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History of KRUA 88.1 FM
KRUA began transmitting in the spring of 1987, when it was not known as KRUA, but as KMPS. During this time, they borrowed a small transmitter from Augie Hiebert of Northern Television, Inc. The station worked on a small budget and received only $1.50 per student through a student fee.
KMPS was a carrier current station. The signal traveled through telephone lines and could only be heard in specifically targeted places. In this case, KMPS could only be heard in student housing and the campus center. The schedule was sporadic and depended on the school schedules of volunteer DJs . The station tried to air from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, but occasionally missed an hour or two.
During the school year of 1989-90, actual proceedings began to create an FM station at UAA. After meetings with the University of Alaska Anchorage journalism and public communications department, local FCC offices, and the Anchorage Associated Broadcasters, Inc., documentation to create a non-commercial, educational station began.
In 1991, KMPS received the approval to move forward with the construction of a tower site for the young station, and 88.1-megahertz was assigned as its frequency. A referendum to increase student fees to $5.25 per student passed by a landslide. This allowed the station to move towards FM status.
On February 14, 1992, at approximately 5 p.m., KRUA’s weak signal was suddenly being heard on the Hillside, in Turnagain, and around the Anchorage area. REM’s "It’s the End of the World as We Know It” was the first song Anchorage listeners heard from KRUA.
In February 2002, KRUA celebrated ten years of FM broadcasting. As KRUA continues to evolve, one element is constant: KRUA volunteers. Our volunteers are a valuable part of KRUA and continue to make KRUA a great station, and an excellent place to work and learn. Thank You!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Volunteers, UAA students, Anchorage Community, anyone and everyone. :)
ATTENTION MUSICIANS: If you are trying to get your music played on our station, please send a CD to:
KRUA 3211 Providence Dr PSB 254 Anchorage, AK 99508
If you would rather submit music electronically, you can email it to: [email protected]
If you want to know if your CD has been screened or played you can contact our music director at 786-6802 or [email protected]. If you send us mail through MySpace about how to get on-air play, you will not get a response.
Questions about sending us music and whether your CD was played will also not be answered through MySpace.

My Blog

New Music, May 21-28

First off here's an album I forgot to write about (since it wasn't addedto regular rotation).The Vaselines / Enter The Vaselines - This is a reissue of a bunch ofVaselines EPs, live tracks and whatnot...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 14:23:00 GMT

Weekly Charts, May 21-28

Who would have thought that two jobs and two summer classes = beingtired all the time? Last night I was struggling to stay awake in my FOURHOUR philosophy class. It was very interesting but I was just...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Charts! May 12-May 19

Me: Who's ready for some charts? You: I am! I am!Me: Well you're going to have to wait. I have to talk about my week.You: Well, okay...as long as it involves giraffes.Me: Ooh, it will now. Today I rod...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 15:16:00 GMT

Weekly Charts, Feb 18-25

I am going to ralph. But yet, here I am, at work, not quite sick enough to stay at home. Maybe if I get sick enough I can go home and watch the third season of The Wire. Also it's insanely hot in our ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:48:00 GMT

Staff Picks 2/10

Station Manager: Paul FlahiveHOT PANDA-- Volcano...Bloody VolcanoMATT & KIM-- GrandLOS CAMPESINOS-- We Are Beautiful, We Are DoomedProgram Director: Caroline WillisPSAPP--The Camel's BackNOW, NOW EVER...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:24:00 GMT

KRUA TOP 30 2/10

The volcano still hasn't erupted. Frankly I'm a little sick of the whole "boy-who-cried-volcano" schtick. Last week we were all jazzed about a volcano blowing and covering us in ash while the city shu...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:13:00 GMT

Animal Collective Listening Party: January 6th

On Weds. Jan. 6th from 5-7PM, KRUA will be joining up with Mammoth Music (500 E. 5th Ave Anchorage, AK) to enjoy the release of Animal Collectives new LP Merriweather Post Pavillion. This is the same ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:56:00 GMT

End of Year Charts for 2008

Since John threw his top ten albums of 2008, I am throwing on my top albums of the year. Anyone else who wants to post their list, do so or e-mail me at [email protected]. Bon Iver - for emm...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Sonic Death Monkeys

Winter in Alaska is radical. School is almost over and snow is just piling up outside. Luckily I work in a windowless radio bunker otherwise I would just being doing my snow dance all day (my snow dan...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Thanksgiving Charts

So it was a weekend full of awesome nostalgic movie watching. Myroommate and I watched Crocodile Dundee for the first time in ten or soyears. What a masterpiece. Seriously, it is a great movie. We als...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:02:00 GMT