KJUD
Encyclopedia
KJUD, virtual channel
8 (digital channel 11), is the ABC
-affiliated television station in Juneau, Alaska
. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC.
This station's digital signal is multiplexed:>
Virtual
channel
Physical
channel
Video
Aspect
Name
Programming
8.1
11.1
720p
16:9
KJUD-DT
Main KJUD programming / ABC HD
8.2
11.2
480i
4:3
Juneau CW
CW network and syndicated programming
Initially, KJUD carried programming from ABC, NBC
, and CBS
for many years. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
.
In 1995, the station became a part of the Alaska Superstation network, with KIMO (now KYUR) and KATN
. In September 2006, KJUD began to show programming from The CW
on its digital subchannel. The subchannel is known as Juneau CW. Smith Media sold KJUD and the remainder of the "ABC Alaska's Superstation" system to Vision Alaska LLC in 2010. On September 1, 2011 KJUD will begin carrying programming from the Fox network
on digital subchannel 8.3, the subchannel will become the first Fox affiliate in the Juneau market.
Reporters
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
8 (digital channel 11), is the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-affiliated television station in Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC.
Digital television
KJUD-DT broadcasts on digital channel 11.channel
channel
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
History
KJUD is Juneau's first television station, and it signed on the air on February 19, 1956 as KINY-TV, becoming KJUD in 1983. For many years, it was Juneau's only commercial station, and is still the only full-power commercial station in the area.Initially, KJUD carried programming from ABC, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
for many years. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
NTA Film Network
The NTA Film Network was an early American television network founded by Ely Landau in 1956. The network was not a full-time television network like CBS, NBC, or ABC. Rather, it operated on a part-time basis, broadcasting films and several first-run television programs from major Hollywood studios...
.
In 1995, the station became a part of the Alaska Superstation network, with KIMO (now KYUR) and KATN
KATN
KATN, virtual channel 2 , is the ABC-affiliated television station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC.-Digital television:-History:...
. In September 2006, KJUD began to show programming from The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
on its digital subchannel. The subchannel is known as Juneau CW. Smith Media sold KJUD and the remainder of the "ABC Alaska's Superstation" system to Vision Alaska LLC in 2010. On September 1, 2011 KJUD will begin carrying programming from the Fox network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
on digital subchannel 8.3, the subchannel will become the first Fox affiliate in the Juneau market.
Newscast titles
- Newslink Alaska (early 1990s–1996)
- ABC Alaska News (1996–2010)
- Your Alaska Link (2010–present)
Station slogans
- Alaska's Superstation (1995–present; general slogan)
- A Difference You Can Trust (1995–2007; news slogan)
- To the Point (2007–2010; news slogan)
- Your Alaska Link (2010–present)
News team
Anchors- Megan Mazurek - weeknights at 9 p.m. (on KJUD-DT2); also reporter
- Mark Colavecchio - weeknights at 5 p.m.; also News & Views co-host
- Natasha Sweatte - weeknights at 10 p.m.; also reporter
- John Thompson - host of Alaska Sports NOW!
- Janessa Webb - weather anchor; weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Corinna Delgado - general assignment reporter
- Mike Ford - general assignment reporter
- Jared Mazurek - photographer
- Brandon Reid - photographer; also news producer
- Russ Slaten - general assignment reporter; also photographer
- Fred Stokes - photographer