KATH-LD

KATH-LD
CityJuneau, Alaska
Channels
BrandingKATH 2 Alaska
Programming
Affiliations2.1: NBC
Ownership
Owner
KYEX-LD
History
First air date
August 17, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-08-17)
Former call signs
K05JR (1998–2001)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1998–2011)
  • Virtual: 5 (2011–2020)
  • The WB (secondary, 1998–1999)
  • UPN (secondary)
Call sign meaning
Former owner's wife's name is Kathy
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID188833
ClassLD
ERP
HAAT
  • −377.9 m (−1,240 ft)
  • −302.9 m (−994 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitealaskasnewssource.com
KSCT-LD
Translator of KATH-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
History
First air date
May 1, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-05-01)
Former call signs
K05KH (May–November 1995)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1995–2018)
  • Fox (1995–1998)
  • The WB (secondary, 1995–1999)
Call sign meaning
Sitka Community Television
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID15348
ClassLD
ERP0.619 kW
HAAT23.1 m (76 ft)
Transmitter coordinates57°3′1″N 135°20′7.9″W / 57.05028°N 135.335528°W / 57.05028; -135.335528 (KSCT-LD)
Links
Public license information
LMS

KATH-LD (channel 2) is a low-power television station licensed to both Juneau and Douglas, Alaska, United States, affiliated with NBC. The station is owned by Gray Media and maintains a transmitter in downtown Juneau.

KSCT-LD (channel 5) in Sitka is a translator of KATH-LD, broadcasting from a transmitter in downtown Sitka. Programming is identical to KATH-LD with both stations being fed from the studios of sister station KTUU-TV (channel 2) in Anchorage. KSCT-LD additionally carries CBS and MyNetworkTV programming on subchannels.

On cable, KATH-LD is carried on GCI in Juneau on channel 15, on Dish Network throughout Southeast Alaska on channels 5 and 9380, and on DirecTV throughout Southeast Alaska on channel 4. KATH-LD's high definition feed is also available on GCI's basic service on digital channel 652 in Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangell. KATH-LD's standard-definition signal is also on GCI cable in Petersburg, Wrangell and Angoon. Daily Alaska news is provided through a partnership with KTUU-TV.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KATH-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSCT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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