Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated

KYUK and KYUK-FM
Broadcast areaYukon–Kuskokwim Delta (Southwestern Alaska)
Frequencies
  • KYUK: 640 kHz
  • KYUK-FM: 90.3 MHz
Programming
Language(s)
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBethel Broadcasting, Inc.
KYUK-FM, KYUK-TV
History
First air date
  • KYUK: May 13, 1971 (1971-05-13)
  • KYUK-FM: December 2009 (2009-12)
Former frequencies
  • KYUK: 580 kHz
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KYUK: 4963
  • KYUK-FM: 172683
Class
  • KYUK: A
  • KYUK-FM: A
Power
  • KYUK: 10,000 watts
  • KYUK-FM: 385 watts
HAAT
  • KYUK-FM: 23 meters (75 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)KYUK: 91.9 K220EA (Aniak)
Links
Public license information
Websitekyuk.org

Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated, doing business as KYUK, KYUK-FM and KYUK-TV is a non-profit corporation dedicated to serving the Yup'ik Eskimo and residents of populations of southwest Alaska with local, non-commercial public radio and television. KYUK is a National Public Radio and Alaska Public Radio affiliate and PBS member station through the Alaska One Public Television Network. KYUK is located in Bethel, Alaska, a town situated on the banks of the Kuskokwim River within the Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region of southwestern Alaska.

KYUK has maintained an archive of their programs and productions. The Archive has over 5,000 audio and video recordings from the mid-1970s to the present. The mission of the Archive is to preserve, organize, store and make accessible moving image and sound recordings produced by KYUK Television and Radio about the culture, language, history and contemporary life of Yup'ik people and residents of the region.

The contents of the Archive include local news footage, newscasts, long form documentaries and documentary production elements, instructional public affairs, feature magazine shows, and Yup'ik dance performance programs. Many programs were produced in both English and Yup'ik languages.