RadioActive is KRBD’s Summer Member Drive! It kicks off on July 25 on-air and ends on August 15 with a PARTY in our PARKING LOT!

One year ago this month, federal funding was eliminated for public radio. This community rallied and raised nearly $78,000 to KRBD on the airwaves. We never went dark. Not for one day. Not for one minute.

And that’s because of people like YOU.

This summer we’re doing it again and we’re making it bigger and better than before!

When you make a donation between July 1 and August 13, 2026, you will be entered into a drawing for a Virgin Voyages Caribbean Cruise for Two! Sustaining members are automatically entered to win. Click here for more information.

We’ll be celebrating our success on August 15 with RadioActive Community Day in the KRBD Parking Lot. There will be:

Live Radio All Day with special guests and visitors
Free Burgers and Hot Dogs
Community Organizations and Vendor Tables – Interested in tabling? Email linda@krbd.org
Parking-Lot Games like “Pass the Mic” and “Best Radio Voice” and a Hot Pepper Eating Contest that will blow your mind!

Join us and get RadioActive! Donate now and stay connected by responding to the RadioActive Facebook event.

Thank you to Virgin Voyages for this generous sponsorship.

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Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket for our 30th Annual Fourth of July Raffle! With your support, we raised over $27,000 to support local news, local programming, and community connection through community radio!

Our winners are:

1st place $5,000: Ticket Number 3239 – Pearl Amylon

2nd place: $2,000: Ticket Number 3327 – Fernando Iglesias

3rd place: $500: Ticket Number 0346 – Rudy Saccomanno

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We’re asking the questions that will shape our next few years. We’d love your answers.

Federal funding for public media is gone. Like stations across the country, KRBD is navigating a real shift in how we sustain our work and serve the communities that depend on us.

Rather than make those decisions quietly, we’re asking you to weigh in. This short 10-question survey is designed to inform our strategic planning over the next several years. What do you value most about KRBD? What would you change? How are you listening, and how often? Your answers will be read, taken seriously, and used to inform our planning.

It takes just a few minutes. Click below to go to the survey.

Thank you for your input and support.

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Have you been keeping up with the story?

If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t despair! You can visit (and revisit them) at the link below:

History Moments will be updated online as they air.

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KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the app today. You can stream KRBD live from your phone, listen and read local news stories, download your favorite podcasts and KRBD’s Evening Report, and you can send us video and audio messages through the “Talk to Us” feature. It even has a sleep timer. Once you’ve checked it out, please rate the app as it will help us be more prominent in the app stores!

Download here for iPhone/iPad

Download here for Google PlayStore

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October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100% powered by people and local businesses who support us as members and underwriters. On October 11 & 12th, KRBD was challenged to raise $50,000 to meet a challenge issued by a very generous anonymous donor. With your help, we were able to raise nearly $45,000 and the anonymous donor was kind enough to provide us with the entire $50,000 matching gift.

Your support is critical to keeping our local community radio station strong and thriving for all of southern Southeast Alaska. We are so grateful for your ongoing support and your commitment to community radio. Thank you! Gunalchéesh!

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We are so excited to share that KRBD welcomed two new staff members to the News Department this week! Sydney Dauphinais has been hired as News Director and Hunter Morrison is joining us as a Reporter with support from Report for America.

Sydney comes to Ketchikan from Indianapolis, Indiana, bringing with her a public radio background in reporting on education, housing and economic inequities. She’s still settling into life in Southeast Alaska (which is code for her shipping container hasn’t showed up yet) and she’s excited to work with other people who love public, community-based radio.

Hunter comes to Ketchikan from KDLL in Kenai, bringing with him a background in environmental, arts and culture reporting. Hunter is settling into Ketchikan life and is excited to cover the fishing industry and Native issues.

Please join us in giving Sydney and Hunter a warm welcome to KRBD! You will be hearing them on the airwaves soon!

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To submit a local photo, send it to photo@krbd.org. You can vote for your favorite Photo of the Day submission by going to our Facebook page and hitting “like!” We announce a new winner each week, and the winner gets a bag of Raven’s Brew coffee (prize must be picked up at the station).

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