KUAC FM off the air for upgrades July 22-28
KUAC FM will be off the air for about a week, beginning the afternoon of July 22,
to install a new transmitter and antenna on Ester Dome. The work will increase the
public radio station鈥檚 reliability and on-air consistency.
鈥淲e would like to stress that taking KUAC FM off the air is necessary in order to
complete the project and has nothing to do with the current state budget situation,鈥
said Keith Martin, KUAC general manager.
During construction, listeners will be able to receive KUAC FM by livestreaming at
KUAC.org on their computers, smartphones or tablets. They may also tune into KUAC
TV 9.6, use the NPR app on their smartphones or tablets, or ask their smart speakers
to play KUAC.
The equipment to be replaced is over 23 years old and is beyond its life expectancy. The new equipment will make KUAC FM less susceptible to weather-related problems and power outages.
In addition to Fairbanks and areas nearby, the communities of Nenana, Delta Junction and Healy will be affected by the outage because their translators rebroadcast a signal from the transmitter on Ester Dome. Bettles, Eagle, Nome and Tok will still receive KUAC FM over the air, as their translators are fed via satellite.
Members of the public may find information throughout the construction by visiting KUAC.org and following KUAC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. KUAC is a service of the 探花精选 Fairbanks.