KBAD-LD
 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2012) |
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Island Television |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | South Seas Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | 2002 |
Former call signs | K30HO (2002–2005) WVUV-LP (2005–2008) KKHJ-LP (2008–2020) |
| TBN (2002–2005) NBC (2005–2012) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| ERP | 6 kW |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
KBAD-LP, UHF analog channel 30, is a low-power independent television station serving the U.S. territory of American Samoa that is licensed to Pago Pago. The station is owned by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc. KBAD-LP's transmitter is located between A'oloau and Mapusaga.
History
The station was founded on November 4, 2003 as TBN repeater K30HO. In 2005, it was acquired by South Seas Broadcasting. It changed its call sign to WVUV-LP on March 21, 2005 after its acquisition by South Seas Broadcasting; however, it branded itself as "KHJ-TV".[1] It was the first privately owned television station and, later, network affiliate, in American Samoa—government-owned KVZK-4 and KVZK-5 carry programming from ABC and CBS, and had carried NBC before WVUV's acquisition by South Seas. Even though the station is located on a Pacific island, it had originally taken a call sign beginning with "W". Co-owned WVUV had been established during World War II and was "grandfathered" with a W-call, and the FCC allowed co-owned channel 30 to use it as well. WVUV-LP had the distinction of being the furthest west television station with a "W" call sign in the United States and the only "W" television call sign in the Pacific.
On March 11, 2008, the station changed its call sign to KKHJ-LP, reflecting its branding. The call letters were changed again to KBAD-LP on May 21, 2020.[citation needed] KBAD-LP is co-owned with WVUV-FM, KKBT-FM and KKHJ-FM. The latter is also known as "93KHJ", a tribute to the Southern California former-Top 40 AM radio station KHJ.
See also
References
- ^ "NBC-TV AFFILIATE TO BROADCAST IN PAGO". Pacific Islands Report. Samoa Reporter. February 3, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
External links
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