KAUG
KAUG (89.9 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve Anchorage, Alaska. The station was last owned by the Anchorage School District.[1] It aired a variety format.[2]
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was Variety) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Anchorage School District |
| History | |
First air date | 2007 |
Last air date | February 2, 2022 |
Call sign meaning | A reference to Augie Hiebert, who assisted in putting the station on the air |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 165582 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 4 watts |
| HAAT | 30 meters (98 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 61°24′33″N 149°25′15″W |
The station was assigned the KAUG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 7, 2007.[3] The FCC cancelled the station's license and deleted its call sign on February 2, 2022 for failure to file an application for license renewal.
References
- "Communications classroom named in honor of Augie Hiebert" (PDF). Partnership Press. Anchorage School District. Winter 2007–2008. p. 2.
Mirror Lake Middle School has acknowledged broadcast pioneer Augie Hiebert's legacy by renaming its communications room "The Augie Hiebert Communications Studio." Mr. Hiebert was the school's mentor for its Video News program and helped launch the first radio station in the ASD. The station, with the call letters KAUG, is also the first FM radio station licensed to a middle school in the nation.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- Anchorage School District
- KAUG in the FCC FM station database
- KAUG on Radio-Locator
- KAUG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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