K11UU-D (channel 11) is a
low-power independent
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in
Pago Pago
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American Samoa
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, owned by American Samoa Adventist Media Ministry, Inc.
History
Pacific Channel Samoa (PCS TV), a company owned by Bill Hyman, received a construction permit to build a new channel 11 low-power television station at Pago Pago on January 18, 2002; the station filed for a license to cover on October 14, 2003. Pacific Channel Samoa transferred the license to co-owned Samoa Systems, Inc. in 2010. PCS-TV converted to digital that same year; at that time, it broadcast
Australia Network
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most of the day, live sports from
New Zealand
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and
Fiji
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, and religious programs on the
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Hyman's finances suffered after he lost money making a movie in the early 2010s, prompting him to consider selling the television station. In August 2016, Hyman sold K11UU-D to a
Seventh-Day Adventist
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media group, which he had selected to purchase the station, since it would continue to air religious fare. PCS programming moved to the 11.2 subchannel, and channel 11.1 relaunched as a local outlet under the
Hope Channel
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banner.
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
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See also
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Communications in American Samoa
References
External links
PCS TV on Facebook
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Television channels and stations established in 2003
2003 establishments in American Samoa
Low-power television stations in the United States
Religious television stations in the United States
Religious organizations based in American Samoa
Seventh-day Adventist media
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oceania