KUAM-TV

KUAM-TV is the NBC affiliate serving the United States territory of Guam. The station is owned by Pacific Telestations, Inc., and is a sister station to the local Public-access television cable channel Local 2. It is licensed to the territorial capital of Hagåtña, while its studios are located at 600 Harmon Loop in Dededo, and its transmitter is located east-northeast of Agat.

History

KUAM was Guam's first television station, signing on August 5, 1956 on analog channel 8. It carried programming from all three networks, but has always been a primary NBC affiliate. KUAM began its first broadcast in color in 1970. When Fox debuted in 1986, they carried its lineup as well. For a time, this made KUAM one of the few stations to be affiliated with all four major networks.

Despite being affiliated with all four networks, KUAM was hindered by the fact that Guam was a day ahead of the United States and that most shows, especially those from the network, were sent via air and/or mail, which meant that viewers would have to wait from a period of two weeks to a month to see any of the offerings. When it was not showing any network fare it featured local in-house programming, syndicated shows and films (mostly travel or cultural) to make up the difference.