About > The station, who is KAOS?
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, portions of Lewis, Pierce and Kitsap Counties, reaching as far as the San Juan Islands and Victoria, British Columbia.
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, and Public Radio International.
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.
Scott Askew
Jeff Beebe
Anch Bergeson
Eric Brinker
Ian Brinker
Melissa Bruns
Aaron Burt
Domenica Clark
Brett Clubbe
Martha Copeland
Gavin Dahl
Holly Decker
Kim Dobson
Jerry Drummond
Scott Eaton
Charlie Elliott
Jon "Eppo" Epstein
Mary Margaret Fondriest
Tom Foote
John Ford
Duncan Green
Deborah Greenwood
Jose Gutierrez
Evan Hashi
Merwyn Haskett
Luc Heuer
Randy Hodgins
Brendan Hogan
Jenny Jenkins
Connie Jerviss
Colleen Johnson
Andras Jones
Juli Kelen
Fred Kellogg
John Koch
Lydia Beth Leimbach
Vertis Love
Steve McLellan
Jon Moon
Ray Muehlman
Phan Nguyen
Meg O'Leary
Seamus O'Reilly
Jose Luis Pineda
Jose Pineda
Joe Pollock
Austin Potter
Paige Preston
Jim Racle
Howard Rosenfeld
Leonard Schwartz
Richard Sinclair
Scott Stevens
J. J. Syrja
Clarence Taylor
Nicki Thompson
Tammy Tillinghast
Rozell Townsend
Felix Torres
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.