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KCHU STATION PROFILE

KCHU-AM 770 is a 10,000 watt full service public radio station in the city of Valdez with a staff of four. The station serves seven communities around Prince William Sound and the Copper River Basin. KCHU is repeated by translators in Cordova, Whittier, Tatitlek and Chenega Bay and carried by two full-service licensed stations in Glennallen and McCarthy. KCHU's signal can be heard in an area the size of Ohio serving a population base of 10,000 plus people. Currently there are around 575 KCHU members with a listenership made up of a variety independent communities.

KCHU can be heard at 770 in Valdez, a large rural port city with a population of 4,500. Its economy is bolstered by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Marine Terminal. In Cordova you can tune in to 88.1 FM. Cordova is large fishing port with a population of 2,500. Glennallen is 150 miles north of Valdez on the Richardson Highway and the sight of KXGA-FM, a 3,200 watt licensed station, located on top of Tolsona ridge, that can be heard as far north as Tok, West to Matanuska Glacier, and east to the quaint town of Chitina--gateway to Wrangell St. Elias National Park, the largest national park in America. KXGA also serves the Copper River Basin, home to a diverse population of people largely living a subsistence lifestyle. Both Glennallen and Cordova receive KCHU's signal via a 56 kb telephone circuit providing a clear and reliable signal.

KCHU can also be heard in McCarthy home to KXKM-FM a licensed station located in the heart of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. The station is unique in that it's powered by solar panels part of the year.

At 88.1 FM two translators repeat KCHU in Native Alaskan Villages on Prince William Sound in Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. Our farthest translator on the Sound is located in Whittier at 88.3 FM thus completing one of the largest public radio networks in America served by a single radio station--KCHU AM.

To get in touch with us call toll--free at 800-478-5080. We also have a billboard number for people who want to leave a message on the radio. That number is (907) 835-5080 or outside of Valdez, Toll- Free at 800-478-5080

And for those of you who want to become a member of KCHU please call or write with your donation--we'll take anything--our address: P.O. Box 467, Valdez, AK 99686. We have many fine gifts for memberships of $35.00 or more including mugs, t-shirts and more. Remember Public Radio depends on you! Thanks from all of us at KCHU.

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