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channel 8), is a Public Broadcasting Service (

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licensed to

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, United States. Owned by

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, it is sister to National Public Radio ( NPR) member station KSKA (91.1 FM). The two outlets share studios at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center on the campus of

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; KAKM's

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is located near Knik, Alaska. KAKM was the only PBS station in Alaska that was not part of

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during its existence. The call letters were chosen to represent the three major geographic areas served by the station: Anchorage,

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, and Matanuska. KAKM operates a full-time satellite station, KTOO-TV (virtual channel 3, VHF digital channel 10), licensed to the

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. This station is owned by Capital Community Broadcasting as a sister to

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, KNLL, and

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, but is operated by Alaska Public Media. KTOO's transmitter is located in downtown Juneau. KTOO was formerly part of AlaskaOne, until its dissolution in 2012. KAKM is also relayed on low-power station KYUK-LD (virtual and

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digital channel 15) in

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, owned by

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as sister to radio stations KYUK (AM) and KYUK-FM.

History

KAKM first started regular transmissions on May 7, 1975 at 7:07 p.m. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on per-program basis. (For example, ''

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, replacing

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, on July 1, 2012. As a result, KTOO-TV became a full-time satellite of KAKM. KYUK-LD also rebroadcasts KAKM, but it carries the

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on its second digital subchannel in place of Create.

Station presentation

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KSKA

Technical information

The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:

KAKM subchannels

KTOO-TV subchannels

KYUK-LD subchannels

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.

Analog-to-digital conversion

KAKM and KTOO shut down their analog signals on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate: * KAKM shut down its analog signal, over

channel 7; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 8. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's

as its former VHF analog channel 7. * KTOO shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 10. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.

Translators

KAKM and KTOO extend their over-the-air coverage through a network of translator stations.

KAKM translators

* Girdwood: *

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Kasilof Kasilof ( ; Dena'ina: ''Ggasilat'', russian: Касилов) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 525, down from 549 in 2010. Geography Kasilof is located at ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kakm 1975 establishments in Alaska PBS member stations Television channels and stations established in 1975

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