KUCB is a non-commercial
radio station
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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
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, 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 organisation 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.
Television
KUCB also operates KUCB-LP a 10-watt low-powered television station on channel 8. 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, FCC records indicate that a station with these calls became KIAL-LP on August 5, 2005,
Report No. 491 FCC Media Bureau Call Sign Actions 16 September 2005
/ref> with KUCB-LP assigned on August 15, 2008, to Unalaska Community Broadcasting Inc. in Dutch Harbor, Alaska to replace the KIAL-LP calls. As of 2022, the station is silent.
References
External links
KUCB FM 89.7 / KUCB Channel 8 TV website
Current status of KUCB-LP in the FCC database
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KUCB-LP 8 on RECnet broadcast query
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Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Non-profit organizations based in Alaska
NPR member stations
Radio stations established in 2005
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Unalaska, Alaska
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