Alternative Inspection Program

Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program

Next Tentative Inspection Round: 2027

The Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program helps Alaska radio and television stations identify potential FCC compliance issues and ensure they are operating safely and in accordance with federal regulations.

Alternative Broadcast Inspector Ed Sutton has traveled across Alaska conducting inspections for ABA member stations. The program is made possible in part through support generated by ABA’s Community Voice NCSA Program.

Broadcasting Across Alaska

Why is Ed smiling? After inspecting 119 radio and television stations across Alaska in just three months, he finally gets to go home to Arizona!

The map illustrates the extraordinary geographic challenges Alaska broadcasters face. Stations stretch from Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea to KBRW in Utqiaġvik, KUCB in Unalaska and broadcasters throughout Southeast Alaska.

Put over a Lower 48 map, the inspection territory would span thousands of miles. Adding to the challenge, roughly half of the stations inspected are located in communities that are not connected to Alaska’s road system.

Engineering Resource

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) is a valuable resource for broadcast engineers and stations.