The license for KIYU 910 Galena, Alaska has been officially handed in and
deleted. Big River Public Broadcasting has largely had it off much of the
last 12 years or so. You can apply for Class D FM licenses in Alaska at
anytime without waiting for a filing window and that's what big River did
because KIYU 910 was not on the power grid and fuel was $ 6-7 a gallon for
the generator to power the AM transmitter. They'd spent many years trying
to economically find ways to revive it and keep it on the air, but even
with a financially responsible and technically capable GM, they weren't
able to do it.. I was a small part of the team that tried to help revive it.
The AM covered 30-40 miles by day and maybe a bit farther at night . Now
they have 11 Class D FM licenses.. to give you an example of how small some
of these villages are, 50 Watts at -387 feet more then covers the village
the transmitter is in.
The FM transmitter sites are at health clinics, fire departments, town
halls, etc with an fm transmitter, a box specifically made to receive an
internet feed and satelitte internet.
I credit former GM Brian Landrum with helping get KIYU into the sound
technical and financial shape its in today. He was my boss while I was
there and that was one of my most rewarding and challenging jobs I ever had
while also being a fun learning expierience
Paul Walker
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