| KTVA | |
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| Anchorage, Alaska | |
| Branding | KTVA CBS 11 (general) CBS 11 News (news) |
| Slogan | Not Just What Happens, What Matters. |
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 11 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | MediaNews Group, Inc. (Alaska Broadcasting Company, Inc.) |
| First air date | December 11, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | TeleVision Alaska |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (1953-2009) |
| Former affiliations | 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 |
| Website | www.ktva.com |
KTVA, channel 11, is a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska. The station is currently the only television station owned by the MediaNews Group newspaper chain.
KTVA is broadcast on over-the-air on digital channel 28, as well as on the local cable system, GCI.
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History
KTVA is Alaska's first TV station, having signed on the air on December 11, 1953. The station also carried a few NBC programs in the late 1960s, until KHAR-TV (Now KIMO) took the NBC affiliation in 1970. The station was also a DuMont affiliate in the early 1950s [1]. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.[2]
KTVA even carried Sesame Street from 1970 until KAKM signed on in May 1975.
Digital television
The station currently has a single 1080i high definition feed.
Digital channels
| Channel (PSIP) |
Programming | Freq (MHz) |
Video PID |
Audio PID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | KTVA | 557 | 49 | 52 |
Personalities
Current on-air talent
Current Anchor/
- Dianne Baker - weeknights at 6 and 10PM
- Matt Felling - weeknights at 6PM (also reporter and host of View from the Hill)
- Andrea Gusty - weeknights at 5PM (also "Eye Team" investigative reporter)
- Grace Jang' - weekends at 5, 6 and 10PM (also reporter)
- Lauren Maxwell - weekday mornings "CBS 11 News This Morning"
- Dave Stroh - weeknights at 5PM
Reporters
- Corey Allen-Young - general assignment reporter
- Karina Petersen - general assignment reporter
- Matthew Simon - senior reporter
- Todd Walker - general assignment reporter
Skytracker Weather Team
- Brett Shepard - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Christina Campbell (NWA Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekends at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Mitch Sego - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "CBS 11 News This Morning" (also "Get Out" feature reporter)
Sports Team
- The station does not currently operate a sports department.
Former on-air talent
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.News/Station presentation
Newscast Titles
- Eyewitness News 11 (1980s-2001)
- CBS 11 News (2001-present)
Station slogans
- You and 11, We've Got the Touch (1984-1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- First in Alaska (1990s-2006)
- Not Just What Happens, What Matters. (2006-present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", Boxoffice: 13, November 10, 1956, http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_111056-1
External links
- KTVA official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVA-TV
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