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WEBSitka Tides. Sunrise & Sunset. The Moon and Stars. Tsunami Center. KCAW Prize Drawings: click on the links for rules and winner info. Alaska Seaplanes Drawing – ended 10/8/23. Alaska Airlines Spring 2024 – ended 3/24/24. Russell’s Kayak Giveaway – ended 6/30/24. Alaska Seaplanes Fall 2024 – ends 9/29/24.
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WEBMunicipal election season is in full swing in Sitka, and around the region. Candidates hoping to serve as Sitka’s mayor and assembly members crowded in KCAW’s air room Tuesday night (9-17-24) for two live forums.
Where do Sitka’s herring go? The answer is complicated
WEB3 hours ago · Gunnar Knapp is a fisheries economist in Alaska. “You go to the peak year, 1995, $82 million of herring exports just from Alaska…down to less than $5 million in 2023,” Knapp says. “Averaging…sort of in the $15 million range for most of the past decade, and that’s before adjusting for inflation. So it’s really been a dramatic ...
Local News Archives - KCAW
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Listen back to KCAW’s municipal candidate forums. by KCAW News | Sep 18, 2024 | Election Coverage, Local News, Syndicated. Municipal election season is in full swing in Sitka, and around the region. Candidates hoping to serve as Sitka’s mayor and assembly members crowded in KCAW’s air room Tuesday night (9 …
About KCAW - KCAW
WEBKCAW-FM is a non-commercial community radio station owned and operated by Raven Radio Foundation, Inc. of Sitka, Alaska. Since signing on the air in 1982, KCAW has broadcast a diverse and vibrant program schedule to the rural Southeast Alaskan communities of Sitka, Angoon, Elfin Cove, Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, Tenakee Springs and Yakutat, as well as a wide expanse of the coastal fishing ...
Sitka Parks and Rec department earns 'outstanding' statewide ...
WEB12 hours ago · Sitka Parks and Rec was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Organization Award by the Alaska Recreation and Parks Association in September. Parks and Rec staff joined KCAW for the morning interview to discuss upcoming events in October, including an event on October 11, introduce their new Aquatics Supervisor and plans for Blatchley Pool.
Japan Reporting Series Archives - KCAW
WEB1 day ago · by Katherine Rose | Sep 30, 2024 | Featured News, Japan Reporting Series. KCAW's Katherine Rose travels to Japan this to learn firsthand about the market forces and cultural traditions that directly impact Alaska's commercial herring fisheries. This is Part 1 of KCAW's 5-part series "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring industry."
Alaska’s winter ferry schedule starts Oct. 1 and looks like last year
WEB3 days ago · Alaska’s winter ferry schedule starts Oct. 1 and looks like last year. The 50-year-old M/V Columbia tied up in Ketchikan on June 21, 2023. The vessel is scheduled to be the mainline ferry for Southeast Alaska for nearly a year, between Dec. 2024 and Nov. 2025. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO)
Southeast News Archives - KCAW
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Alaska’s ferry system receives $177.4 million in federal funds. by KRBD Ketchikan | Sep 19, 2024 | Feeds, Southeast News. The Tustumena sailing away from Kodiak, May 17, 2024. (Brian Venua/KMXT) The Alaska Marine Highway System has been awarded $177.4 million to go towards operational costs, bringing WiFi to passengers, and replacing the ...
Featured Programs Archives - KCAW
WEBSitka Tells Tales Live! 4/20/21. by KCAW Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Featured Programs, Local Talk Shows, Storytelling. Artchange Inc. and KCAW present the latest installment of Sitka Tells Tales, true stories told live on Raven Radio. On Tuesday, April 20th, from 8-9pm, five storytellers told us their tales of bad jobs, horrible roommates, and...