KAKM
Encyclopedia
KAKM is a Public television station in Anchorage, Alaska
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 8 as a PBS
member station. The station is owned by Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., and is the only PBS station in Alaska that is not part of AlaskaOne
. Its program is transmitted from Knik TV Mast
. The call letters were chosen to represent the 3 major geographic areas served by the station Anchorage, Kenai, and Matanuska.
The station first started regular transmissions on 7 May 1975. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on per-program basis. (For example, 'Sesame Street' was carried on KTVA, 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' on KIMO, and 'The Electric Company' on KENI, now KTUU.)
Digital channels>
Channel
Callsign
Programming
7.1
KAKM-HD
Main KAKM programming / PBS HD
7.2
KAKM-CR
Create
7.3
KAKM-7.
360 North
360 North provides statewide coverage of Alaska public affairs, documentaries, historical programs, and Native topics. Originating at KTOO-TV, 360 North replaced Gavel to Gavel Alaska, which televised the Alaska Legislature.
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 8 as a PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station. The station is owned by Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., and is the only PBS station in Alaska that is not part of AlaskaOne
AlaskaOne
AlaskaOne is a a Public Broadcasting Service member network of public television stations, serving communities in Alaska outside of Anchorage, which has its own PBS channel . It is operated by the University of Alaska....
. Its program is transmitted from Knik TV Mast
Knik TV Mast
Knik TV Mast, located near Knik, Alaska, is a tall guyed mast used for FM radio and television broadcasting. The mast is operated by Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc...
. The call letters were chosen to represent the 3 major geographic areas served by the station Anchorage, Kenai, and Matanuska.
The station first started regular transmissions on 7 May 1975. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on per-program basis. (For example, 'Sesame Street' was carried on KTVA, 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' on KIMO, and 'The Electric Company' on KENI, now KTUU.)
Digital television
The station's digital channel, VHF 8, is multiplexed:360 North provides statewide coverage of Alaska public affairs, documentaries, historical programs, and Native topics. Originating at KTOO-TV, 360 North replaced Gavel to Gavel Alaska, which televised the Alaska Legislature.