KBRW-FM is a non-commercial
radio station
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in
Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Utqiagvik ( ik, Utqiaġvik; , , formerly known as Barrow ()) is the borough seat and largest city of the North Slope Borough, Alaska, North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located north of the Arctic Circle, it is one of the List of ...
, broadcasting on 91.9 MHz
FM, and is located at 1695 Okpik Street, in a building that also contains studios for
KBRW/680. The FM station airs
public radio
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programming from the
National Public Radio
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and
WFMT
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networks. KBRW-FM also airs locally originated programming.
KBRW-FM broadcasts in stereo from a single transmitter and antenna located in Barrow, Alaska, and does not employ translator/relay stations or internet streaming.
KBRW-FM is licensed to broadcast in the
HD (hybrid) format.
KBRW's format is a variety of public radio, public and native affairs, religious programming, and popular music.
Gallery
Barrow Radio.jpg, The station's studios in Barrow
Dan Sullivan on KBRW.jpg, Senator Dan Sullivan Dan, Danny, or Daniel Sullivan may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Daniel J. Sullivan (born 1940), American film and theater director
* Daniel G. Sullivan, American screenwriter
* Dan Sullivan (musician), indie rock musician
* Dan Panic, Amer ...
in the studio at KBRW in 2017
References
External links
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NPR member stations
Native American radio
North Slope Borough, Alaska
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Utqiagvik, Alaska
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