KSKA at Low Power

Tue, Sep 11, 2007

Installation of KSKA’s transmitter equipment for analog and HD Radio continues at Goose Bay this week affecting KSKA’s signal. FM 91.1 will be at reduced power until the installation is complete. You may find that some radios are affected and others are not. Crews are working to replace two analog transmitters the station uses and add another antenna capable of transmitting HD Radio.

By the end of this week, transmissions will increase in power, but will still operate below half of their normal levels. Full-power transmissions are scheduled to resume by the end of the month.

We apologize for the reduction in power for KSKA during this important installation, but it is necessary to ensure a safe installation. Thank you for letting us know how important KSKA is to you and for your support.

–Bede

Line One: Health Care in the U.S.

Mon, Sep 10, 2007

Dr. Woodard and his guest, Dr. David Kerns, will be discussing the state of health care in the United States. Dr. Kerns is Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, the former Chief Medical Officer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, and an internationally recognized expert in the medical care of abused children.

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Web Extra: Svobodny Interview on Alaska DA Performance

Mon, Sep 10, 2007

Friday afternoon, September 10th, Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny of the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law responded to Anchorage Mayor’s Mark Begich’s appraisal of the state’s Anchorage Attorney General’s office, including the mayor’s offer of political and possible financial aid. To begin, I asked Deputy Attorney Svobodny if the Anchorage DA’s office was finding it impossible to keep up with its workload.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Web Extra: Begich Interview on Alaska DA Performance

Mon, Sep 10, 2007

Attached are Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich’s full remarks when asked about the city’s concerns with the state District Attorney’s office. The telephone conversation took place Friday morning, September 7, 2007. I began by asking him to expand upon the assertion he made on KSKA’s Community Forum that the state was simply not giving the city the legal support it needs.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Anchorage mayor says Alaska DA’s office can’t handle workload

Mon, Sep 10, 2007

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich says his increasing frustration with the crime enforcement division of the state law department has caused him to forge a stronger working relationship with the federal U.S. Attorney’s office. The head of the state’s law department says the municipality’s perceptions of the state District Attorney’s Anchorage office are just that — perceptions — and not reality.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Anchorage Edition: September 7, 2007

Fri, Sep 7, 2007

Host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

Governor Palin sets a special Legislative session for Juneau starting October 18
Anchorage Daily News’ lengthy Q&A with Governor Palin
Corruption trial of former House Speaker Pete Kott continues, but the trial of former legislator Bruce Weyhrauch does not
Is it time to scrap the municipality’s I/M tests?
The state of organized labor in Alaska and Anchorage

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Technical and Transmitter Improvements

Fri, Sep 7, 2007

Engineering staff will be working on the KSKA transmitter at our Goose Bay site north of Anchorage over the weeknd. In order for this important work to be done safely and efficiently, KSKA’s signal will go off the air Sunday evening and overnight to Monday morning.

KSKA should be back on the air with Morning Editon on Monday, September 10.

Thank you for your patience. For the record, this technical work is part of our upgrade to HD Radio service, slated to go on air in early 2008.

Stage Talk: Deathtrap

Fri, Sep 7, 2007

This week host Mark Muro chats with lead actor Jeff McCamish and director Krista Schwarting about Deathtrap, a live-action stage thriller opening at Cyrano’s Theatre Company tonight.

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Property Tax Relief Task Force begins rating tax alternatives

Thu, Sep 6, 2007

46% of Anchorage’s operating budget comes from property taxes. That’s down slightly from previous years, but hardly enough to keep the municipality and city property owners from looking for alternative sources of revenue. Spearheading that effort is the Property Tax Relief Task Force. KSKA’s Len Anderson attended its last meeting.

Property Tax Relief Task Force

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

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Site comments opened up

Thu, Sep 6, 2007

Since the relaunch of KSKA.org (yes, it’s still a work in progress) we’ve had only a few comments appear from our website visitors. We have a guess as to why.

Up to now, commenting required you to register with the site, and some folks consider that a bit of a hassle. So we’re going to try something out: we’re taking down that barrier to participation — as an experiment.

We’ve just opened up the commenting system one more notch. Site visitors may now submit a comment on any of our posts simply by including their name and e-mail address (e-mail addresses are not published). Submitted comments will still be moderated before appearing publicly, but we’re hoping this more open approach will allow folks to feel freer to participate.

What do you think? Well… try commenting directly on this article and tell us!