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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
PBS member station in Anchorage
Alaska Public Media
(Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.)
KSKA
May 7, 1975 (49 years ago) (1975-05-07 )
Analog: 7 (VHF, 1975–2009)
Anchorage, Kenai , Matanuska
FCC
804
50 kW
240 m (787 ft )
61°25′19.8″N 149°52′27.8″W / 61.422167°N 149.874389°W / 61.422167; -149.874389 (KAKM )
see § KAKM translators
Public license information
www
Capital Community Broadcasting, Inc.
Alaska Public Media
KTOO , KNLL , KRNN
October 1, 1978 (45 years ago) (1978-10-01 )
Analog: 3 (VHF, 1978–2009)
The word "Too"
FCC
8651
1 kW
−363.7 m (−1,193 ft )
58°18′4.8″N 134°25′13.6″W / 58.301333°N 134.420444°W / 58.301333; -134.420444 (KTOO-TV )
Public license information
KYUK-TV 15
15.3: 360 North
Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated
Alaska Public Media
KYUK-FM
September 18, 1981 (42 years ago) (1981-09-18 )
K15AV-D (2012)
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
FCC
62614
LD
100 W
46.51 m (153 ft )
60°47′30.3″N 161°46′30.3″W / 60.791750°N 161.775083°W / 60.791750; -161.775083
Public license information
LMS
kyuk
KAKM (channel 7) is a PBS member television station in Anchorage, Alaska , United States. Owned by Alaska Public Media , it is sister to NPR 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 .
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 city of Juneau . 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.
History [ edit ]
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 KTVA (channel 11), Mister Rogers' Neighborhood KYUR ) and The Electric Company KTUU-TV ).
KAKM became the flagship station of Alaska Public Television, the successor to AlaskaOne , replacing KUAC-TV in Fairbanks , on July 1, 2012 (which became a standalone station again).[4] Alaska Rural Communications Service on its second digital subchannel in place of Create .
Station presentation [ edit ]
KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in blue
KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in mauve
KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, with
sister station KSKA
Technical information [ edit ]
The stations' signals are multiplexed :
KAKM subchannels [ edit ]
Aspect
Short name
Programming
1080i
16:9
KAKM-HD
PBS
480i
Create
Create
4:3
KAKM7.3
360 North
1080i
16:9
24_7HD
PBS Kids
KTOO-TV subchannels [ edit ]
Subchannels of KTOO-TV[6]
Aspect
Short name
Programming
1080i
16:9
AK PBS
PBS
480i
Create
Create
360Nort
360 North
KYUK-LD subchannels [ edit ]
Subchannels of KYUK-LD[7]
Aspect
Short name
Programming
480i
4:3
AK PBS
PBS
ARCS
Alaska Rural Communications Service
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]
Analog-to-digital conversion [ edit ]
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 shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 8, using virtual channel 7.
KTOO shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 10, using virtual channel 3.
Translators [ edit ]
KAKM and KTOO extend their over-the-air coverage through a network of translator stations .
KAKM translators [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Facility Technical Data for KYUK-LD" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
^ "Split in Alaska public TV consortium" . Television Business Report . December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011 .[permanent dead link
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KAKM" . RabbitEars . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KTOO-TV" . RabbitEars . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KYUK-LD" . RabbitEars . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012 .
External links [ edit ]
KTBY (4.1 Fox , 4.2 Dabl , 4.3 Cozi , 4.4 Ion+ , 4.5 Ion , 4.6 Scripps )
KAUU (2.11 NBC , 2.12 H&I , 2.13 Start , 2.14 Crime , 5.1 CBS , 5.2 ANT , 5.3 Outlaw , 5.4 MNTV , 5.5 The365 , 5.6 Mystery )
KNIK-LD 6 (Ind. /Radio)
KAKM (7.1 PBS , 7.2 Create , 7.3 360 North, 7.4 PBS Kids )
KTVA (11.1 REW )
KYUR (13.1 ABC , 13.2 CW+ , 13.3 Fox , 13.5 Scripps )
KDMD (33.1 Ion , 33.2 TMD , 33.3 MeTV , 33.4 Grit , 33.5 NewsNet , 33.6 Court , 33.7 Laff , 33.8 Movies! , 33.9 Catchy )
KCFT-CD (35.1 Independent , 35.2 KATB , 35.3 KAFC , 35.4 KVNT )
K54IT 54 (INSP )
K56HV 56 (MTV2 )
Juneau
KTOO-TV (3.1 PBS , 3.2 Create , 3.3 360 North, 3.4 PBS Kids )
KYEX-LD (5.1 CBS via KAUU /Anchorage , 5.4 MyNetworkTV via KAUU-DT4 /Anchorage )
KJUD (8.1 ABC , 8.2 CW+ , 8.3 Fox , 8.4 Dabl , 8.5 Cozi )
K08KY (3.1 PBS , 3.2 Create , 3.3 360 North, 3.4 PBS Kids )
KTNL-TV (7.1 MeTV )
KCBJ-LP (15.1 Dark )
KSA-TV 4 (NBC ) (cable-only)
KXLJ-LD (24.1 Dark )
Juneau
KUCB-LP 8 (community bulletin board , Unalaska )
KYUK-LD (15.1 PBS /KAKM , 15.2 ARCS , 15.3 360 North, 15.4 KYUK (AM ), Bethel )
K16KJ-D 16 (3ABN , Nome )
K16KP-D 16 (3ABN , Dillingham )
KMXT-LP 9 (PBS /KUAC-TV , Kodiak )
KUBD-LP 11 (CBS /Ion , Kodiak )
Juneau
ABC affiliates
KJUD 8 (Juneau )
KYUR 13 (Anchorage )
ARCS (Alaska Bush )
KAUU 5 (Anchorage )
KYEX-LD 5 (Juneau )
KXDF-CD 13 (Fairbanks )
ARCS (Alaska Bush )
KTBY 4 (Anchorage )
KJUD-DT 8.3 (Juneau )
ARCS (Alaska Bush )
KATH-LD 5/KSCT-LP 5 (Juneau/Sitka )
KTVF 11 (Fairbanks )
ARCS (Alaska Bush )
KJUD-DT 8.2 (Juneau )
KYUR-DT 13.2 (Anchorage )
KYEX-LD 5.4 (Juneau )
KFXF-LD 7 / KTVF-DT 11.2 secondary (Fairbanks ; MeTV primary)
KATN-DT 2.4 (Juneau )
Alaska Public Television (APT)
KTOO 3 (Juneau )
KMXT-LP 9 (Kodiak )
KYUK-LD 15 (Bethel )
ARCS (Alaska Bush )
KTNL 7 (MeTV , Sitka )
KTVA 11 (Rewind TV , Anchorage )
KDMD (33.1 Ion , 33.2 TMD , 33.3 MeTV /"KACN", 33.4 Grit , 33.5 Laff ; Anchorage )
KSA-TV 4 (NBC , Sitka )
KFXF/KFYF 7 (Fox , Fairbanks )
KUBD-LP 11 (Kodiak )
K17HC 17 (MNTV , Juneau )
KDMD-LP 32 (Ion , Fairbanks )
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