KDLL -FM (Kenai, AK)

KDLL is a community radio station located in Kenai, Alaska, transmitting on 91.9 FM. It offers a variety of public radio content, including shows from the National Public Radio network and the BBC World Service. Additionally, KDLL features some programs that are created locally.

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#3142910

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#867997

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Snowbirds mean increased demand at peninsula senior centers

5 days ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

It's minutes before the day’s first lunch customers show up at the Soldotna Senior Center. Kitchen staff expect lunch to be busier than normal, which is common at the start of the spring. That’s when snowbirds begin arriving on the central Kenai Peninsula. Soldotna Senior Center Executive Director Lisa Riley says during peak summer months, the center sees anywhere from 10 to 20 more in-house meals served a day. “It's much busier around here," Riley said.
Residents pitch, vote on salmon habitat project

6 days ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

Last month, a small crowd at Cook Inletkeeper's Community Action Studio in Soldotna voted on salmon conservation plans that were pitched by community members. It’s part of the environmental group’s “Local Solution” series, which has previously led to small-scale solar and composting projects on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s now looking to protect juvenile salmon.
Kenai Conversation: Alaska geography and place names

6 days ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

This week's episode features a presentation about Alaska geography and place names from University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Roger Pearson and retired Soldotna High School teacher Gregory Weissenberg. The pair spoke at Kenai Community Library on March 27.
Teachers, art center advocate for student art in new exhibit

6 days ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

There’s a lot of uncertainty right now for funding in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. It’s dealing with a $17 million budget deficit and some teachers fear that electives, like art, could be on the chopping block. But earlier this month at the Kenai Art Center, the energy was cheerful. Students, parents and teachers celebrated artwork created in the district’s schools at the art center’s 34th annual student art show.
History and education converge in new exhibit

6 days ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

With more than 40 schools today separated by land, water and culture, it’s no surprise that the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has been called the “most unique in America” by current superintendent Clayton Holland. But its one-of-a-kind dynamic goes back to the school district’s preformative days. On view at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce are more than 80 artifacts documenting the region’s early education system.
Evening News - Apr. 17, 2025

1 week ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

Apple Cook Inletkeeper sponsors a community-led initiative to protect local salmon habitat. Plus, Kenai Peninsula crafters wonder where they'll shop after Joann Fabric and Crafts closes.
A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.

1 week ago | kdll.org | Julia Simon |Jeongyoon Han

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project near the coast of Long Island. Today, Equinor, the Norwegian energy company that owns and operates the project, announced it is complying with the order and suspending all construction. President Trump, a longtime critic of wind energy, issued a moratorium on new development of offshore wind projects, one of his first executive orders upon returning to the White House.
Joann closure a hit to Alaska's crafting community

1 week ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

It’s a Thursday morning in the multipurpose room of Soldotna’s Christ Lutheran Church, where a handful of quilters gather weekly to work on projects. Deborah Standefer fires up her sewing machine and stitches a blue, circular quilt. But despite Standefer's enthusiasm, there’s a palpable feeling of loss among the group. Just two traffic lights north on the Kenai Spur Highway, Joann’s fabric store is hosting a going-out-of-business sale. The Soldotna location is set to close April 29.
New card game inspired by Katmai's brown bears

1 week ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

Colorado’s Peter Ridgeway worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska for several years. He recalls one of the job’s most memorable moments – a day in the field near Hoonah, in Southeast. “I remember watching brown bears fish for salmon in a river, and was just, you know, taken by that whole experience," Ridgeway said.
Art installment portrays Alaska through the eyes of a new resident

1 week ago | kdll.org | Hunter Morrison

Acrylic artist Theresa Ritter moved to Alaska in 2021. Since then, she's observed a large brown bear clam on the beach and enjoyed the northern lights beam in the sky. Those experiences served as the basis for a few of her roughly 30 acrylic pieces on view in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce's conference room. They’re all based on nature photographs she’s taken. Ritter says when she’s outdoors, she photographs any scene she thinks will make a good painting. “Last year, I challenged myself," Ritter said.