KUCB is a non-commercial radio station in Unalaska, Alaska, broadcasting on 89.7 FM. It signed on in October 2008 to replace KIAL 1450 AM. KUCB generally broadcasts local programming, plus programming from National Public Radio, Native Voice One and Alaska Public Radio. The KIAL radio and television stations were formerly owned by the municipality of Unalaska; due to municipal cutbacks they now operate as an independent non-profit organization dependent largely on individual donors. Shortly after its sell-off, KIAL, which only broadcast at 50 watts, moved to the FM dial as KUCB, with a stronger signal.
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| Broadcast area | Alaska Bush |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KUCB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 171909 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 660 watts |
| HAAT | −94 meters (−308 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 53°52′31.7″N 166°32′31.9″W / 53.875472°N 166.542194°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | kucb.org |
| Television station | |
| KUCB-LD | |
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| Channels | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 8 (VHF, 1977–2021) |
| Technical information[2] | |
| Facility ID | 68756 |
| ERP | 7 watts |
| HAAT | −81 meters (−266 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 53°52′31.7″N 166°32′31.9″W / 53.875472°N 166.542194°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Television
editKUCB also operates KUCB-LD, a 7-watt low-power television station on channel 8 in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The majority of the channel's schedule consists of a community bulletin board, although several hours of locally produced programs are also shown. While some sources identify the station as K08IW,[3] FCC records indicate that a station with these calls became KIAL-LP on August 5, 2005,[4] with KUCB-LP assigned on August 15, 2008. As of 2022[update], the station was silent.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUCB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUCB-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Southwest Alaskan Municipal Conference - Infrastructure Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Report No. 491 FCC Media Bureau Call Sign Actions 16 September 2005
External links
edit- KUCB FM 89.7 / KUCB Channel 8 TV website
- Current status of KUCB-LP in the FCC database
- Facility details for Facility ID 171909 (KUCB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KUCB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KUCB-LP 8 on RECnet broadcast query
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