We are aware that local transmission of FM 91.1 has been off the air since Friday. The outage is caused by a broken transmitter, which we believe was damaged in a power surge on Friday afternoon.
Unalaska Community Broadcasting’s Board of Directors held a special meeting on Monday, August 8th to approve the purchase of a new transmitter as well as the cost of contracting an engineer to install the equipment. The transmitter had already outlived its expected lifespan, and we look forward to installing a new transmitter that will have a built-in audio processor and improved audio levels. The installation is scheduled to take place over the weekend of August 13th and 14th.
KSKA is a popular second service that Unalaska Community Broadcasting provides to our community. Unalaska Community Broadcasting owns the license for the translator station, and we cover all maintenance expenses. The station has been on the air since 1987. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore the signal.
