K多多直播C FM off the air for upgrades July 22-28
K多多直播C 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 K多多直播C 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, K多多直播C general manager.
During construction, listeners will be able to receive K多多直播C FM by livestreaming at
K多多直播C.org on their computers, smartphones or tablets. They may also tune into K多多直播C
TV 9.6, use the NPR app on their smartphones or tablets, or ask their smart speakers
to play K多多直播C.
The equipment to be replaced is over 23 years old and is beyond its life expectancy. The new equipment will make K多多直播C 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 K多多直播C FM over the air, as their translators are fed via satellite.
Members of the public may find information throughout the construction by visiting K多多直播C.org and following K多多直播C on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. K多多直播C is a service of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.