CoastAlaska

What CoastAlaska does

CoastAlaska is a non-profit shared-services organization incorporated in 1997 (operating since 1994) that supports seven public radio member stations across Southeast Alaska and the Aleutian region: KCAW (Sitka), KFSK (Petersburg), KRBD (Ketchikan), KSTK (Wrangell), KUCB (Unalaska), KTOO (Juneau), and KRNN/KXLL (Juneau). The organization is headquartered at 360 Egan Drive in Juneau, Alaska, and operates as a centralized back-office and programming hub for stations that could not feasibly maintain independent financial, engineering, and editorial operations given the region's geography.

The company's core offering is an integrated suite of shared services rather than a discrete product. These include financial administration (payroll, bookkeeping, accounts payable, grant administration, budget preparation), engineering maintenance (studios, transmitters, translator networks), underwriting contract management and billing, sales tax reporting, membership database administration via the Allegiance platform, and regional news coordination and training. The underlying technology is fundamentally traditional public radio broadcasting infrastructure, with no disclosed AI/ML capability, proprietary software products, or APIs. The platform encompasses member station websites, station-specific donation portals, and a shared media kit for business underwriting.

CoastAlaska's revenue model is a four-stream mix typical of community public media: (1) underwriting/sponsorship revenue from regional businesses (advertising model), (2) recurring listener memberships and donations via individual station portals, (3) foundation and institutional grants — primarily from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation, Murdock Trust, and Alaska Mental Health Trust — and (4) contract service fees for financial, payroll, and engineering services performed for member stations and other Alaska public broadcasters. Pricing is quote-based via a media kit and is not publicly disclosed. The organization's GTM is relationship-driven across two distinct buyer sets: corporate/community underwriters (mid-funnel direct sales) and member-station shared-service consumers (operational partnership). The company's homepage currently features an emergency fundraising appeal tied to the loss of federal funding, indicating acute near-term revenue pressure despite the otherwise stable 30-year operating history.

Name

CoastAlaska

Legal name

CoastAlaska

Website

https://coastalaska.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoastAlaska is a Juneau-based non-profit that provides centralized financial, engineering, fundraising, and news coordination services to seven public radio member stations across Southeast Alaska and the Aleutians (KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN/KXLL), funded by underwriting, listener memberships, and foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Media Services

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community/Low-Power Nonprofit Radio (LPFM/Community Radio) (MPABADAE)

Keywords

• Public radio broadcasting
• Non-profit media services
• Underwriting sponsorships
• Broadcast engineering support
• Member station services

Headquarters

HQ city

Juneau

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Underwriting/Sponsorship: Business sponsorships of public radio programming, where businesses pay to have their messages heard on trusted, uncluttered platforms reaching diverse and engaged audiences across the region.
2. Membership/Listener Contributions: Individual listener memberships and donations to member stations, with dedicated donation pages for each of the seven member stations (KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN/KXLL).
3. Foundation and Institutional Grants: Funding from major supporters including Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation, Murdock Trust, and other institutional donors at various contribution levels.
4. Service Fees: CoastAlaska provides contract services including financial systems, payroll, grant administration, and engineering support to public broadcasting stations around Alaska for fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CoastAlaska is a non-profit service organization that operates as a centralized support hub for seven public radio stations (KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN, KXLL) across Southeast Alaska and the Aleutians. The organization delivers an integrated suite of services including financial administration (payroll, bookkeeping, grant management), fundraising support (underwriting sales and membership services via the Allegiance database), engineering maintenance for studios, transmitters, and translators, and regional news coordination and editorial training.

Product overview

CoastAlaska is a non-profit service organization (incorporated 1997, started 1994) that operates as a centralized support hub for seven public radio stations across Southeast Alaska and the Aleutians. The organization provides an integrated suite of services including financial administration (payroll, bookkeeping, grant management), fundraising support (underwriting, membership services via the Allegiance database), engineering maintenance (studios, transmitters, translators), and regional news coordination. The portfolio consists of the member station network (KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN, KXLL) plus back-office service offerings including grant reporting, budget preparation, accounts payable, and underwriting contracts and billing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CoastAlaska Member Stations Network A network of seven public radio stations (KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN, KXLL) serving Southeast Alaska and the Aleutians, providing local news, programming, and community engagement across Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Unalaska.
• Financial Administration Services Comprehensive financial systems provided to member public radio stations including payroll, personnel administration, bank and investment accounts, benefits, bookkeeping, accounts payable, and grant administration.
• Grant Reporting and Compliance Services Financial and grant tracking and reporting services including Annual Financial Report (AFR) for TV and Radio and Station Activities Benchmarking Survey (SABS) for member stations.
• Membership Fundraising Services Fundraising support for member stations including personalized solicitation letters and emails, donor tracking in the Allegiance membership database, and web module pledge page for donor management.
• Public Radio Underwriting Business sponsorship of public radio programming reaching engaged audiences across Southeast Alaska and the Aleutians, used by businesses, non-profits, healthcare, and educational organizations to promote services and PSA campaigns.
• Broadcast Engineering Services Engineering services to maintain studios, transmitters, and translators throughout the Southeast Alaska and Aleutians region for member stations.
• Regional News Reporting and Editorial Services Regional news reporting, editorial support, coordination, and training for news personnel at member stations across the network.
• Station Donation Platforms Online donation and membership contribution pages for individual member stations including KCAW, KFSK, KRBD, KSTK, KUCB, KTOO, KRNN, and KXLL, enabling listener support via the SecureAllegiance platform.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare consortium underwriting public radio programming to communicate health information and best practices to Southeast Alaska communities.
• University of Alaska SoutheastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional university underwriting public radio to reach potential students, parents, and adult learners, supporting community connection.
• United Way of Southeast AlaskaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit underwriting public radio to connect with donors and supporters across the Southeast Alaska region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KDLG Public Radio: Public radio station in Dillingham serving Bristol Bay and the Bristol Bay Borough. Operates a listener-supported rural-Alaska community radio model directly comparable to CoastAlaska member stations.
• KNOM Radio Mission: Community public radio station in Nome serving rural Western Alaska with local news, weather, and community programming. Closely comparable to CoastAlaska's remote, mission-driven rural stations on funding mix, audience, and operating challenges.
• Alaska Public Media: Alaska-based non-profit public media organization operating radio (KUAC) and television stations in Anchorage, with comparable underwriting, membership, and grant funding models targeting Alaska audiences. Most directly comparable to CoastAlaska as a state-level public-media peer.
• KYUK Public Media: Bilingual (Yup'ik/English) public radio and television station in Bethel serving the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Comparable as a rural-Alaska community-broadcasting nonprofit with mixed funding from underwriting, memberships, and CPB.
• KUAC (University of Alaska Fairbanks): Public television and radio station operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, serving Interior Alaska. Comparable public-media broadcasting operation with university affiliation and similar underwriting/membership revenue model.
• KBBI Public Radio: Community public radio station in Homer, Alaska, serving the lower Kenai Peninsula. Operates a similar single-station, listener-supported, underwriter-funded rural-Alaska public radio model comparable to CoastAlaska's individual member stations.

Broad incumbents

• National Public Radio (NPR): National public radio network that produces and distributes programming carried by CoastAlaska's member stations. A broad incumbent in the public-radio ecosystem whose content and corporate-funder relationships shape the operating environment for all member stations.
• American Public Media (APM): National public-radio programming distributor and producer (Marketplace, A Prairie Home Companion), providing content distributed through CoastAlaska's member stations. Operates in the same ecosystem at national scale.
• Pacifica Foundation: Non-profit operator of a national listener-supported community radio network (KPFK, KPFA, WPFW, WBAI, KPFT). Comparable non-profit community-radio operating model at network scale across multiple stations.

Others

• PRX (Public Radio Exchange): Public-media distribution and monetization platform serving public-radio stations and producers. Comparable as a public-radio ecosystem enabler focused on content distribution, rather than direct broadcasting competition with CoastAlaska.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coastalaska
• Facebookfacebook.com/CoastAlaskaNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ktoo-and-coast-alaska

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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