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former channel number s analog 11 vhf 1953 2009 former affiliations all secondary dumont 1953 1955 nbc 1965 1970 pbs sesame street 1970 1975 transmitter power 28.9 kw height 60.6 m facility id 49632 transmitter coordinates 61 11 31.5 n 149 54 8.5 w 61.192083 n 149.902361 w 61.192083 ; 149.902361 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.ktva.com ktva virtual channel 11 is a cbs affiliated television station in anchorage alaska . owned by denali media holdings a subsidiary of local cable provider gci its studios are based at the former headquarters of the anchorage daily news on northway drive in anchorage while its transmitter is located in spenard covering the anchorage bowl and much of the adjacent matanuska susitna valley . 1 2 some of its programming is broadcast to rural communities via low power translators through the alaska rural communications service arcs . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news operation 4 references 5 external links history edit ktva is alaska s first broadcast television station . legendary alaskan broadcast pioneer august g. augie hiebert 1916 2007 applied for the license in may 1953 through his company northern television . he received fcc approval for construction permits in july 1953 and ktva signed on the air on december 11 1953 broadcasting initially from 2 p.m. to 11 30 p.m. . the studio and office were originally housed on the first floor and the transmitter on top of the pink 14 story mckinley building . 3 with an analog signal on vhf channel 11 . 4 the station aired a few nbc programs in the late 1960s until khar tv now kyur took the nbc affiliation in 1970 . the station was a dumont affiliate in the early 1950s . 5 during the late 1950s the station was also briefly affiliated with the nta film network . 6 ktva also carried sesame street from 1970 until kakm signed on in 1975 . on january 3 1971 ktva aired anchorage s first ever live satellite broadcast from the u.s. mainland the 1971 nfc championship game . 7 until the 1980s when the networks went to full satellite distribution ktva and other tv stations in alaska aired network programming on a tape delayed basis via videotaped recordings of network programs captured off the air in seattle which were then flown to alaska . hiebert retired in 1997 earning a handsome return on his investment of 44 years earlier . in 2000 ktva was acquired by the newspaper publisher medianews group . 8 ktva brought in 6.8 million of revenue in 2009 second to ktuu tv with 10 million 40 % of the market . 9 on november 9 2012 gci through subsidiary denali media holdings announced plans to purchase ktva as well as kath ld and ksct lp in southeast alaska . 10 the federal communications commission approved the deal on october 29 2013 . 11 the sale was formally closed on november 1 . 12 on december 2 2013 ktva moved to a new high definition capable studio on the second floor of the headquarters of the anchorage daily news and unveiled a new set and logo . 13 ktva is presently the only anchorage television station that has never changed its primary affiliation as well as one of two big four affiliates in the market to have been their respective networks sole affiliate ktby is the other . digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 14 11.1 1080i 16 9 ktva hd main ktva programming cbs analog to digital conversion edit ktva shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 11 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 28 . 15 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 11 . news operation edit ktva presently broadcasts 22 hours of locally produced newscasts each week with 4 hours on weekdays and 1 hour each on saturdays and sundays . weekday news offerings include a one hour morning newscast called daybreak at 6 a.m. with an additional hour at 9 a.m. which premiered on september 12 2016 two half hour evening newscasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and a one hour newscast at 6 p.m. the station dropped its morning and weekend newscasts on april 18 2012 16 but they were reinstated in december 2013 . ktva offers deeper digging signature reports in its news lineup to distinguish itself from ktuu tv and kyur according to trade publication broadcasting and cable . 9 on september 21 2014 during the outro of a story regarding the state s november ballot issue which would allow recreational use of marijuana reporter charlene ebge who used the on air pseudonym charlo greene revealed that she was the president of the medical cannabis organization alaska cannabis club which is campaigning for the legalization of the drug . she ended the outro with a profane statement resigned on air and walked off the set . ebge later admitted that she did this in order to draw attention to the issue of legalization of marijuana . 17 following the incident bert rudman the station s news director issued a formal apology . 18 as the incident occurred after 10 p.m. local time past the fcc s safe harbor provisions a fine will not be assessed . 19 the ballot issue won voter support and was passed in the november 4 election . 20 references edit fcc digital tv coverage maps anchorage pdf . fcc.gov retrieved january 26 2012 . ktva online coverage map . tvfool.com retrieved january 26 2012 . television a world survey . 1953 . unesco . retrieved january 28 2012 . historic anchorage an illustrated history . by john strohmeyer . anchorage museum association . 2001 . retrieved january 28 2012 . http www.jeaniegreene.com akb.htm require prime evening time for nta films . boxoffice 13 . november 10 1956 . archived from the original on june 14 2009 . anchorage from its humble origins as a railroad construction camp . isbn 978 094539772 4 . http peninsulaclarion.com stories 032900 ala 032900ala0040001 . shtml retrieved november 14 2013 a b market eye they re anchored to alaska . . broadcasting & cable . retrieved january 28 2012 . gci to purchase nbc for southeast alaska kath tv and ksct tv . retrieved nov 9 2012 . burke jill october 30 2013 . gci wins out in fcc fight over acquisition of alaska tv stations . alaska dispatch . retrieved october 31 2013 . https licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101587216 & formid 905 & fac num 49632 ktva debuts new station . ktva.com . retrieved 4 december 2013 . rabbitears tv query for ktva dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . http www.ktva.com home top stories ktva announces programming changes end to morning weekend newscasts 147991495.html andrews laurel 21 september 2014 . ktva reporter quits on air after saying she owns alaska cannabis club . anchorage daily news . alaska dispatch . retrieved 23 september 2014 . feldman josh sep 23 2014 . ktva issues formal apology for its f ck it i quit reporter . mediaite . herbert geoff sep 22 2014 . tv reporter drops f bomb live on air quits to focus on her marijuana club . suzanna caldwell laurel andrews 4 november 2014 . alaskans vote to legalize marijuana . anchorage daily news . retrieved 10 november 2014 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for ktva biafn s media web database information on ktva tv v t e television stations viewable in anchorage alaska local stations ktuu 2.1 nbc hd 2.2 justice network sd ktby 4.1 fox hd kyes 5.1 mntv 5.2 antenna tv 5.3 this tv 5.4 france 24 5.50 keul music 5.51 music 5.52 testing knik lp 6 ind. radio kakm 7.1 pbs hd 7.2 create 7.3 360 north ktva 11.1 cbs hd kyur 13.1 abc 13.2 cw kdmd 33.1 ion 33.2 tel 33.3 kacn lp 33.4 tbn kcft cd 35.1 familynet 35.2 katb fm 35.3 kafc fm 35.4 alaska sports channel kacn lp 38 me tv ind k54it 54 insp k56hv 56 mtv2 alaska broadcast television areas by city alaskan bush anchorage fairbanks juneau v t e cbs network affiliates in the state of alaska kubd 4.1 ketchikan kubd lp 11 kodiak ktva 11.1 anchorage k13xd d 13.1 fairbanks ktnl 13.1 sitka kxlj ld 24.1 juneau arcs alaska bush see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in alaska retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ktva & oldid 740628768 categories cbs network affiliates1953 establishments in alaskatelevision channels and stations established in 1953television stations in anchorage alaskahidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2012all articles needing additional referencesnpov disputes from october 2013all npov disputesarticles with inconsistent citation formats navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit 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