KCHU is a non-commercial radio station

Radio station

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 in Valdez, Alaska

Valdez, Alaska

Valdez is a city in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,020. The city is one of the most important ports in Alaska. The port of Valdez was named in 1790 after the Spanish naval officer Antonio Valdés y...

, United States

United States

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. Through its main transmitter, two full-service FM

Frequency modulation

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 stations, and two translators

Broadcast relay station

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,
the station covers an area the size of the state of Ohio

Ohio

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, but with a population just over 10,000.

KCHU airs a range of public radio programming from the National Public Radio and Public Radio International

Public Radio International

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 networks, including Morning Edition

Morning Edition

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, All Things Considered

All Things Considered

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, The World, Democracy Now, Fresh Air

Fresh Air

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, American Routes

American Routes

American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program that presents the breadth and depth of the American musical and cultural landscape. Hosted by Nick Spitzer, American Routes is syndicated by 225 stations, with over half a million listeners. It is produced out of New Orleans and distributed...

, Beale Street

Beale Street

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, and World Cafe

World Cafe

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. It also broadcasts local and state news and public affairs programs, as well as music programs hosted by community volunteers.

KCHU is repeated on KXKM 89.7 FM in McCarthy

McCarthy, Alaska

McCarthy is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census.- Geography and location:...

 and KXGA 90.5 FM in Glenallen. It has translators at 88.1 FM, serving Cordova

Cordova, Alaska

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,454 people, 958 households, and 597 families residing in the city. The population density was 40.0 per square mile . There are 1,099 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile...

, Tatitlek

Tatitlek, Alaska

Tatitlek is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tatitlek is located at ....

 and Chenega

Chenega, Alaska

Chenega is a census-designated place on Evans Island in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in Prince William Sound, the CDP consists of the Chugach Alutiiq village of Chenega Bay, which was established only after the Good Friday Earthquake destroyed the original...

, and 88.3 FM in Whittier

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier is a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2006, the population was 177. The city is also a port for the Alaska Marine Highway.-Geography:...

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External links

• KCHU official website