| KTVF logo | |
| Fairbanks, Alaska | |
|---|---|
| City of license | Fairbanks |
| Branding | KTVF 11 (general) News Center 11 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Interior Alaska's Most Trusted News Source |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 11 (PSIP) |
| Translators | 11 (VHF) Fairbanks (construction permit) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Chena Broadcasting, LLC (operated under a SSA by Tanana Valley Television Company) |
| First air date | February 3, 1955[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | TeleVision Fairbanks |
| Sister station(s) | KFXF, K13XD |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (VHF, 1955-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: CBS (1955-1996) Secondary: ABC (1971-1985) NBC (1985-1996) UPN (1995-2000) |
| Transmitter power | 12 kW |
| Height | -11 m |
| Facility ID | 49621 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 64°50′34.3″N 147°42′58.1″W / 64.842861°N 147.716139°W |
| Website | www.webcenter11.com |
KTVF is an NBC affiliate television station serving Fairbanks, Alaska. KTVF is owned by Chena Broadcasting, LLC. Its transmitter is located on Ester Dome.
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History [link]
The station signed on the air in February 1955 as the first television station serving what at the time was the smallest television market in the United States. The station was a CBS affiliate until April 1, 1996.
While primarily a CBS station, KTVF also served as secondary affiliates for ABC from 1971 to 1985 (when they aired some of ABC's top-rated shows like Marcus Welby, M.D., Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, and Eight is Enough as well as Wide World of Sports and the Academy Awards) and NBC from 1985 to 1996. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.[2] During the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction boom of the 1970s, KTVF was also the first station in Alaska with an hour-long evening newscast from 5:30-6:30 pm.
In 1996, KTVF switched affiliations, from CBS to NBC. The reason for the network switch was that rival station KATN -- which had NBC affiliation since signing on a couple weeks after KTVF but had been primarily with ABC since 1984—would be merged with two other ABC stations in Anchorage and Juneau to form ABC Alaska's SuperStation, and that NBC was the dominant network by the 1995-96 season while CBS was in third place. KTVF also carried UPN programming on the weekends from 1995 to 2000. Fox affiliate KFXF aired a few CBS shows until K13XD signed on in August.
KTVF's previous owners include Newport Television, LLC, Clear Channel Communications; Northern Television, Inc. and the Ackerley Group.
In June 2003, Media News Group, owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, announced that it would exercise an option to purchase KTVF. The seven-year option, pending removal of the FCC's restrictions on newspaper/broadcast ownership, was granted to Media News in 1999 when Northern Television sold the station to Ackerley. The FCC eliminated this rule on June 3, 2003, but implementation has been stayed pending the outcome of litigation. Media News has since reorganized without a broadcasting division (which was spun off into a trust company for possible resale) while Media News' purchase attempt was never carried through before the seven-year period expired in 2006 without renewal. As a result, Newport remains the owner of KTVF.
KTVF began airing high definition programming from NBC on February 12, 2010, at the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver; full HD would follow on May 31, 2012.
On September 29, 2010, the FCC granted KTVF a construction permit for a fill-in translator on their former analog allotment channel 11.[3] The translator will serve sections of the Fairbanks area.
Newport announced the sale of KTVF to Chena Broadcasting, a local company owned by Michael Young, on October 13, 2011.[4] Young had previously owned a partial stake in Tanana Valley Television, owner of KFXF and K13XD;[5] that company will take over KTVF's operations under a shared services agreement upon the deal's completion.[6] The sale of KTVF to Chena Broadcasting was consummated in March 7, 2012.
On-air staff [link]
Current on-air staff [link]
Anchors
- Darrell Clark - weeknights at 6 and 11PM (also reporter)
- Billie Sundgren - weeknights at 6 (also News Director)
- Stephanie Lott - weekday mornings at 6:30 plus Morning Updates
- Holly Siler - Saturdays at 6 and 11PM
Reporters
- Darryl Lewis, Sr. - general assignment and sports reporter/fill-in anchor
Weather team
- Mike Shultz - Chief Weather Anchor; weeknights at 6 and 11PM (also reporter)
Sports team
- Becky Holley - Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and 11PM
Former on-air staff [link]
- Hank Hove - also the station's GM; was the 7th mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
- Ted Lehne - Anchor (1970s), also GM[7]
- Bob Miller - Anchor (1998–2007), currently a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from Fairbanks
- Ann Secrest - Anchor (1982–2001)
- Curtis Thomas - Anchor/Sports Director/Reporter (1985–97)
- Chuck Hinde - Anchor/News Director (1990–95, deceased)
- Charles Fedullo - Anchor/Reporter (1992–94, returned to become anchor and News Director in 1995-96 following Chuck Hinde's death)
- Cindi Creager - Anchor/Reporter (1992–97, became News Director in 1996)
- Carla Browning - Anchor/Reporter (1993–2001, later News Director)
- Lynda Halligan - Anchor/Reporter (1999, currently at ReelzChannel)
- Seth Wayne - Weather Anchor/Reporter (1999, currently at KVAL-TV)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.News/station presentation [link]
Newscast titles [link]
- Four Star News Final (late evening newscast, early-mid 1960s)
- Scope News (late evening newscast, mid-1960s-1981)
- NewsCenter Final (1981–present)
- Fairbanks Evening News (1971–present)[7]
- NewsCenter 11 (1981–present)
Station slogans [link]
- The Ones To Watch (1980s-1996)
- Your #1 Choice (1996–2002)
- Your Town, Your News, Your Station (2002–2009)
- Interior Alaska's Most Trusted News Source (present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.References [link]
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 17, while the Television and Cable Factbook says February 3.
- ^ "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films". Boxoffice: 13. November 10, 1956. https://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_111056-1
- ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=49621
- ^ Eggerton, John (October 13, 2011). "Newport Agrees to Sell KTVF to Chena Broadcasting". Broadcasting & Cable. https://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/475197-Newport_Agrees_to_Sell_KTVF_to_Chena_Broadcasting.php. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Chomicz, Dorothy (October 15, 2011). "Fairbanks businessman Mike Young awaits approval of KTVF purchase". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. https://newsminer.com/bookmark/16059112-Fairbanks-businessman-Mike-Young-awaits-approval-of-KTVF-purchase. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "More than meets the eye to Fairbanks TV deal". Television Business Report. October 19, 2011. https://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/more-than-meets-the-eye-to-fairbanks-tv-deal.html. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Purcell, Lowell (April 28, 2007). "Ted Lehne, GM - Northern Television - KTVF TV, KFRB Radio -Fairbanks". webshots.com. https://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2645349460072780020rRFPjG. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
External links [link]
- WebCenter11.com - Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVF
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVF-TV
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