KDLG is a non-commercial, public and community

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Dillingham, Alaska Dillingham ( esu, Curyung; russian: Диллингхем ), also known as Curyung, is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1963, it is an important commercial fishing port on Nushagak Bay. As of the 2020 c ...

, broadcasting on 670 AM. Station programming includes a mix of nationally available

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shows,

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and local news, and music. It came on the air in 1975. KDLG is a Class A station broadcasting on the

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frequency of 670 kHz. Like most public broadcasters, the station seeks contributions from listeners via annual fund-drives but, unlike most, does not give those contributors a direct vote on the management or programming of the station. The broadcasting license and management is entirely held by the Dillingham Public School District. The station features services unique to the community, such as radio programs like ''Open Line'', a call-in show; ''Bristol Bay Messenger'', a messaging service for listeners in remote areas; the ''Trading Post'', an on-air classifieds of items for sale or trade; and ''Economic Opportunities'', which lists job openings by private employers and fishermen — as well as syndicated programs such as the weekly

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show "

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." Programming is repeated on co-owned KIGG in Igiugig and KTOG in Togiak, and on KNSA in

Unalakleet Unalakleet ( ; ik, Uŋalaqłiq, ; russian: Уналаклит) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, in the western part of the state. At the 2010 census the population was 688, down from 747 in 2000. Unalakleet is known in the ...

, a station owned by Unalakleet Broadcasting:

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