There can be anywhere from 30 to 100 volunteers at one time, normally managed by 6-9 paid student staff members (depending on the needs at the time). The General Manager in turn is reviewed by the Media Board. In 2013 they still worked in local radio but at different stations. For more information, contact Ronnie Houchin, ASUAF advisor and office manager, at rshouchin@alaska.edu or 474-5153. During its downtime, SMI was dissolved, and the license for KSUA was transferred to the UA Board of Regents, to be held in trust for the students of UAF. The licensee was called Student Media, Inc. (SMI). The early KSUA operated with relative autonomy, with few direct ties to the university, as a culture had existed since the 1940s at UAF of providing student services independent of the university. UA is committed to providing accessible websites. Because noncommercial stations have an educational mission, whose contours have been left unspecified, the FCC has never adopted public interest programming rules for noncommercial stations, such as requiring that a certain amount of airtime be dedicated to local news. I’m glad to see this change and wish it could have occurred over 20 years ago. KSUA staff decided to suspend in-studio shows in order to protect volunteers and staff. The Wood Center scheduling office will coordinate with users who have reserved space in Wood Center to minimize the impact to events as much as possible. Telling, Channon Price, Radio, Public Service Announcement, Single Entry, Student Division, Radio, Uniquely Alaskan Program, Single Entry, Student Division, Radio, Best Spot that never aired, Student Division, Chip Brookes, Isaac Paris, Shaleesha Ferrari, H.B. As Fairbanks's radio market expanded with more new stations in the early 1990s, acute financial troubles began to plague KSUA. Your email address will not be published. The format and content of each show was left largely up to the DJ of that show. Follow UAF on Pinterest UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual. Together with the concert board, UAF’s student media programs offer volunteer, employment and leadership opportunities for dozens of students. Construction has begun in Wood Center to create a new, shared office space for KSUA, the Sun Star and the concert board.

Follow UAF on Tumblr KSUA (currently on 91.5 FM) is a college radio station broadcasting a non-commercial educational format. Veteran broadcaster Bruce Cech is the play-by-play announcer for all Nanook hockey games. KSUA is the only radio station to provide Nanook hockey game coverage as no commercial radio station throughout the Fairbanks radio market airs their games. When first on the air in 1984, it was one of a few commercially licensed college stations.

Being an old KSUA GM (in charge at the time of the 103.9 to 91.5 change over), I always thought that the broadcast studio should be over in Wood Center. [14] D.J. The Journal of College Radio, Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc., October 1972 Page 24, Musings about college radio and independent music - November 14, 2008 Interview with Matthew Schroder, who worked years as a staffer and now is the new General Manager of KSUA-FM, KSUA dominates student division of Alaska Broadcasters Association awards, which has existed since 2001, http://www.liveonlineradio.net/alaska/ksua-fm-2.htm, https://transition.fcc.gov/osp/inc-report/INoC-31-Nonprofit-Media.pdf, http://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/buildings/constitution-hall-(uaf)/, https://news.uaf.edu/kuac-marks-40-years-since-first-television-broadcast, FCC History Cards for KSWD (former KMPS-FM), "STUDENT MEDIA, INC., AK Nonprofit Corporation, Formed 1/21/1983", "Evans, Anderson to lead Fairbanks United Way campaign", "10 Questions with ... Jamie Canfield October 10, 2011", http://www.alaska.edu/uajourney/buildings/moore-hall/, "College, commercial stations propose frequency swap", "Spinning Indie 50 State Tour: Stop 5 - Alaska Station KSUA", https://www.uafsunstar.com/issue-12-ksua-awards/, Native Art Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KSUA&oldid=972613496, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Radio Commercial, Series, Student Division, Radio, Best Specialty Programming, Student Division, Radio Commercial, Single Entry, Student Division, Radio, Best Spots Never Aired, Student Division, Radio, Public Affairs Program, Student Division, Radio, Sports News Story, Single Entry, Student Division, The Russ Kelly Show, Sports Extra Edition, Radio, Uniquely Alaskan Program, Student Division, Radio, Promotional Item, Student Division, Radio, Best Spot that Never Aired, Student Division, Radio, Promotional Announcement, Series, Student Division, Radio, Radio Commercial, Single Entry, Student Division, Promotional Announcement, Single Entry, Student Division, Radio, Best Comedy Feature, Student Division, Radio, Live Sports Event, Student Division, Radio, Promotional Announcement, Single Entry, Student Division, Radio, Best Uniquely Alaskan Program, Student Division, Radio, Promotional Announcement Series, Student Division, Radio, Service to Community, Single Entry, Student Division, Curt Merrill, H.B.

