KAKM (channel 7) is a PBS member television stationinAnchorage, Alaska, United States. Owned by Alaska Public Media, it is sistertoNPR member KSKA (91.1 FM). The two stations share studios at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center on the campus of Alaska Pacific University; KAKM's transmitter is located near Knik, Alaska.
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| Branding | Alaska Public Media |
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First air date | May 7, 1975 (49 years ago) (1975-05-07) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 7 (VHF, 1975–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Anchorage, Kenai, Matanuska |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 804 |
| ERP | 50kW |
| HAAT | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 61°25′19.8″N 149°52′27.8″W / 61.422167°N 149.874389°W / 61.422167; -149.874389 (KAKM) |
| Translator(s) | see § KAKM translators |
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| Website | www |
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| Owner | Capital Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Operator | Alaska Public Media |
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First air date | October 1, 1978 (45 years ago) (1978-10-01) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1978–2009) |
Call sign meaning | The word "Too" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8651 |
| ERP | 1 kW |
| HAAT | −363.7 m (−1,193 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 58°18′4.8″N 134°25′13.6″W / 58.301333°N 134.420444°W / 58.301333; -134.420444 (KTOO-TV) |
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| Branding | KYUK-TV 15 |
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| Owner | Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated |
| Operator | Alaska Public Media |
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First air date | September 18, 1981 (42 years ago) (1981-09-18) |
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Call sign meaning | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62614 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 100 W |
| HAAT | 46.51 m (153 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 60°47′30.3″N 161°46′30.3″W / 60.791750°N 161.775083°W / 60.791750; -161.775083 |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | kyuk |
KAKM was the only PBS station in Alaska that was not part of AlaskaOne during its existence. The call letters were chosen to represent the three major geographic areas served by the station: Anchorage, Kenai, and Matanuska.
KAKM operates a full-time satellite station, KTOO-TV (channel 3), licensed to the capital cityofJuneau. This station is owned by Capital Community Broadcasting as a sister to non-commercial FM radio stations KTOO, KNLL, and KRNN, but is operated by Alaska Public Media. KTOO's transmitter is located in downtown Juneau. KTOO was formerly part of AlaskaOne, until its dissolution in 2012.
KAKM is also relayed on low-power station KYUK-LD (channel 15) in Bethel, owned by Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated as sister to radio stations KYUK (AM) and KYUK-FM.
KAKM first started regular transmissions on May 7, 1975, at 7:07 p.m. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on a per-program basis: for example, Sesame Street was carried on KTVA (channel 11), Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on KIMO (channel 13, now KYUR) and The Electric Company on KENI-TV (channel 2, now KTUU-TV).
KAKM became the flagship station of Alaska Public Television, the successor to AlaskaOne, replacing KUAC-TVinFairbanks, on July 1, 2012 (which became a standalone station again).[4] As a result, KTOO-TV became a full-time satellite of KAKM. KYUK-LD also rebroadcasts KAKM, but it carries the Alaska Rural Communications Service on its second digital subchannel in place of Create.
The stations' signals are multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 7.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KAKM-HD | PBS |
| 7.2 | 480i | Create | Create | |
| 7.3 | 4:3 | KAKM7.3 | 360 North | |
| 7.4 | 1080i | 16:9 | 24_7HD | PBS Kids |
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| 3.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | AK PBS | PBS |
| 3.2 | 480i | Create | Create | |
| 3.3 | 360Nort | 360 North |
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| 15.1 | 480i | 4:3 | AK PBS | PBS |
| 15.2 | ARCS | Alaska Rural Communications Service | ||
| 15.3 | 360Nort | 360North |
360 North provides statewide coverage of Alaska public affairs, documentaries, historical programs, and Native topics. Originating at KTOO-TV, 360 North replaced Gavel to Gavel Alaska, which televised the Alaska Legislature.[8]
KAKM and KTOO shut down their analog signals on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate:[9]
KAKM and KTOO extend their over-the-air coverage through a network of translator stations.
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