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 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.