KCAW

KCAW

City	Sitka, Alaska
Broadcast area	Alaska Panhandle
Branding	Raven Radio
Frequency	104.7 (MHz) (also on HD Radio)
Format	Public Radio
ERP	3,600 watts
HAAT	-186 meters
Class	A
Transmitter coordinates	57°3′13″N 135°21′7″W / 57.05361°N 135.35194°W / 57.05361; -135.35194
Owner	Raven Radio Foundation
Website	www.kcaw.org

KCAW is a non-commercial radio station in Sitka, Alaska, on 104.7 FM, which airs public radio programming. It first went on air in 1982.

History

KCAW first began daily broadcasts on the 6th of March 1982 after a sign-on broadcast on the 19th of February.^[1] During the Sitka pulp mill years, Raven Radio News broadcast opposing perspectives to those of Alaska's national representatives on the issue of resource development. The Anchorage Times, after at first defending resources developers, eventually investigated the issue and found that Raven Radio was presenting an overall unbiased account of Sitka's issues.^[2]

Programming

KCAW is Sitka's only public radio station and offers a wide variety of programming. News for the station includes local news coming from Raven Radio's two paid reporters, Southeast Alaska news from CoastAlaska, statewide news from the Alaska Public Radio Network, national news from National Public Radio, and international news from the BBC World Service. KCAW also airs a variety of American Public Media and Public Radio International programming as well as its own variety of locally produced shows, including the critically acclaimed soul and funk show, "Powerful Love".

KCAW also syndicates Encounters, a nature and wildlife-themed show hosted by Richard Nelson, statewide.

Listening area

KCAW has a large listening area, by the means of translators, which include much of the western and northern portions of the Alaska Panhandle including Sitka, Angoon, Elfin Cove and the Fairweather fishing grounds, Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, Tenakee Springs, and Yakutat. Raven Radio has roughly a 1,200-strong member base (listeners who donate money to the station).

Translators

Broadcast translators of KCAW
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
K211BG	90.1	Sitka, Alaska	55	D	FCC
K211BY	90.1	Yakutat, Alaska	250	D	FCC
K219BA	91.7	Pelican, Alaska	51	D	FCC
K220CH	91.9	Port Alexander, Alaska	37	D	FCC
K220BR	91.9	Tenakee Springs, Alaska	66	D	FCC
K221EP	92.1	Elfin Cove, Alaska	199	D	FCC
K288CZ	105.5	Angoon, Alaska	23	D	FCC
K296CX	107.1	Kake, Alaska	30	D	FCC

References

↑ Woolsey, Robert (6 March 2012). "Newscast: Tue Mar 6, 2012". Raven Radio. Sitka, Alaska. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
↑ Woolsey, Robert (6 March 2012). "Rich & Suzi McClear: Community radio "is the future", Part III". Raven Radio. Sitka, Alaska. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

External links

Official site

Query the FCC's FM station database for KCAW

Radio-Locator information on KCAW

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KCAW

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