsHAAT506 meters 1 660 ft Translator s see belowLinksWebcastKUAC WebstreamWebsitekuac org KUAC airs public radio programming primarily from National Public Radio Public Radio International and American Public Media as well as other sources such as the Alaska Public Radio Network In keeping with its roots numerous multi hour blocks of classical and jazz musics are programmed throughout the schedule as well as programs focusing on more modern genres such as Afropop Worldwide Beale Street Caravan Hearts of Space Mountain Stage and World Cafe The station has an extensive pool of volunteers who produce many hours of locally originated programming per week mostly in the evenings and on weekends Contents 1 History 2 Digital television rebroadcast 3 Translators 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOn October 1 1962 2 the University of Alaska Fairbanks launched KUAC the first public radio station in the state of Alaska and the first FM in Interior Alaska 3 at 104 9 FM It replaced an older carrier current station on the campus 4 Despite being the first and for years the only FM station in the region listenership was high and ownership of FM radios in Fairbanks was above the national average by 1967 5 With no other public stations in the state some KUAC output such as the newspaper editorial roundup Alaska s Opinions was duplicated onto tapes and sent out to commercial stations statewide 6 KUAC FM began broadcasting in stereo in January 1968 more than a month later than planned after strong demand for stereo radio equipment prompted manufacturers to be backlogged on orders 7 Later that year the station moved to 104 7 MHz 8 and increased the effective radiated power of its transmitter then located atop the Student Union Building to 10 500 watts 9 KUAC broadcast mostly classical music news and talk programming as well as other educational features such as recorded classes on tape for elementary school students 10 As part of the launch of KUAC TV channel 9 in 1971 the station moved from its original home in Constitution Hall to newer larger studios in the university s Fine Arts Complex 11 The Constitution Hall studios would be used to launch carrier current campus station KMPS a predecessor to KSUA 12 KUAC joined National Public Radio and began airing All Things Considered that August the program was fed to Fairbanks by a satellite link from Stanford University via the ATS 1 communications satellite 13 Other news and music programs were sent to KUAC on midnight Pan Am flights from Oregon 14 The station also had to survive budget cuts in 1986 that threatened to end the entire UAF broadcasting operation 15 KUAC also began to expand its coverage into remote areas of the state This often required innovative engineering solutions In 1985 a translator was set up to serve Central Circle and Circle Hot Springs as grid power was not available at the transmitter site the facility ran off solar power and was equipped with batteries allowing it to run during the dark Alaskan winters 16 In November 1997 KUAC began to air in Nome 17 Until 1982 the portion of the FM band below 100 MHz including the typical noncommercial educational reserved band of 88 92 MHz was reserved in Alaska for telecommunications purposes 18 As a result KUAC as well as other public radio stations in Alaska such as KSKA operated on licenses that if sold could be converted to commercial operation In 1995 the station landed a 178 000 federal grant to build a new more powerful facility broadcasting with 38 000 watts at 89 9 MHz in the reserved band atop the Ester Dome 19 By comparison the 104 7 facility was atop the shorter Bender Mountain at 10 000 watts 20 89 9 MHz initially bearing the call letters KUAB came to air in April 1997 maintaining public radio service while the studio transmitter link to the 104 7 transmitter on Bender Mountain was broken 21 The new facility in the reserved band opened up the ability for the University of Alaska Fairbanks to sell the 104 7 license to a commercial buyer Capstar a forerunner to iHeartMedia acquired the 104 7 license for 205 000 in February 1998 22 On June 22 that frequency became a commercial alternative rock outlet known as The Edge 23 its call letters changed to KKED on July 10 24 Since the 2010s KUAC has contended with years of budget cuts from the state government Between 2012 and 2017 university funding for the station declined by 56 percent The station has responded with multiple rounds of staff and service cutbacks The station eliminated its program director role in 2014 25 In 2017 KUAC cut ties with the Alaska Public Radio Network an action contemplated previously and ceased broadcasting in HD Radio 26 In 2019 further cuts from the state which