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Alaska Public Media is an and station. Alaska Public Media harnesses the power of multiple media platforms to make a more informed and connected life possible for all Alaskans. Alaska Public Media produces and presents news and content that provides lifelong learning opportunities in public affairs, health and leisure, science and nature, economic and social development, civic engagement

, and world events. The company is located in Southcentral Alaska and comprises KSKA radio, KAKM-TV, Create TV, PBS KIDS, and alaskapublic.org. Alaska Public Media also operates the Statewide News and a shared television service with KTOO in Juneau and KYUK in Bethel. Alaska Public Media and its affiliates deliver content that reaches 97% of the population of Alaska. Alaska Public Media offers trusted, award-winning national programming including Morning Edition, Nova, Masterpiece, and Frontline. The company also produces Alaska-specific programs including Line One: Your Health Connection, Alaska Morning News, Alaska Economic Report, Talk of Alaska, Outdoor Explorer, Alaska News Nightly, Hometown, Alaska, and Alaska Insight. Additionally, it produces podcasts such as Iditapod and Midnight Oil. Alaska Public Media was founded in 1975 as KAKM TV. In 1994, KAKM merged with KSKA public radio, which launched Aug. 15, 1978 to form Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc. In 2004, the company merged with Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN). Alaskapublic.org was launched in 2011. In 2012, the company agreed to share TV services with KTOO in Juneau and KYUK in Bethel.

Ravn will stop serving St. Paul at the end of this month.That leaves just weeks for the remote Bering Sea community to f...
25/07/2025

Ravn will stop serving St. Paul at the end of this month.

That leaves just weeks for the remote Bering Sea community to find a replacement.

Ravn Alaska says they will stop serving the Pribilof community at the end of July.

Federal transportation officials say windy conditions caused the 2023 plane crash that killed famed Alaska pilot Jim Twe...
25/07/2025

Federal transportation officials say windy conditions caused the 2023 plane crash that killed famed Alaska pilot Jim Tweto and his passenger.

Tweto and his passenger, a hunting guide from Idaho, died in the crash near Shaktoolik in June 2023.

The tiny homes with In Our Backyard serve as transitional housing for the homeless — and a test case for expanded versio...
25/07/2025

The tiny homes with In Our Backyard serve as transitional housing for the homeless — and a test case for expanded versions of the project.

The tiny homes with In Our Backyard serve as transitional housing for the homeless — and a test case for expanded versions of the project.

The state Department of Health told the Anchorage Daily News that Alaska could lose up to $500 million in annual Medicai...
24/07/2025

The state Department of Health told the Anchorage Daily News that Alaska could lose up to $500 million in annual Medicaid spending. It now says that estimate was wrong.

The state Department of Health told the Anchorage Daily News that Alaska could lose up to $500 million in annual Medicaid spending. It now says that estimate was wrong.

Planning out your weekend? We've got you covered.In this edition of the Anchorage Weekender, we've rounded up a "Coho ro...
24/07/2025

Planning out your weekend? We've got you covered.

In this edition of the Anchorage Weekender, we've rounded up a "Coho rodeo," a street fair, kids drag racing and six more local events.

July is winding down, but summer events aren’t.

Some joke that beige is Anchorage’s official color. There’s even an Instagram account, “Keep Anchorage Beige,” that docu...
24/07/2025

Some joke that beige is Anchorage’s official color. There’s even an Instagram account, “Keep Anchorage Beige,” that documents the aesthetic.

Now, a new grant program is aiming to bring a little more color to the city.

The initiative, called Beyond the Beige, awarded a total of $100,000 to five projects from murals to animal-shaped bike racks to a traveling book mobile.

Crowded marine and rail traffic in once-isolated Whittier has prompted state and local officials to launch a long-term p...
24/07/2025

Crowded marine and rail traffic in once-isolated Whittier has prompted state and local officials to launch a long-term project called the “Whittier Moves Transportation Master Plan.” (via Alaska Beacon)

Officials have launched a plan to alleviate a traffic crunch in the port and railroad town famous for a single building that houses almost all its residents.

People from all over North America came to compete at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks last week.One event ...
24/07/2025

People from all over North America came to compete at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks last week.

One event stood out: the ear weight challenge, where participants carry metal weights tied to one ear.

It takes grit to carry a 16-pound weight around with nothing but a couple millimeters of skin and cartilage.

Thirty Alaskans started medical classes in Anchorage this week in the biggest cohort to date for the state’s only med sc...
24/07/2025

Thirty Alaskans started medical classes in Anchorage this week in the biggest cohort to date for the state’s only med school program, a partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

The students will study at the University of Alaska Anchorage for two to four years, then go on to residency. The program increases physicians in rural areas.

President Trump's push to slash federal funding for public media was based on his claim that PBS and NPR are politically...
24/07/2025

President Trump's push to slash federal funding for public media was based on his claim that PBS and NPR are politically biased.

But some of those hardest hit are small stations that provide local news and information to rural communities.

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

Two black bear cubs were fatally electrocuted after climbing a utility pole in downtown Juneau Monday night, temporarily...
23/07/2025

Two black bear cubs were fatally electrocuted after climbing a utility pole in downtown Juneau Monday night, temporarily knocking out power in part of the Flats neighborhood.

Juneau residents have seen the family – three cubs and a mother bear – wandering downtown in recent weeks.

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