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Additional KYES Main Signal Facts:

• ERP: 100.000 kW
• HAAT: 250.0 m
• RCAMSL: 578.0 m
• Horizontal Polarization
• Directional Antenna, main lobes oriented toward Anchorage and Mat Valley, with lower ERP toward the West, and a deep hull toward the East (Chugach Mountains).
• Make: SCA FCC Designation Model: ODD940615KQ.

In addition, KYES programming may be seen on these facilities:

• Channel 14 - Anchorage Hillside
• Channel 6 - Kenai - Soldotna
• Channel 29 - Atop Mt. Susitna - from Palmer to Turnagain Arm
• Channel 12 - Atop Grubstake North of Wasilla
• Microwave feeds - Ku band Analog FM feeds in Anchorage Bowl & S band North Kenai
• Alaska Rural Communications System (ARCS)
• GCI Cable - Anchorage
• GCI Cable - Kenai - Soldotna
• Rogers Cable (Now GCI owned) - MatSu
• Want-TV (Owned by Sprint)

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  K06MF:

  If you live near Keani-Soldotna you probably watch KYES on K06MF channel 6. This is a translator operated by the Televison Broadcast Consortium from a tower at Site 17 between Kenai and Soldotna. Since channel 6 has a frequency band adjacent to the FM band you may need an FM filter in order to get reasonable quality reception. The station has about 150 Watts ERP and transmits from the top of the AT&T Alascom tower. Within much of the K06MF service area direct reception of our main transmitter is also an option. Most people choose to point their antenna at Site 17, as KTUU, KTBY, KYES, KAKM, KTVA and KIMO all broadcast from this tower with similar power. We will add info on the TV Consortium that operates all our translators in the near future. You might find that if you point your antenna north, direct reception of some Anchorage station signals is better than the low power signal from site 17.

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  KYEX-LP:

  The first ever broadcast signal from Mt. Susitna. The 4,281 foot high site has a view of almost everyplace our main transmitter does not and all of Anchorage as well. Susitna has no road access, and diesel fuel is flown in. Susitna is by far the best radio site in Alaska. The UHF signal has about 30 KW ERP beamed toward Chugiak, with about 15 kW down Turnagain Arm on the South and up the Glenn Highway to the North. The signal does not serve the Kenai, but a beam could be added in that direction if sufficient electric power can be found. This station is a pioneering experiment. Mount Su suffers very high winds, reputed as high as 200 MPH, ice, snow, and limited access. Most people don't think a station on this site can work. So far so good. Expect signal strength reductions when the lower transmitting antennas are covered in snow. If the Diesel Generator konks out, it can take days to get on site to repair it.

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  KYEP-LP:

  Grubstake Mt., near the Bald Mountain Ridge just above Wasilla is an excellent 4,340 foot high Diesel powered helicopter access site on which we have placed a translator to reach Palmer, Hatcher Pass, and up the Mat River Valley. This station retransmits the KYEX-LP signal on an antenna pointed toward Palmer. A permit to greatly increase power to 3 kW will be implemented in a few days. If you experience off air time, this is due to construction of the new facility. (4-07-02)

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  WMG298:

  WMG298 is a very low power transmitter which is part of a the chain to Kenai-Soldotna. It is not intended for direct reception by the public, but if you live on the Hillside, and you can see our Spenard studio, you can get excellent reception of our program on this signal. You will need an outdoor good quality UHF antenna pointed directly at our studio, at the corner of Woodland Drive and Spennard.

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  WMG299:

  WMG299 is a kU band microwave used to feed our main transmitter at Eagle River. If you are an electronics experimenter, and want to adapt a kU band dish, you might receive this signal if you live on the ER Hillside and face our studio. The analog FM signal is very high quality. Audio subcarriers are 5.8 Left and 7.5 Mhz Right. Polarization Vertical.

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  WMG300:

  WMG300 is a kU band microwave to be used to feed the Kenai-Soldotna microwave relay, possibly replacing WMG298.

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  WPOM608:

  WPOM608 is the primary link from Eagle River to the KYES studio. We can use it to monitor the primary feed. It also is the main feed to GCI cable. Polarization Horizontal.The ER to Anchorage links in the kU band are called TSL (Transmitter to Studio Links), and are used by KYES to monitor microwave feed quality and to feed GCI Cable. The signals can be seen throughout the Anchorage Bowl. It could be used to provide a very high quality feed to hotels and other institutions. It is a direct turn around of the KYES main microwave feed. Professional DBS dish installers should be able to adapt a home dish and FM Video receiver for this purpose. Polarizaton Horizontal.