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| Broadcast area | Alaska Panhandle |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 104.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Raven Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raven Radio Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | March 6, 1982 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,600 watts |
| HAAT | -186 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 57°3′13″N135°21′7″W / 57.05361°N 135.35194°W |
| Links | |
| 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.
KCAW first began daily broadcasts on 6 March 1982 after a sign-on broadcast on 19 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]
Original materials from KCAW have been contributed to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. [3]
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.
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).
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K288CZ | 105.5 | Angoon, Alaska | 55221 | D | 23 |
| K221EP | 92.1 | Elfin Cove, Alaska | 141875 | D | 199 |
| K296CX | 107.1 | Kake, Alaska | 55218 | D | 30 |
| K219BA | 91.7 | Pelican, Alaska | 55222 | D | 51 |
| K220CH | 91.9 | Port Alexander, Alaska | 55215 | D | 37 |
| K211BG | 90.1 | Sitka, Alaska | 55219 | D | 55 |
| K220BR | 91.9 | Tenakee Springs, Alaska | 55212 | D | 66 |
| K211BY | 90.1 | Yakutat, Alaska | 55217 | D | 250 |
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