KGTF,
virtual and
VHF digital
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channel 12, is a Public Broadcasting Service (
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)
member
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television station
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serving the
U.S. territory
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of
Guam
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that is
licensed
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to
Hagåtña. The station is owned by the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation, an agency of the
territorial government. KGTF's studios are located in
Mangilao
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Cliffs lie along much of the village's shoreline provide dramatic ...
, adjacent to
Guam Community College
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, and its transmitter is located on Mount Barrigada in
Barrigada
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. KGTF currently operates from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.
History
The station signed on the air on October 30, 1970, with only 4½ hours of programming Monday through Friday, of which they would later expand throughout its 50-year history, including producing local shows and various projects. Original materials from PBS Guam have been contributed to the
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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.
PBS Guam received PBS' overhaul branding in late-November 2019.
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is
multiplexed
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:
Image:KGTF.JPG, Last KGTF channel 12 logo, before adopting PBS Guam branding.
See also
*
Channel 12 digital TV stations in the United States
*
Channel 12 virtual TV stations in the United States The following television stations operate on virtual channel 12 in the United States:
* K03CS-D in Broadus, Montana
* K04PJ-D in Hesperus, Colorado
* K05GQ-D in Kooskia, Idaho
* K07AAI-D in Reno, Nevada
* K08PF-D in Leamington, Utah
* K08PJ-D ...
References
External links
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PBS member stations
Television channels and stations established in 1970
1970 establishments in Guam
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