Media in Anchorage, Alaska explained

Anchorage is a major center of media in Alaska. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

Print

Newspapers

The Anchorage Daily News is the city's primary newspaper, published daily.^[1] Other papers published in the city include:

• Alaska Journal of Commerce, business, weekly^[2]
• Anchorage Press, alternative newspaper, weekly^[3]
• Bristol Bay Times, Southwest Alaska news, weekly^[4]
• Dutch Harbor Fisherman, Aleutian and Pribilof Islands news, weekly^[5]
• The Northern Light, University of Alaska Anchorage student newspaper, weekly^[6]

Radio

The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from Anchorage.

AM

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Frequency	Callsign^[7]	Format	City of License	Notes
550	KTZN	Sports	Anchorage, Alaska	ESPN Radio
590	KHAR	Sports	Anchorage, Alaska	-
650	KENI	News/Talk	Anchorage, Alaska	-
700	KBYR	Talk	Anchorage, Alaska	-
750	KFQD	News/Talk	Anchorage, Alaska	-
1020	KVNT	News/Talk	Eagle River, Alaska	Broadcasts from Anchorage^[8]
1080	KOAN	Talk	Anchorage, Alaska	-

FM

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Frequency	Callsign^[9]	Format^[10]	City of License	Notes
88.1	KRUA	Alternative	Anchorage, Alaska	University of Alaska Anchorage college radio
88.5	KAKL	Christian Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	K-LOVE
89.3	KATB	Religious	Anchorage, Alaska	-
90.3	KNBA	Adult Album Alternative	Anchorage, Alaska	-
91.1	KSKA	Public	Anchorage, Alaska	NPR
92.1	KBBO-FM	Adult Hits	Houston, Alaska	Bob FM Broadcasts from Anchorage^[11]
92.9	KFAT	Rhythmic Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	-
93.7	KAFC	Christian Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	-
94.7	KZND-FM	Mainstream Rock	Houston, Alaska	Broadcasts from Anchorage^[12]
95.5	KNLT	AAA	Palmer, Alaska
96.3	KXLW	Country	Houston, Alaska	Broadcasts from Anchorage^[13]
96.7	K244EG	Sports	Anchorage, Alaska	Translator of KHAR
97.3	KEAG	Classic Hits	Anchorage, Alaska	-
98.1	KLEF	Classical	Anchorage, Alaska	-
98.9	KYMG	Adult Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	-
99.7	KMBQ-FM	Adult Contemporary	Wasillia, Alaska	-
100.5	KBFX	Classic Rock	Anchorage, Alaska	-
101.3	KGOT	Top 40	Anchorage, Alaska	-
102.1	KTMB	Oldies	Anchorage, Alaska	-
103.1	KMXS	Hot Adult Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	-
103.7	K279BG	News/Talk	Anchorage, Alaska	Translator of KFQD
104.1	KBRJ	Country	Anchorage, Alaska	-
104.9	KYKA	Contemporary Christian	Meadow Lakes, Alaska	Air1
105.7	KMVN	Rhythmic Adult Contemporary	Anchorage, Alaska	-
106.5	KWHL	Active Rock	Anchorage, Alaska	-
107.5	KASH-FM	Country	Anchorage, Alaska	-

Television

The Anchorage television market includes Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and Kenai Peninsula Borough.^[14] In its Fall 2013 ranking of television markets by population, Arbitron ranked the Anchorage market 146th in the United States.^[15]

The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to Anchorage.

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Display Channel	Network^[16] ^[17]	Callsign^[18]	City of License	Notes
2.1	NBC	KTUU-TV (Cable 2)	Anchorage, Alaska	-
4.1	FOX	KTBY (Cable 4)	Anchorage, Alaska	-
5.1	CBS/MyNetworkTV	KAUU (Cable 5)	Anchorage, Alaska	rowspan=4	-
5.2	Antenna TV
5.3	This TV
5.4	France 24
5.50	-			Rebroadcasts KEUL (audio only)
5.51	-			Uncommon Music (audio only)
5.52	-			Testing (audio only)
6	-	KNIK-LD	Anchorage, Alaska	Smooth Jazz music (audio only)
7.1	PBS	KAKM (Cable 7)	Anchorage, Alaska	rowspan=2	-
7.2	Create
7.3	-			360 North
7.4	PBS Kids			-
11.1	Rewind TV	KTVA	Anchorage, Alaska
13.1	ABC	KYUR (Cable 13)	Anchorage, Alaska	rowspan=2	-
13.2	CW (Cable 3)
31	TBN	KLDY-LD	Anchorage, Alaska	-
33.1	ION	KDMD	Anchorage, Alaska	rowspan=4	-
33.2	Telemundo
33.3	Me-TV	KACN-LP
33.4	TBN	KDMD
35.1	FamilyNet	KCFT-CD	Anchorage, Alaska	rowspan=1	-
35.2	-			Rebroadcasts KATB (audio only)
35.3	-			Rebroadcasts KAFC (audio only)
35.4	-			Alaska Sports Channel
45	-	K45HQ	Anchorage, Alaska	-

Notes and References

1. News: About Us . . 2014-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715144908/http://www.adn.com/AboutUs . 2014-07-15 .
2. Web site: Alaska Journal of Commerce . Mondo Times . 2014-08-07.
3. News: About . . 2014-08-07 . dead . https://archive.today/20140811233829/http://www.anchoragepress.com/site/about.html . 2014-08-11 .
4. Web site: Bristol Bay Times . Mondo Times . 2014-08-07.
5. Web site: Dutch Harbor Fisherman . Mondo Times . 2014-08-07.
6. Web site: UAA Northern Light . Mondo Times . 2014-08-07.
7. Web site: AMQ AM Radio Database Query . . 2014-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090825063614/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html . August 25, 2009 .
8. Web site: KVNT - Station Information Profile . . 2014-08-07.
9. Web site: FMQ FM Radio Database Query . . 2014-08-07.
10. Web site: Radio Stations in Anchorage, Alaska . Radio-Locator . 2014-08-07.
11. Web site: KBBO - Station Information Profile . . 2014-08-07.
12. Web site: KZND - Station Information Profile . . 2014-08-07.
13. Web site: KXLW - Station Information Profile . . 2014-08-07.
14. Web site: Alaska [TV Market Maps] ]. TV Market Maps . EchoStar Knowledge Base . 2014-08-07.
15. Web site: Metro Survey Area Rankings and Population . Market Survey Schedule & Population Rankings . . 2014-08-07.
16. Web site: Stations for Anchorage, Alaska . RabbitEars.Info . 2014-08-07.
17. Web site: TV Signal Locator . TV Fool . 2014-08-07.
18. Web site: TVQ TV Database Query . . 2014-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022231/http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html . 2009-05-08 .