Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p KRUA is a Non-commercial educational College radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, broadcasting on the FM band 88.1 and online at kruaradio.org |. The station is operated by students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). It is the only student-run station in Anchorage. Originally designated KMPS in 1987, the station ran off of a small transmitter donated by Augie Hiebert of Northern Television, Inc. KMPS was a carrier current station, and the signal was restricted to telephone lines. This left the signal's range at only a number of target locations such as the on-campus housing complex. The original broadcast schedule was sporadic as the station relied on student volunteer DJ's to host programs on-air. It wasn't until the school year of 1990-91 that the UAA Media Board, along with the local FCC offices and the Anchorage Associated Broadcasters, Inc. began the documentation to create a non-commercial, educational station.During 1991 KMPS was given authorization to initiate the construction of a tower-site for the fledgling station. 88.1mhz was provided as the station's broadcast frequency and after student media fees from UAA were raised, KRUA was able to gain its FM status. The original broadcast from KRUA took place at roughly 5 p.m. on February 14, 1992 with a transmission of R.E.M.'s "Its the End of the World" being heard across Anchorage. In February 2007, KRUA celebrated fifteen years of FM broadcasting with musical guests Cursive and The Paperchase.As part of KRUA's licensing agreement and obligations, the station is available as an educational institution within the department of Journalism and Public Communications at UAA.. }
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- KRUA abstract "KRUA is a Non-commercial educational College radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, broadcasting on the FM band 88.1 and online at kruaradio.org |. The station is operated by students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). It is the only student-run station in Anchorage. Originally designated KMPS in 1987, the station ran off of a small transmitter donated by Augie Hiebert of Northern Television, Inc. KMPS was a carrier current station, and the signal was restricted to telephone lines. This left the signal's range at only a number of target locations such as the on-campus housing complex. The original broadcast schedule was sporadic as the station relied on student volunteer DJ's to host programs on-air. It wasn't until the school year of 1990-91 that the UAA Media Board, along with the local FCC offices and the Anchorage Associated Broadcasters, Inc. began the documentation to create a non-commercial, educational station.During 1991 KMPS was given authorization to initiate the construction of a tower-site for the fledgling station. 88.1mhz was provided as the station's broadcast frequency and after student media fees from UAA were raised, KRUA was able to gain its FM status. The original broadcast from KRUA took place at roughly 5 p.m. on February 14, 1992 with a transmission of R.E.M.'s "Its the End of the World" being heard across Anchorage. In February 2007, KRUA celebrated fifteen years of FM broadcasting with musical guests Cursive and The Paperchase.As part of KRUA's licensing agreement and obligations, the station is available as an educational institution within the department of Journalism and Public Communications at UAA.".