KATH-TV, is a low-power NBC

NBC

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 affiliate serving Juneau, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

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. The station is owned by North Star Television Network under Dan Etulain of Sitka, Alaska.

The station is broadcast over the air in High Definition

High-definition television

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, branded as "KATH-HD" on digital

ATSC

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 channel 5.1 (UHF frequency 35) and in Standard Definition on analog

NTSC

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 channel 5, local GCI cable in Juneau on channel 15, Dish Network

Dish Network

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throughout Southeast Alaska on channel 5/9380, and on DirecTV

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 throughout Southeast Alaska on channel 5.

"KATH-HD" is also available on GCI's "Basic Cable" service on channel 652 in Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangell.

KATH-TV's Standard definition signal is also on GCI cable in Petersburg, Wrangell & Angoon.

The station has some local programming, including a weekly news feature branded as "Southeast Spotlight Report". Daily Alaska news is provided through a partnership with Anchorage's

Anchorage, Alaska

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 NBC affiliate KTUU-TV

KTUU-TV

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whom KATH also contributes news to. All of KATH-TV's local programming is also published online the day it airs.

KSCT-LP is a low-power translator of KATH in Sitka, also carried over-the-air and on cable in Sitka on channel 5.

KSCT does not broadcast digital over-the-air TV signals at this time.

KATH is scheduled to end analog over-the-air broadcasts in November 2011.