KUAC-FM (Fairbanks, AK)

KUAC is a non-profit FM radio station located in Fairbanks, Alaska, broadcasting at a frequency of 89.9 MHz. The University of Alaska Fairbanks manages the station, which first went on air on October 2, 1962. Initially broadcasting at 104.9 MHz, KUAC was Alaska's first non-commercial radio station and the second FM station in the state, following KNIK in Anchorage.

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06-20-25 Beyond The Weather

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Dan Bross |Rick Thoman
Fairbanks assembly member proposes asking borough voters about bed tax bump

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Patrick Gilchrist

A Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly member wants to ask voters if the borough should hike its hotel-motel tax rate from the current level of 8% to 12%. Also known as a bed tax, that’s the rate tacked onto the cost of booking short-term rentals, like hotel rooms. Assemblymember Tammie Wilson is sponsoring the ordinance, which, if passed by the assembly, would put the question on the ballot during municipal elections this October. Were yes votes to prevail, the 4% increase would start in January.
06-20-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Patrick Gilchrist

Interior Alaskans should get to soak up some midnight sun in t-shirt weather this weekend, but a red flag warning remains in effect. Thunderstorms sparked a dozen new wildfires Thursday, including one that triggered an evacuation. A Fairbanks woman drowned Tuesday after a rafting accident on the Chatanika River. Many Interior Alaskans got a text Thursday saying they had owed fines to the DMV, and yes, it's a scam.
06-19-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis

Thursday June 19, 2025 KUAC News stories:1. Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to attack several new lightning-sparked wildfires burning around the eastern Interior. 2. A state official is concerned that Alaska may fail to meet grant-match requirements and lose $600 million in federal funds for transportation projects. 3. A Fairbanks playwright and theater director is hosting a public reading of a new play tonight (Thursday) to celebrate Juneteenth. 4.
$600M in federal transportation grants at stake in Alaska after vetoes of state match funds

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Patrick Gilchrist

State appropriations falling short of grant match requirements is risking $600 million in federal dollars slated to pay for transportation projects in Alaska. That’s according to Alaska Department of Transportation (AKDOT) Deputy Commissioner Katherine Keith. She said Wednesday the department isn’t anticipating construction delays for now and is moving forward with the second amendment to its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
06-18-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025 KUAC News stories:1. Tuesday’s dry-lightning thunderstorms sparked dozens of wildfires around the Interior, including two fires in the Fairbanks area. 2. Teachers in Fairbanks held a rally Tuesday to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto last week of a bill that would’ve boosted funding for education. 3. The field of candidates for Alaska governor grew to four last week, after Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries filed a letter of intent saying she’s considering a run.
Firefighters scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple fires

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis

‘We're extremely dry in the Interior. It's gonna be very easy to spark a new fire,” Forestry spokesperson saysThis year’s fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior and elsewhere in the state. “As of Monday afternoon, we've had 13 new fires in the last 24 hours statewide, and 118 fires have burned 3,100 acres,” says Beth Ipsen, an Alaska Fire Service spokesperson.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires pours into eastern Alaska

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert |Avery Ellfeldt

Smoke poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend, bringing poor air quality to communities from Southeast to the Interior. The smoke is from fires in Canada including the Summit Lake Fire, which is burning hundreds of miles away in British Columbia. That fire started in late May, and firefighters have said it's still out of control. Around Fairbanks, people are dealing with an uncomfortable combination of hot weather and poor air quality.
Fairbanksans are trying to beat the heat under Alaska’s first heat advisory

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week. The alert was for the northern Interior, where temperatures climbed into the mid-80s over the weekend — and they’re expected to stay there until next week. Alaska has seen temperatures in the 80s and above before, but this is the first time the weather service has used its newly granted authority to issue heat advisories in Alaska to tell the public to avoid the outdoors.
How Apple turbocharged China's development

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Greg Rosalsky

This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing and America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into economic research that finds that manufacturing jobs pay a higher premium than many other industries. Part 3 asked whether manufacturing-based economic development could help America's heartland catch up with its major cities. Subscribe here for the next installment. As always, our podcast is here.