KIMO

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KIMO
Anchorage, Alaska
Branding	ABC Alaska News ABC13 KIMO
Slogan	Alaska's Superstation
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF)
Translators	K03FW 3 Kenai
Affiliations	ABC (since 1971) The CW (DT2)
Owner	Smith Media, LLC (Smith Media License Holdings, LLC)
First air date	October 31, 1967
Call letters’ meaning	EsKIMO
Former callsigns	KHAR-TV (1967-1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (1967-2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1970-1971) PBS (per program, 1971-1975)
Transmitter Power	41 kW
Height	240 m
Facility ID	13815
Transmitter Coordinates	61°25′22″N 149°52′20″W / 61.42278°N 149.87222°W / 61.42278; -149.87222
Website	www.aksuperstation.com

KIMO (Channel 13) in Anchorage is part of a trio of ABC and digital CW affiliates covering the "The Last Frontier" under the "Alaska's Superstation" banner, with KATN and KJUD. It is owned by Smith Media.

[edit] History

KIMO, the flagship station, signed on the air on October 31, 1967, and its call letters were originally KHAR-TV. It was the third television station in Anchorage, after KTVA and KTUU. Its transmitter is located in Knik, Alaska.

At first the station was an independent, but obtained an affiliation with NBC in 1970. It switched to ABC in 1971, the same year the KIMO call letters were adopted. In 1972, KIMO opened its own taping facility in Seattle so it could tape ABC shows directly off the network feed without having to use Hawaii as a middleman. The station brought Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and some other PBS programs to Anchorage in the early 70s.

The station once had the top local newscasts in Anchorage from 1977 until 1986, when they were surpassed by KTUU.

"Alaska's Superstation" was created in 1995.

[edit] Digital television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel	Programming
13.1 / 12.1	KIMO-DT (ABC)
13.2 / 12.2	KWBX-DT (CW) (unofficial call letters)

[edit] External links

• Station website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KIMO
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K03FW
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KIMO-TV

v • d • e Television Stations viewable in Anchorage Local stations KTUU (2.1 NBC HD, 2.2 NBC SD) • KTBY (4.1 Fox HD) • KYES (5.1 MNTV, 5.2 Research Channel, 5.3 Universal Sports, 5.50 KUDO, 5.51 KWMD-FM) • KABA 6 (Ind./Radio) • KAKM (7.1 PBS HD, 7.2 silent, 7.3 360.N) • KTVA (11.1 CBS HD) • KIMO (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW) • KDMD (33.1 ION, 33.2 TEL) • KCFT-LP 35 (FamilyNet) • KACN-LP 38 • K41DP 41 (TBN) See also: Fairbanks, AK • Juneau, AK • Alaska Bush

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Alaska (ABC Alaska Superstation) KATN 2 (Fairbanks) - KJUD 8 (Juneau) - KIMO 13 (Anchorage) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Alaska

v • d • e CW Network Affiliates in the state of Alaska K02JZ 2 (Stony River) - KATN-DT 2.2 (Fairbanks) - KJUD-DT 8.2 (Juneau) - KIMO-DT 13.2 (Anchorage) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Alaska

v • d • e Smith Media, LLC KEYT-TV (ABC) (MNTV on DT2) · WFFF-TV (Fox) (The CW on DT2) · WVNY (ABC)1 · WKTV (NBC) (The CW on DT2) · WBU (The CW) Alaska's Superstation (ABC) (The CW on DT2): KIMO · KATN · KJUD 1WVNY is operated by Smith under a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA).