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A little about the station...

KAOS is a non-commercial, community radio station, located in Olympia, Washington, serving and broadcasting to the South Sound area.

KAOS first went on air in January 1, 1973, with the call letters K-A-O-S.

The station broadcasts at 89.3 FM at 1100 watts, 18-22 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Its coverage area includes Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater, Thurston County, Shelton, Mason County and portions of Lewis, Pierce and Kitsap Counties.

KAOS programming includes a wide range of music, women's issues, Native American, Spanish language, comedy, Democracy Now!, local, national and international public affairs, call-in discussion and more. View our current program schedule.

KAOS is licensed to The Evergreen State College, Washington's innovative four-year college, nationally acclaimed for its interdisciplinary studies in the liberal arts and sciences.

The station is a member of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Washington Public Broadcasting Association, Washington State Association of Broadcasters, Pacifica Radio Network.

So just who IS at KAOS, anyway?

We continue to find out, and bring you yet again the most up-to-date listing of our staff - student, community volunteers and professional staff. It should be noted that being KAOS, it's always changing... stay tuned.

Samer Allababidi

Lucas Anderson

Andrew Aquino

Scott Askew

Amory Ballantine

Frank Barber

Anch Bergeson

Eric Brinker

Ruth Brownstein

Aaron Burt

Brett Clubbe

Martha Copeland

Kim Dobson

Jerry Drummond

Scott Eaton

Dan Fajans

Tom Foote

John Ford

Heidi Fredericks

Brian Frisina

Gary Galbreath

Jose Gutierrez

Hilary Hacker

Merwyn Haskett

Tammy Haskett

Dave Holocher

Sean Izzarone

Juli Kelen

Fred Kellogg

Miriam Khan

John Koch

Josh Landry

Elizabeth Leyen

Don Loft

Vertis Love

Colin Mattheson

David Moseley

Claire Nelson

Seamus O'Reilly

Loretta Pellissier

Jose Luis Pineda

Jose Pineda

Joe Pollock

Austin Potter

Jim Racle

Leonard Schwartz

Tina Schubert

Bridgett Sievert

Ray Simpkins

Richard Sinclair

Scott Stevens

Melissa Suther

J. J. Syrja

Clarence Taylor

Felix Torres

Kevin Wentworth

KAOS is listener-supported, and depends on the contributions of donors and volunteers. KAOS is not just for Evergreen students -- it's open to the entire community. To find out how you can get involved, visit our Join page.

We love to hear your feedback. Take a look our Contact page, and tell us your comments and suggestions.