KATH-LD
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HAAT | −377.9 m (−1,240 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 58°17′58.8″N 134°25′26″W / 58.299667°N 134.42389°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Website | alaskasnewssource |
Translator of KATH-LD | |
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Branding | see KATH-LD infobox |
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History | |
First air date | May 1, 1995 |
Former call signs | K05KH (May–November 1995) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 5 (VHF, 1995–2018) |
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Call sign meaning | Sitka Community Television |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 15348 |
ERP | 0.619 kW |
HAAT | 23.1 m (76 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 57°3′1″N 135°20′7.9″W / 57.05028°N 135.335528°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
KATH-LD,
KSCT-LP (virtual channel 2,
On
History
KSCT-LP was the first of the two stations to go on the air, signing on May 1, 1995, as a
In June 1998, Etulain announced that he would launch KATH-LP as Juneau's NBC affiliate that July; KSCT-LP had switched to NBC by this time as well.
On November 9, 2012, GCI, through subsidiary Denali Media Holdings, announced plans to purchase KATH-LD and KSCT-LP from Dan Etulain's North Star Television Network, along with
KSCT-LP began broadcasting a digital over-the-air TV signal in January 2018.[citation needed]
Denali Media Holdings announced the sale of KATH-LD and KSCT-LP to Gray Television on May 28, 2020.[17] The sale made KATH-LD and KSCT-LP sister stations to KTUU-TV and KYES-TV in Anchorage and KTVF in Fairbanks, and gave Gray a monopoly on NBC programming throughout Alaska. The sale was completed on July 31.[18]
Digital channel
The stations digital signal carries one subchannel:
Channel | Video
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Aspect | Short name | Programming[19] |
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2.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KATH | Main KATH-LD programming / NBC |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KATH-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSCT-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c d e Haugland, Shannon (April 28, 1995). "TV Watchers to Receive Broader Viewing". Daily Sitka Sentinel. p. 13. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "New TV Station On Air in Sitka". Daily Sitka Sentinel. December 30, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Local Station Changes Schedule". Daily Sitka Sentinel. November 30, 1995. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KSCT-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Juneau-based television station to hit airwaves soon". Juneau Empire. June 26, 1998. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "New local television station to hit airwaves Monday". Juneau Empire. August 16, 1998. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Application Search Details (DKATH-LP, 1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (DKATH-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Application Search Details (DKATH-LP, 2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Doug (March 1999). "TV News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. p. 10. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Krueger, Andrew (March 6, 2003). "What's up with that?". Juneau Empire. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Burke, Jill (October 30, 2013). "GCI wins out in FCC fight over acquisition of Alaska TV stations". Alaska Dispatch. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "KTUU service in Southeast to change". Juneau Empire. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Agreement finalized, KTUU-TV programming to return to rural Alaska on GCI cable systems". KTUU.com. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ "GCI announces sale of TV stations in Southeast markets". KINY. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "KTUU Expands into Southeast Alaska and KYES Launches "CBS5 Anchorage"". KTUU.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "KATH-LD JUNEAU-DOUGLAS, AK". rabbitears.info.