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| Broadcast area | Eastlake,South Lake Union,Queen Anne neighborhoods ofSeattle[2][3] |
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| Frequency | 104.9MHz |
| Branding | "Hollow Earth Radio" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Freeform Variety[4] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hollow Earth Radio[1] |
| History | |
First air date | September 20,2017[3] |
Former call signs | KGUT-LP (2014-2015[5] |
| Technical information[6] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 195500 |
| Class | L1 |
| Power | 15watts |
| HAAT | 78 meters (256 ft)[1] |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hollowearthradio.org |
KHUH-LP is aFreeform andVariety formattedbroadcastradio station.[4] The station is licensed toSeattle, Washington and serving theEastlake,South Lake Union, andQueen Anne neighborhoods of Seattle inWashington.[1][2][3] KHUH-LP is owned and operated by Hollow Earth Radio.[1]
Hollow Earth Radio was launched on January 1, 2007, as a community-based Internet radio station, operating from the attic of co-founders Amber Kai Morgan and Garrett Kelly.[7] After establishing itself within the Seattle music community,[8] the station was approved for an LPFM broadcast license by the FCC in 2014,[1][3] and after a successful fundraising campaign began broadcasting at 104.9 FM on September 20, 2017,[1][3] transmitting from the station's studios at 2018a East Union Street in Seattle'sCherry Hill neighborhood.[1][3]
In 2021,The Wire named Hollow Earth Radio one of its "100 essential stations and programmes" in its JulyRadio Activity issue, the only broadcaster in the Pacific Northwest to receive that distinction.[9] That same year, Hollow Earth Radio was voted "Best Seattle Radio Station" bySeattle Gay News.[10]
In early 2022, Hollow Earth Radio announced that it had vacated its studio space in Seattle's Central District, and was actively looking for a new space for studio production and event hosting.[11]
As of September 2023, Hollow Earth Radio has moved into the renovated Black Lodge space in theEastlake neighbourhood of Seattle.
KHUH-LP describes its programming as "a forum for underrepresented music, sounds and perspectives" and "local music, found sound, paranormal encounters, crank calls, dreams, etc."[12][13]
In May 2018, Hollow Earth Radio played host to some of the interviews that were featured in theKING5 series "Priced Out", which "chronicl[ed] the rising cost of living in Seattle and its impact on middle class families", along with longtime businesses.[14]
Notable programs includeUrban Mutant Radio, hosted by DJ BLeeK and featuring independent rock and alternative musicians,Radio Eclectus, an avant-garde music program hosted by Michael Schell, anddead rat-titude, hosted by the students ofNova High School and featuring a wide variety of topics from live in-studio performances to conversations about pop culture.