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| Broadcast area | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta (Southwestern Alaska) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 640kHz |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English,Yupik languages |
| Format | Public radio, music |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio International Native Voice Communications American Indian Radio on Satellite Alaska Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bethel Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KYUK-FM,KYUK-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | May 13, 1971 (1971-05-13) |
Former frequencies | 580 kHz[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4963 |
| Class | A (formerNARBA I-N) |
| Power | 10,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 60°46′54.3″N161°53′8.3″W / 60.781750°N 161.885639°W /60.781750; -161.885639 (NAD83) |
| Translator | 91.9MHzK220EAAniak, Alaska |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.kyuk.org/ |
| Broadcast area | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta (southwestern Alaska) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.3MHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Freeform |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bethel Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KYUK (AM),KYUK-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | December 2009 (2009-12) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 172683 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 385watts |
| HAAT | 23 meters (75 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 60°47′30.3″N161°46′30.3″W / 60.791750°N 161.775083°W /60.791750; -161.775083 (NAD83) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.kyuk.org/ |
Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated, doing business as KYUK, KYUK-FM and KYUK-TV is a non-profit corporation dedicated to serving theYup'ik Eskimo and residents of populations of southwest Alaska with local, non-commercial public radio and television. KYUK is a National Public Radio and Alaska Public Radio affiliate and PBS member station through the Alaska One Public Television Network. KYUK is located inBethel, Alaska, a town situated on the banks of theKuskokwim River within the Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region of southwestern Alaska.
KYUK has maintained an archive of their programs and productions. The Archive has over 5,000 audio and video recordings from the mid-1970s to the present. The mission of the Archive is to preserve, organize, store and make accessible moving image and sound recordings produced by KYUK Television and Radio about the culture, language, history and contemporary life of Yup'ik people and residents of the region.
The contents of the Archive include local news footage, newscasts, long form documentaries and documentary production elements, instructional public affairs, feature magazine shows, and Yup'ik dance performance programs. Many programs were produced in both English and Yup'ik languages.
KYUK is anAMpublic radioclear-channel station. It is licensed for 10 kW on 640 kHz. It primarily features programming fromNational Public Radio and Native Voice One. The latter network occasionally airs a pair of network identification spots which originated from the station, featuring former news reporters Charles Enoch and Julia Jimmie. In these clips, Enoch and Jimmie reference nearbyTuntutuliak (the hometown of both), the station and its location on the Kuskokwim River.
KYUK claims to have been the first Native-owned and operated radio station in the United States when it first went on the air in 1971.
KYUK-FM is anFMpublic radio station broadcasting at 90.3MHz. It plays music with different genres at different times of day. It went on the air in Bethel in December 2009.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K220EA | 91.9 MHz FM | Aniak, Alaska | 4976 | 35 | 7 m (23 ft) | D | LMS |