KHNS Update: April 2012

We made it through the winter with all the usual equipment challenges due to weather...record breaking, indeed. We survived the Bad Bear breaking into our transmitter shed, maintained the vigilance required to keep the satellite dishes free of snow and transmitting clearly, both for KHNS and ARCS and overall, in spite of the heavy snowfall, someone made it to the station and/or the transmitter site and the show went on. We thank you for your patience and your appreciation for the radio on those cold, dark nights.

We have lost our longtime News Director, Tara Bicknell, who decided to take a break from deadlines and news in a small town to stop and smell the roses. Tara has been a gem. Her strong work ethic and ability to keep a journalistic distance helped make the KHNS news a broadcast you could depend on. We will all miss her friendly and energetic presence. The good news is, we hired Margaret Friedenauer as our  News Director and you can hear a conversation betwee Margaret and Tara on the April 5th newscast.

This last year we replaced some major equipment between Skagway and Haines, bought new computers for our offices, replaced the old news mixing board and beefed up our basketball remote equipment, all thanks to grants and help from the Municipality of Skagway, Haines Borough, The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation and the Rasmuson Foundation as well as Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc. These were all special projects that now allow us to operate more efficiently and with more confidence.

Thank you for your ongoing help in keeping our radio station alive and well in the Lynn Canal.

Update November 2011

Many thanks to all our members who came out to the Annual Meeting. We elected two new board members, Mike Case and Judy Erekson as we said goodbye to our President, Russ Bowman and Director Diana Kelm with thanks for their service. A full list of our Directors can be seen under "About the Station". You'll also find our year-end financial reports. Here are a few highlights of our progress this past year. Read the Full Report...

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Our listener supported, community-based public radio serves Alaska's northern panhandle communities, including Haines, Skagway and Klukwan.

KHNS began broadcasting October 4, 1980 and is an associate of the Alaska Public Radio Network, a founding member of Community Radio of Alaska and a National Public Radio affiliate. KHNS provides a broad array of live, locally produced and national programs for our listeners.

We are fortunate to work closely with our local Haines and Skagway Fire and Police Disaster Councils to provide critical information to our listeners when necessary.