Kuac Friends Group

During fy23 Kuac Friends Group supported the broadcast services of Kuac fm and tv, providing public radio and television programming throughout interior Alaska on one radio channel and six television channels to over 100,000 alaskans in the state and beyond. Kuac Friends Group supports Kuac fm and Kuac tv's ability to educate, entertain and inspire alaskans of all ages by providing programming 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year. Kuac's broadcast signals originate in fairbanks and feed fm translators in nome, tok, healy, nenana, delta junction, bettles, and eagle and tv translators in healy, nenana and delta junction. Kuac's radio channel is programmed to meet the needs of Alaska communities' diverse interests. Kuac 89.9 fm is a traditional npr news station with volunteer/locally produced music programs in the afternoon and evenings. Kuac tv broadcasts six television channels and one audio-only channel (kuac-fm) on television. Each television channel beyond the traditional pbs channel is focused on an area of interest or demographic - Kuac's "world" provides documentaries and science, Kuac's create" focuses on handicrafts, travel and cooking, Kuac's "fnx" is devoted to native american, Alaska native and world indigenous content, Kuac's "pbs kids" provides 24 hour pbs kids educational content, and finally, 360tv on Kuac's 9.9 provides Alaska legislative coverage when the Alaska state legislature is in session. In addition to traditional broadcast options, Kuac Friends Group supports the Kuac kids club with 371 members who participate in supporting Kuac kids programming, enjoy local events and celebrating birthdays on-air; produces the annual Kuac art poster which is utilized as a fundraiser to support Kuac operations; and engages in other fundraising activities to allow Kuac fm and tv to continue to provide its stellar programming options to the listening and viewing public.