eliminated all direct funding to public broadcasting and at the university 27 prompted the discontinuation of several multicast services by KUAC radio and television 28 In order to keep the stations in operation the university forgave an 800 000 loan used to rebuild the radio antenna and update television master control equipment 29 Other difficulties have come from operating in Alaska s winters in 2012 a thick layer of ice and snow coated the tower and the antennas on top of it weakening the station s signal 30 Digital television rebroadcast editKUAC FM broadcasts on sister station KUAC TV on channel 9 6 Channel Programming 9 1 Main KUAC TV programming PBS 9 2 World 9 3 Create 9 4 UAF TV First Nations Experience 9 5 PBS Kids 9 6 KUAC FMTranslators editBroadcast translators for KUAC Call sign Frequency City of license ERP W Class FCC info K226AY 93 1 FM Bettles Alaska 60 D FMQ K219AQ 91 7 FM Delta Junction Alaska 125 D FMQ K219DM 91 7 FM Eagle Alaska 155 D FMQ K269AD 101 7 FM Healy Alaska 50 D FMQ K216AN 91 1 FM Nenana Alaska 43 D FMQ K217CK 91 3 FM Nome Alaska 188 D FMQ K216DT 91 1 FM Tok Alaska 187 D FMQReferences edit Mitchell Elaine B ed 1973 Alaska Blue Book First ed Juneau Alaska Department of Education Division of State Libraries p 135 Radio Station Opening at UA Fairbanks Daily News Miner October 1 1962 p 9 Retrieved June 16 2020 Tarnai Nancy September 29 2017 KUAC celebrates 55 years of service University of Alaska Fairbanks Retrieved June 30 2020 University Asking Permit For FM Broadcast Station Fairbanks Daily News Miner February 1 1962 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2020 University of Alaska February 25 1967 News Release Campus Radio Finds Out Who s Listening Retrieved June 16 2020 via KUAC Scrapbook Editorials aired over KUAC s Alaska s opinions Fairbanks Daily News Miner October 10 1970 p A 10 Retrieved June 16 2020 KUAC FM Starts Stereo This Week Fairbanks Daily News Miner January 6 1968 p 9 Retrieved June 16 2020 University Radio Station Gets Transmitting Boost Fairbanks Daily News Miner July 5 1968 p 6 Retrieved June 16 2020 FCC History Cards for KKED as KUAC Duncan Diana November 7 1968 Radio Making Inroad On Classroom Work Fairbanks Daily News Miner p 3 Retrieved June 16 2020 KUAC begins move to new Fine Arts studios Fairbanks Daily News Miner April 24 1971 p A 8 Retrieved June 16 2020 Brooks Gary October 1 1971 TV and radio stations to be on air this fall Polar Star Retrieved June 16 2020 via KUAC Scrapbook KUAC receives satellite feed Fairbanks Daily News Miner August 28 1971 p Entertainment A 1 Retrieved June 16 2020 Stricker Julie October 20 2012 50 years of KUAC Alaska s second FM station first broadcast in October 1962 Fairbanks Daily News Miner Whitaker Wilda J July 30 1986 Cuts could close curtain on KUAC Fairbanks Daily News Miner pp 1 8 Izzo Roth Frances January 1986 Sun power boosts signal to Central and Circle UA Magazine pp 32 33 Retrieved June 16 2020 via KUAC Scrapbook Nome to Acquire Public Radio Sitka Daily Sentinel Associated Press October 28 1997 p 5 Retrieved June 16 2020 For the Record PDF Broadcasting January 25 1982 p 106 Retrieved May 31 2020 Cole Dermot September 25 1995 KUAC gears up Fairbanks Daily News Miner p B 1 Retrieved June 16 2020 Lillie Erin October 27 1997 Dogs get top billing at fund drive Fairbanks Daily News Miner pp B1 B2 Retrieved June 16 2020 Cole Dermot April 15 1997 KUAC moves frequency Fairbanks Daily News Miner p B 1 Retrieved June 16 2020 Transactions PDF Radio amp Records February 6 1998 p 6 Retrieved June 16 2020 Jones Patricia July 12 1998 New radio station takes rock to the Edge Fairbanks Daily News Miner pp D 1 D 2 Retrieved June 16 2020 FCC July 10 1998 Mass Media Bureau Call Sign Actions Retrieved June 16 2020 Allen Sam September 4 2014 KUAC Drops Program Director Sun Star Retrieved June 16 2020 Granger Erin August 8 2017 KUAC braces for sixth year of budget cuts Fairbanks Daily News Miner p A4 Retrieved June 16 2020 Downing Suzanne October 20 2019 UAF cost savings include big cut to KUAC public radio TV Must Read Alaska Retrieved June 16 2020 KUAC to discontinue five channels KUAC September 11 2019 Retrieved June 16 2020 Programming Changes KUAC Retrieved June 16 2020 Cole Dermot December 16 2012 Rain snow and warm weather play havoc with KUAC radio signal Fairbanks Daily News Miner p B1 Retrieved June 16 2020 External links editOfficial website KUAC in the FCC FM station database KUAC in Nielsen Audio s FM station database 64 52 47 N 148 03 17 W 64 8798 N 148 0547 W 64 8798 148 0547 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KUAC FM amp oldid 1140852142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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