KIYU-FM is a

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formatted

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licensed to

Galena, Alaska Galena () (''Notaalee Denh'' in Koyukon) is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census the population was 472, slightly up from 470 in 2010. Galena was established in 1918, and a military airfield ...

, serving the

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. KIYU is owned and operated by Big River Public Broadcasting Corporation. KIYU had originally broadcast on AM at 910 kHz, but the license for the AM station was surrendered on May 4, 2020.Surrender of License for Cancellation
, fcc.gov. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020. The FM station began broadcasting in 2008, and remains on the air.

Rebroadcasters

In addition to the main station, KIYU is relayed on 10 full-power FM repeaters to widen its broadcast area. KIYU programming is also simulcast on KRFF in Fairbanks, weekday afternoons.

References

External links

KIYU Online

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