KTBY
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| Anchorage, Alaska | |
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| Branding | KTBY FOX4 |
| Channels | Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Coastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| First air date | December 2, 1983 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1983-2009) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1983-1986) |
| Transmitter power | 234.4 kW |
| Height | 45 m |
| Facility ID | 35655 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 61°13′9.5″N 149°53′30.6″W / 61.219306°N 149.891833°W |
| Website | www.youralaskalink.com |
KTBY, Fox 4, is a Fox affiliated television station serving Anchorage, Alaska. The station is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC.[1]
The station is broadcast on digital over-the-air channel 20, and on the local cable TV system, GCI. KTBY airs Fox programming and sports, courtroom shows and reruns of sitcoms. KTBY also airs a 1 hr. 9 p.m. newscast.
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[edit] History
KTBY signed on the air on December 2, 1983 as a locally-owned independent before joining the then-fledgling Fox Network on its launch of October 9, 1986, and today is still one of the charter affiliates. It was the only Fox station in Alaska until 1992, when KFXF in Fairbanks went on the air; in the late 1980s, it also became the first station in Alaska to broadcast 24 hours a day.
Until October 1, 2008, KTBY aired a 9:00 p.m. weeknight newscast produced by local CBS affiliate KTVA. This production ceased when KTBY began its own news operation. Thus starting the brand new New Team of Fox news: Trill Gates, Kristen Doogan, and Ebony Williams. In June, 2010, Coastal Television hired Scott Centers as General Manager to manage KTBY and under a shared services agreement, manage Vision Alaska I and Vision Alaska II. In September 2010, KTBY relocated it's master control operations to colocate with Vision Alaska I.
[edit] On-air staff
[edit] Current on-air staff
- Megan Mazurick - 9PM Anchor
- Natasha Sweatte - 10PM KYUR Anchor
- Corinna Delgado - Reporter
- Janessa Webb - 9PM Weather Anchor
- John Thompson - Reporter
- Mike Ford - Reporter
- Russ Slaten - Reporter/Photographer
- Kirsten Adams - Reporter
[edit] Former on-air staff
- Trill Gates - Currently 5PM co-anchor on sister station KYUR.
[edit] News/station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- Channel 4 News (1983-1986)
- Fox 4 News (1986-present)
[edit] Station slogans
- Channel 4, Alaska's Very Own (1983-1984)
- Channel 4 Gives You More (1984-1986)
- Fox 4 Does More (1986-1987)
- Your Alaska Link (2010)
[edit] Digital television
The station currently has a single 720p high definition feed.
Digital channels
| Channel (PSIP) |
Programming | Freq (MHz) |
Video PID |
Audio PID |
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| 4.1 | KTBY | 509 | 49 | 52 |
[edit] External links
- YourAlaskaLink.com (Official Website)
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