KTKB-LD

KTKB-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is a low-powered CW+-affiliated television station serving the U.S. territory of Guam that is licensed to Tamuning. Owned by Chicago-based KM Communications, the station is operated by Marianas Media under a local marketing agreement (LMA). It is carried island-wide on cable channel 4 on MCV Broadband and GTA's GUdTV system (hence the CW 4 Guam branding).

KTKB-LD
Tamuning, Guam
ChannelsDigital: 26 (UHF)
Virtual: 26 (PSIP)
BrandingCW4 Guam (general)
SloganDare to Defy
Programming
Affiliations26.1: CW+ (2009–2011, 2012–present)
Ownership
OwnerKM Communications
OperatorMarianas Media
KTKB-FM
History
First air date
October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
Former call signs
K26HK (1995–2004)
KTKB-LP (2004–2010)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
26 (UHF, 1995–2010)
Independent (1995–2009)
Universal Sports (secondary, 2009–2011)
Silent (2011–2012)
Call sign meaning
from sister station KTKB-FM
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID131158
ClassLD
ERP1.4 kw
HAAT27.5 m (90 ft)
Transmitter coordinates13°29′15.9″N 144°49′36.2″E
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

Despite being a low-power television station, KTKB's signal covers all of Guam. It is also the territory's first fully digital commercial television station.

History

The station went on the air on April 20, 2009, though it received its construction permit on September 3, 2003. Like most of the television stations in Guam, KTKB followed a Tuesday through Monday schedule for its CW primetime lineup because of Guam being a day ahead of the United States. However, it was the first station in Guam to air first-run syndicated fare and classic shows, most of them from the Sony Pictures Television library, though programming from Universal Media Studios and Warner Bros. Television was added in September 2009. By April 2010, other stations in Guam, notably KTGM and KEQI-LP, began adding syndicated product.

KTKB was one of the few stations to still sign off overnight, doing so at 1 a.m. It did not actually go off-the-air; rather, it simply showed station promos and public service announcements.

In March 2010, KTKB launched a half-hour newscast, Guam News Watch, which competed with KUAM News and Pacific News Center at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. The newscast was canceled on January 4, 2011.[1] On March 31, the station ceased operations,[2] however, KTKB returned to the air on January 9, 2012.[3]

Digital television
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
26.1720p16:9KTKB-HDMain KTKB-LD programming / The CW

See also

References
  1. Company pulls the plug on 'Guam News Watch', KUAM News
  2. Iriarte, Hannah Cho (April 1, 2011). "No more gossip, models and vampires: CW4 television channel ceases operations". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  3. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1483033&Form_id=910&Facility_id=131158
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