KAKM
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| Anchorage, Alaska United States |
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|---|---|
| Branding | Alaska Public Television |
| Slogan | Life. Informed |
| Channels | Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 7 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 7.1 PBS 7.2 Create 7.3 360 North |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Alaska Public Media (Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.) |
| First air date | May 7, 1975 |
| Sister station(s) | KSKA |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 7 (VHF, 1975-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 240 m |
| Facility ID | 804 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.alaskapublic.org/kakm/ |
KAKM is a Public television station in Anchorage, Alaska, broadcasting locally on digital channel 8 as a PBS member station. The station is owned by Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., and was the only PBS station in Alaska that was not part of AlaskaOne during its existence. Its program is transmitted from Knik TV Mast, and its studios are located at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center on the campus of Alaska Pacific University. The call letters were chosen to represent the 3 major geographic areas served by the station Anchorage, Kenai, and Matanuska.
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History
The station first started regular transmissions on May 7, 1975. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on per-program basis. (For example, Sesame Street was carried on KTVA, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on KIMO (now KYUR), and The Electric Company on KENI-TV (now KTUU-TV.)
KAKM became the flagship station of Alaska Public Television, the successor to AlaskaOne, replacing KUAC-TV in Fairbanks, on July 1, 2012.[1]
Station presentation
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KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in blue.
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KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in mauve.
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KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, with sister station KSKA.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KAKM-HD | Main KAKM programming / PBS |
| 7.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KAKM-CR | Create |
| 7.3 | KAKM-7. | 360 North |
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.[3]
Analog-to-digital conversion
KAKM shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, 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 VHF channel 8.[4] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 7.
Translators
KAKM extends its over-the-air coverage through a network of translator stations.
| Call sign | Community of license | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| K05FW-D | Girdwood, Alaska | FCC |
| K07PF-D | Homer, Alaska | FCC |
| K12LA-D | Kenai, Alaska | FCC |
| K21AM-D | Ninilchik, Alaska | FCC |
| K48AC-D | Kasilof, Alaska | FCC |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KAKM
- ↑ http://www.360north.org/about.php
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
