KMXT-FM (Kodiak, AK)

KMXT is a community radio station located in Kodiak, Alaska, broadcasting at 100.1 FM. This non-commercial station features a variety of public radio content from the National Public Radio network, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the BBC World Service. In addition to these programs, KMXT provides a range of locally produced news, talk shows, and music, with a strong emphasis on volunteer participation, as many of its programs are hosted by local citizens who contribute their time and effort.

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New era of USCG cutters sail by old patrol boats at sea on way up to homeport in Kodiak

4 days ago | kmxt.org | Davis Hovey

The second of three new Coast Guard cutters set to be homeported in Kodiak has arrived. According to a social media post from the Coast Guard on June 2, the Earl Cunningham reached the island this weekend on May 31 after a more than 7,000 mile, months-long journey from the shipyard in Louisiana. Earl Cunningham joins the other cutter John Witherspoon which arrived on Base Kodiak in January and was commissioned into service in April.
City Council rejects Brechan Construction's request to buy land on Near Island

4 days ago | kmxt.org | Davis Hovey

Almost one year after Brechan Construction first applied to purchase city land on Near Island, the Kodiak City Council officially rejected the company’s request. On May 22 the council decided to stick with its minimum development plan for the island next to town. On May 20 during a work session, Doug Hogan sang the well-known Joni Mitchell song "Big Yellow Taxi" to the Kodiak City Council as part of his comments against Brechan’s proposal to move its operations to Near Island.
Kodiak fisherman sentenced after illegally shipping diseased crab to Washington

5 days ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

A Kodiak fisherman was sentenced last month to a year in jail for illegally shipping diseased Tanner crab from Alaska to Washington. The Alaska Beacon reports that Corey Potter will also spend two years on supervised release and will be barred from commercial fishing anywhere in the world during that time. The sentence comes after a federal investigation found that Potter told his two boats’ captains to move crab harvested in Alaska to Seattle for higher sale prices, which is illegal.
Weekly Wrap: May 30, 2025

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua
Kodiak Island Borough ups education funding to nearly $13 million

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

The Kodiak Island Borough School District will receive its full ask of nearly $13 million in local funding for its next fiscal year. That total is about $663,000 more than it was appropriated last year. That’s nearly six times the increase it got last year. This budget considers the many cuts district officials made amid rising costs and a statewide funding crisis. Some of the drastic measures include closing North Star Elementary.
Ouzinkie graduates two out of four rural Kodiak Island Borough School District seniors

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Davis Hovey

Nearly the entire community of Ouzinkie filled the school’s gymnasium on Thursday, May 22. Blue and yellow streamers decorated the entryway; a makeshift walkway of blue tissue paper leads the village’s two graduates under a bright blue star with dozens of balloons hanging in the air above. Two senior Hawks, the Ouzinkie school’s mascot, walked down the aisle to the podium at the end of the court.
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.
‘My soul is singing’: Alutiiq Museum reopens after 2 years

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

Alutiiq Dancers could be heard throughout the museum as they sang and danced for a crowd that filled the new event space. Others walked the new exhibits while listening. “Since we were so spread apart – our villages – it’s a little bit harder,” said Wek, one of the dancers.
Kodiak's legislators pass several fisheries' related bills before 2025 session ends

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Davis Hovey

The Alaska Legislature’s session ended Tuesday afternoon, May 20, after lawmakers passed the capital and operating budgets. Before those final hours, Kodiak’s legislators pushed forward bills on topics ranging from a world trade committee to commercial boat registration. Rep. Louise Stutes, who represents Cordova, Seward, Kodiak and smaller communities spread across District 5, sponsored a handful of bills and cosponsored roughly 10 others this session. That includes House Bill 31.
Weekly Wrap: Mabuhay sa Alaska

2 weeks ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

We look at what recruiting is like, meet teachers looking to come here, learn how some already in Kodiak are navigating their new lives, learn some history about Filipino immigration, and question if hiring teachers from the Philippines leads to a brain drain.