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KCHU

Valdez, Alaska
Broadcast area	Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area
Frequency	770 kHz
Branding	KCHU
Programming
Format	Public Radio
Affiliations	NPR, Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Terminal Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	KXKM, KXGA
History
First air date	August 2, 1986
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65232
Class	A (Clear channel)
Power	9,700 watts unlimited
Repeater(s)	88.1 MHz, 88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KCHU website

KCHU (770 AM) is a non-commercial radio station in Valdez, Alaska, United States. Through its main transmitter, two full-service FM stations, and two translators, the station covers an area the size of the state of Ohio, but with a population just over 10,000.

Overview

KCHU airs a range of public radio programming from the National Public Radio and Public Radio International networks, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The World, Democracy Now, Fresh Air, American Routes, Beale Street, and World Cafe. It also broadcasts local and state news and public affairs programs, and music programs hosted by community volunteers.

KCHU is repeated on KXKM 89.7 FM in McCarthy and KXGA 90.5 FM in Glennallen. It is also relayed by four low-power translators to widen its broadcasting area.

Original KCHU, 1975-77

The KCHU callsign was assigned earlier to a community radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas in the mid-late 1970s. The station was started by Dennis Gross and Lorenzo Milam, who had previously worked together at a pioneer community station, KDNA, in St. Louis. KCHU signed on at 90.9 FM on September 1, 1975, broadcasting an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programs. Beleaguered by debt and political infighting, the station signed off exactly two years later.

KCHU Television

The KCHU call letters were originally used on a television station licensed to San Bernardino, in Southern California, which operated on channel 18 from March 6, 1962, until June 25, 1964.

Stations

In addition to its main frequency, KCHU broadcasts on the following repeater and translator stations:

Full-power repeater stations

Translator stations

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KCHU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "Station Profile". KCHU website. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
3. ^ "Radio Analysis for Alaska". Public Telecommunications Funding Program. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
4. Lorenzo, Milam (1986). The Radio Papers: From KRAB to KCHU (PDF). San Diego, California: MHO & MHO Works. pp. 105–116. ISBN 9780917320187. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
5. Walker, Jesse (2001). Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America. New York, NY: New York University Press. pp. 109, 133. ISBN 0-8147-9381-9. Retrieved February 15, 2019. kchu.
6. Richards, K.M. "The History of UHF Television: KCHU/18, San Bernardino CA". Retrieved May 5, 2019.

External links

• KCHU official website

• Facility details for Facility ID 65232 (KCHU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCHU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 65235 (KXGA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXGA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 65236 (KXKM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXKM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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