Yours for… New Zealand?!
Amazing but true: KNOM’s AM signal was picked up by several radio enthusiasts in New Zealand earlier this year.
Teaching Service
![Nome youth Jonathan Outwater sits behind a radio microphone in the studio with KNOM volunteer Karen Trop.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-06-13-spring-at-knom-studios-006-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Part of KNOM’s mission is to bring inspiration and education to Western Alaska. Sometimes, the station’s volunteers get to do so in person. Second-year volunteer Karen Trop has felt “blessed,” she says, to be able to work with youth through her service at KNOM.
A Helping Hand from Van
![Van Craft holds a wrench up to a large battery unit in KNOM's digital studios](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-13-van-craft-002-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Engineer Van Craft continues to provide invaluable help to our mission, especially with refinements to our brand-new digital studios.
Deejay Niviaaluk Brandt, in Her Own Words
![Community deejay Niviaaluk Brandt, sitting near a radio microphone](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-09-07-nivi-002-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
“I am interested in sharing my (Inupiaq) culture and its approach of human respect for everyone and everything.” Meet KNOM community deejay Niviaaluk Brandt.
Programming and News, By the Numbers
![Margaret, Karen, and Lauren with Nome high school teacher Justin Heinrich](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-09-21-mdm-and-volz-in-classroom-001-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Through your support, inspiration, education, and news remain the focus of our daily work, as they have been since 1971. Thousands of times each year, KNOM’s broadcasts carry snapshots of our region: of its culture and heritage, its local news and stories, and its faith.
Special Sounds in Our Studios
![Marjorie Tahbone and Byron Nicholai](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-12-marge-et-al-004-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
It’s a bittersweet moment, as we say farewell to volunteer community deejay Marjorie Tahbone, who, as the host of Alianait Radio, has lovingly shared the culture and language of her Alaska Native upbringing — as well as music inspired by that culture.
Weekly Inspiration
![Votive candle](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2015-09-24-votive-candle-001-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Starting this month, KNOM now offers a new inspirational spot each week on knom.org.
The Challenges of Staying On-Air
![Van Craft with AM Transmitter, Nome, Alaska](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-02-13-static-misc-053-2432px-2-1200x800.jpg)
When a very rare failure occurred at our AM transmitter in late January, thousands of listeners lost access to our station. It took extraordinary measures — and support from near and far — to get us back on the air. The event also underscored the importance of our efforts to renovate our studios.
Laura, Our Program Director
![Laura Collins](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2015-11-11-laura-matt-and-goldies-010-1200x800.jpg)
As KNOM’s new program director, Laura Collins is keeping alive a cornerstone of our daily mission: overseeing the many kinds of programming that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire our listeners.
At the Big Conference, a Look at What’s Next
![Sound board at NAB 2015](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-04-13-nab-from-ric-002-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
April’s NAB Show offered a few KNOMers the rare chance to see and touch a wide variety of cutting-edge sound equipment. This was a crucial opportunity as work moves forward on our digital studios.