Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated

KYUK
Broadcast areaYukon–Kuskokwim Delta (Southwestern Alaska)
Frequency640 kHz
Programming
Language(s)English, Yupik languages
FormatPublic radio, music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio International
Native Voice Communications
American Indian Radio on Satellite
Alaska Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerBethel Broadcasting, Inc.
KYUK-FM, KYUK-TV
History
First air date
May 13, 1971 (1971-05-13)
Former frequencies
580 kHz[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4963
ClassA (former NARBA I-N)
Power10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
60°46′54.3″N 161°53′8.3″W / 60.781750°N 161.885639°W / 60.781750; -161.885639 (NAD83)
Translator(s)91.9 MHz K220EA Aniak, Alaska
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kyuk.org/
KYUK-FM
Broadcast areaYukon–Kuskokwim Delta (southwestern Alaska)
Frequency90.3 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatFreeform
Ownership
OwnerBethel Broadcasting, Inc.
KYUK (AM), KYUK-TV
History
First air date
December 2009 (2009-12)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID172683
ClassA
Power385 watts
HAAT23 meters (75 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
60°47′30.3″N 161°46′30.3″W / 60.791750°N 161.775083°W / 60.791750; -161.775083 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kyuk.org/

Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated, doing business as KYUK, KYUK-FM and KYUK-TV is a non-profit corporation dedicated to serving the Yup'ik Eskimo and residents of populations of southwest Alaska with local, non-commercial public radio and television. KYUK is a National Public Radio and Alaska Public Radio affiliate and PBS member station through the Alaska One Public Television Network. KYUK is located in Bethel, Alaska a town situated on the banks of the Kuskokwim River within the Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region of southwestern Alaska.

KYUK has maintained an archive of their programs and productions. The Archive has over 5,000 audio and video recordings from the mid-1970s to the present. The mission of the Archive is to preserve, organize, store and make accessible moving image and sound recordings produced by KYUK Television and Radio about the culture, language, history and contemporary life of Yup'ik people and residents of the region.

The contents of the Archive include local news footage, newscasts, long form documentaries and documentary production elements, instructional public affairs, feature magazine shows, and Yup'ik dance performance programs. Many programs were produced in both English and Yup'ik languages.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Elaine, ed. (1975). Alaska Blue Book (Second ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 157.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYUK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYUK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.