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Media in Fairbanks, Alaska

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Fairbanks is a center of media in central Alaska. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

Print

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Newspapers

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The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner is the city's primary newspaper, published daily.[1] In addition, the University of Alaska Fairbanks publishes a weekly student newspaper, The Sun Star.[2]

Radio

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

AM

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Frequency Callsign[3] Format[4] City of License Notes
660 KFAR News/Talk Fairbanks, Alaska -
820 KCBF Sports Fairbanks, Alaska ESPN Radio
970 KFBX News/Talk Fairbanks, Alaska -

FM

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Frequency Callsign[5] Format[4] City of License Notes
88.3 KZLR Christian Contemporary Fairbanks, Alaska K-LOVE
88.7 K204GE Spanish Religious Fairbanks, Alaska Radio Nueva Vida
89.1 KRFF (FM) Native American music Fairbanks, Alaska Athabascan music, culture, and traditions
89.9 KUAC Public radio Fairbanks, Alaska NPR
91.5 KSUA Alternative rock Fairbanks, Alaska Student run college radio
92.7 KQHE Catholic Religious Fairbanks, Alaska -
93.5 KDJF Country Ester, Alaska Broadcasts from Fairbanks[6]
94.3 KWDD Country Fairbanks, Alaska -
95.9 KXLR Active Rock Fairbanks, Alaska -
96.9 KYSC Classic Rock Fairbanks, Alaska -
98.1 KWLF Contemporary Hit Radio Fairbanks, Alaska -
101.1 KAKQ-FM Hot Adult Contemporary Fairbanks, Alaska -
102.5 KIAK-FM Country Fairbanks, Alaska -
103.9 KTDZ Adult Hits College, Alaska Broadcasts from Fairbanks[7]
104.7 KKED Alternative Rock Fairbanks, Alaska -
105.9 KDFJ-LP Religious Fairbanks, Alaska -

Television

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The Fairbanks television market includes all of Fairbanks North Star Borough, the western half of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, and a portion of southern Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area.[8] In its Fall 2013 ranking of television markets by population, Arbitron ranked the Fairbanks market 202nd in the United States.[9]

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

Display
Channel
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Network[10][11] Callsign[12] City of License Notes
2.1 ABC KATN Fairbanks, Alaska -
2.2 CW
4.1 TBN KJNP-TV Fairbanks, Alaska -
4.2 Worship
9.1 PBS KUAC-TV Fairbanks, Alaska -
9.2 World
9.3 Create
9.4 - University of Alaska Fairbanks Television
9.5 PBS Kids -
9.6 - Simulcast of KUAC-FM (audio only)[10]
9.7 - Simulcast of KUAC-FM2 (audio only)[10]
9.8 - Simulcast of KUAC-FM3 (audio only)[10]
11.1 NBC KTVF Fairbanks, Alaska -
11.2
13.1 CBS KXDF-CD Fairbanks, Alaska -
32 ION KDMD-LP Fairbanks, Alaska -

References

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  1. ^ "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  2. ^ "About". The Sun Star. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  3. ^ "AMQ AM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Radio Stations in Fairbanks, Alaska". Radio-Locator. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  5. ^ "FMQ FM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  6. ^ "KDJF - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  7. ^ "KTDZ - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  8. ^ "Alaska [TV Market Maps]". TV Market Maps. EchoStar Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  9. ^ "Metro Survey Area Rankings and Population" (PDF). Market Survey Schedule & Population Rankings. Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Stations for Fairbanks, Alaska". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  11. ^ "TV Signal Locator". TV Fool. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  12. ^ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2014-08-07.