KSUA was eventually unable to meet its payroll demands to both management and on-air staff. [8], KMPS quickly tired of its limited listener base. [16], The station stayed off the air until the end of 1993. [13] They would leave the station in 1987 for KWLF in Fairbanks. KSUA is automation only while we wait for UAF to re-open campus during this National Emergency. FCC Programming Requirements Reorganized in 1993, KSUA now operates under the FCC non-commercial educational license public radiorules. [9], On September 6, 1984, KSUA-FM came on the air at the frequency of 103.9 MHz, operating under a commercial broadcast license from the FCC. When KSUA came back on the air, it had new equipment and new management. KSUA (91.5 FM) is a College radio station broadcasting a Non-commercial educational format. Located on the second floor in the former Polar Perks location across from the ballroom, the new office space will include a modern broadcast studio and production and control room along with collaborative workspace for students involved in these programs. KUAC, the Fairbanks North Star Borough's public radio station, went on the air October 1, 1962, operating out of the Constitution Hall[4] studios KSUA now occupies. In practice, though, the FCC has allowed the stations to determine for themselves whether they have produced programming of this sort. These positions are normally kept for a year or two and are reviewed annually by the General Manager. [3] KSUA has won statewide and national broadcasting awards. Borealis purchased the defunct KUWL, a Christian radio station that had operated at 91.5 FM from 1985 to 1993, and swapped it to the university for the 103.9 frequency, which could be operated commercially. Search the site ... Radio. Licensed to Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, (though most of their legal IDs continue to refer to College, Alaska, which their previous frequency was licensed to), the station serves the Alaska Interior area. Live Stream; Radio Schedules; News Room; Alaska Live Podcasts; Where to Hear Us; Search Playlists; Call In Shows; Television. FM Radio Information. The formerly-paid DJs were asked to volunteer, but in protest, one of them filed a wage claim with the Department of Labor, and KSUA was forced to give out almost $45,000 in unpaid wages. The Media Board is a small board of volunteer UAF students and UAF staff who oversee the monthly operations of the station and the General Manager.

Both KMPS[10] and KSUA took in advertising revenue. Learn more about UA's notice of nondiscrimination. KSUA provides live play-by-play coverage of University of Alaska Nanooks hockey. They also approve the annual budget and assist in helping the General Manager make large decisions. KUAC was the first public radio station in Alaska, and also the first FM station serving the Interior. Jamie Canfield, went on to work for several independent record labels including Rounder Records, Rykodisc and Righteous Babe Records, voice work for several Rockstar Games, including Grand Theft Auto Vice City, and in 2011, he was Program Director at KSKI-FM in Hailey, Idaho. KSUA (91.5 FM) is a student-run college radio station licensed to Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Frequency 91.5; Channel 218; Facility ID 20445; Search Station Profile.

Follow UAF on Instagram The station's advertising revenues steadily declined amidst an increasingly competitive broadcasting landscape. [18] As a result, KUAC, as well as other public radio stations in Alaska such as KSKA, operated on licenses that, if sold, could be converted to commercial operation. [6] Established by the UAF student government, KMPS went on air March 24, 1971. Telling, Star Trek, Sol Searching II, Lords of Time, TV, Entertainment Program, Single Entry, Student Division, Chip Brooks, Big Liza, Sally 3000, Ice Cold, Radio, Radio News Program, Student Division, Brian Woster, Dani Carlson, Kelsa Shilanski, Radio, Best On-Air Personality, Student Division, Radio, Promotional Announcements Series, Student Division, TV, Public Service Announcement, Student Division, TV, Entertainment Program, Student Division, TV, Uniquely Alaskan Program, Student Division, Sean Holland, Chris Green, Jason Brewer, Andrew Pan's, Casey Grove, Jose Cruz-Gomez, Rosie Milligan, TV, Promotional Announcement, Student Division, Nick Brewer, H.B. [23] The next year KSUA won the College Radio Woodie Award. [22] In 2012 it was among the top 10 college stations nationwide competing for the MTV college radio woodie award. It was a "Progressive rock" campus radio station. Follow UAF on YouTube, The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual. KSUA has won statewide and national broadcasting a… The station served as a launching pad for 'Glenner and Jerry' (aka Glen Anderson and Jerry Evans), popular local announcers who enlivened the morning show format in Fairbanks. [7] The existing AC electoral wiring in the dorms and other campus buildings were used as a broadcast antenna; only AM radios near the buildings could receive its signal. [24], For the airport in Stuart, Florida, assigned the ICAO code KSUA, see, Radio station at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. KSUA-FM did not go on the air until the mid-1980s, but the station's roots stretch back for two decades before that, to the first UAF radio station, KUAC-FM. TV stations must show that the licenses will be used “primarily to serve the educational needs of the community; for the advancement of educational programs; and to furnish a nonprofit and noncommercial television broadcast service.” This includes transmitting “educational, cultural, and entertainment programs.” FM radio licensees must be nonprofit educational organizations that advance “an educational program.” I hope they enjoy the collaborative energy of being together. Follow UAF on Spotify KSUA streams all games live on their website, ksua.org.