KTBY
 | |
| Anchorage, Alaska United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox 4 |
| Slogan | Your Alaska Link |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 4.1 Fox |
| Translators |
K09QH-D 9 Kenai, etc. K33AF-D 33 Kasilof K31MD-D 31 Ninilchik K04JH-D 4 Homer |
| Affiliations | Fox (1986–present) |
| Owner | Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC |
| First air date | December 2, 1983 |
| Sister station(s) | KATN, KJUD, KYUR |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (VHF, 1983–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1983–1986) |
| Transmitter power | 234.4 kW |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Facility ID | 35655 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 61°13′9″N 149°53′32″W / 61.21917°N 149.89222°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website |
www |
KTBY, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 20), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The station is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC,[1] which also operates ABC affiliate KYUR (channel 13) under joint sales[2] and shared services agreements[3] with owner Vision Alaska LLC. The two stations share studios on East Tudor Road in Anchorage; KTBY's transmitter is located in historic downtown Anchorage atop the Hilton Anchorage East Tower hotel.
On cable, the station is available on GCI channel 4 and in high definition on digital channel 654.[4] It is also carried on DirecTV and Dish Network in the Anchorage television market. Some of KTBY's programming is broadcast to rural communities via low-power translators through the Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS).
History
KTBY signed on the air on December 2, 1983 as a locally owned independent with Mike Parker as President, Mike Buck as General Manager and Dave Peters II as Program Director before joining the then-fledgling Fox network on its launch of October 9, 1986, and today is still one of the charter affiliates. It was the only Fox station in Alaska until 1992, when KFXF in Fairbanks went on the air; in the late 1980s, it also became the first station in Alaska to broadcast 24 hours a day.
During the 1980s, KTBY was the first Anchorage station to air professional wrestling with any regularity, largely in response to the increase in mainstream interest. Televised wrestling programs were largely absent from Anchorage television, as the programs were traditionally used to promote live events, which have been held only occasionally in Alaska dating back to the 1950s. The station originally aired AWA All-Star Wrestling (in conjunction with a short-lived attempt on their part to promote events in the market), and later World Class Championship Wrestling and WWF Superstars of Wrestling.
In June 2010, Coastal Television hired Scott Centers as General Manager to manage KTBY and under a shared services agreement, manage Vision Alaska I and Vision Alaska II. In September 2010, KTBY relocated its master control operations to colocate with Vision Alaska I. Dave German is the Station Manager.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KTBY-DT | Main KTBY programming / Fox |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KTBY shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, 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 20.[6] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4.
News operation
Until October 1, 2008, KTBY aired a 9:00 p.m. weeknight newscast produced by local CBS affiliate KTVA (channel 11). This production ceased when KTBY began its own news operation. Trill Gates, Kristen Doogan and Ebony Williams were initial members of the news operation. Currently, newscasts are produced by KYUR.
References
- ↑
- ↑ Joint Sales Agreement - Federal Communications Commission
- ↑ Time Brokerage Fees - Federal Communications Commission
- ↑ https://www.gci.com/-/media/files/gci/channel-lineups/consumer-2018/anchorage-line-up-cards-statewide-cons-jan2018.pdf
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KTBY
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.