{"id":48969,"date":"2020-03-30T19:29:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T02:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=48969"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T02:29:31","slug":"podcast-239-hunkering-down-with-raven-radio-in-sitka-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/03\/podcast-239-hunkering-down-with-raven-radio-in-sitka-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #239 &#8211; Hunkering Down with Raven Radio in Sitka, Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6859\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-48969-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_239_Rural_Alaska_Radio_in_Pandemic_WEBedit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_239_Rural_Alaska_Radio_in_Pandemic_WEBedit.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_239_Rural_Alaska_Radio_in_Pandemic_WEBedit.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_239_Rural_Alaska_Radio_in_Pandemic_WEBedit.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RS_239_Rural_Alaska_Radio_in_Pandemic_WEBedit.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('48969-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_48969-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_48969-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?powerpress_embed=48969-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wB8PCDI4ae4Zy5KQJDnWH\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Radio-Survivor-p1065771\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/feed\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raven Radio, KCAW-FM, serves Sitka and the remote communities of Southeast Alaska with public radio content, local news and volunteer-produced programming. Like &#8220;shelter in place&#8221; elsewhere in the lower 48, Sitka is on what they call a &#8220;hunker down&#8221; advisory. We talk with KCAW General Manager and friend of the show, Becky Meiers about how the station is balancing staff safety and vital public service during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now radio broadcasters are considered essential personnel, so they may travel to the station&#8217;s studios, but the advised 6-feet of social distance requires only two people can be on premises at any one time \u2013 one upstairs and one downstairs. That&#8217;s prompted some shifts in daytime programming when it&#8217;s important to have at least one news or operations person on hand at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because KCAW is often the only reliable information real-time information source for remote villages that have limited internet and landlines, Becky serves on the local emergency planning committee and coordinates closely with emergency personnel. At the same time, the station continues to provide music and cultural programming for that much needed break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When news of the pandemic first hit, KCAW staff and management assembled a preparedness plan. Though there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sitka when we recorded on March 27, once a first case is confirmed, the station will move forward to the next phase of its plan. Learn what that plan is, and how KCAW engages with its community and listenership in this interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcaw.org\/\">KCAW-FM, Raven Radio<\/a><\/li><li>KCAW just received a grant from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brown.columbia.edu\/\">Brown Institute for Media Innovation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcaw.org\/2020\/03\/13\/sitkas-coronavirus-information-hub\/\">KCAW Coronavirus Information Hub<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcaw.org\/2020\/03\/27\/have-an-old-fashioned-with-a-modern-twist-thanks-to-sitkas-virtual-bartender\/\">Have an Old Fashioned with a modern twist, thanks to Sitka\u2019s virtual bartender<\/a>\u201c<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2017\/03\/14\/podcast-84-improving-radio-reception\/\">Podcast #84 \u2013 Improving Your Radio Receptio<\/a>n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2019\/06\/11\/podcast-157-raven-radio-in-sitka-alaska\/\">Podcast #197 \u2013 Raven Radio in Sitka, Alaska<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2019\/06\/11\/touring-kcaw-sitka-alaskas-raven-radio\/\">Touring KCAW, Sitka Alaska\u2019s Raven Radio<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raven Radio, KCAW-FM, serves Sitka and the remote communities of Southeast Alaska with public radio content, local news and volunteer-produced programming. 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