KGTF
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| Channels | |
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| Branding | PBS Guam |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | October 30, 1970 |
Former channel number(s) |
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Call sign meaning | Guam Telecommunications Facility |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25511 |
| ERP | 54.7 kW |
| HAAT | 177.8 m (583 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 13°29′22″N 144°49′46″E / 13.48944°N 144.82944°E |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | pbsguam |
KGTF (channel 12) is a PBS member television station licensed to Hagåtña, Guam, serving the U.S. territory. The station is owned by the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation, an agency of the territorial government. KGTF's studios are located in Mangilao, adjacent to Guam Community College, and its transmitter is located on Mount Barrigada in Barrigada. KGTF currently operates from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.
History
The station signed on the air on October 30, 1970,[2] with only 4+1⁄2 hours of programming Monday through Friday, of which they would later expand throughout its 50-year history, including producing local shows and various projects. Original materials from PBS Guam have been contributed to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.[3]
The station was in financial trouble in 1975, facing problems in raising the percentage of its government funding required by law.[4]
As of 1993, KGTF produced 30 percent of the output it aired. Such content at the time included a Filipino current affairs program, a competition program for high school students, meetings of the Guam Legislature, public service announcements and conventional educational programs. Nearly all of the 22 staff employed by the station were Guamanians. The station used a 6-kilowatt transmitter to deliver its terrestrial signal as well as being relayed on cable television, whereas two repeaters had been purchased at the time to boost its coverage towards the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to the north.[5]
KGTF shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 12, on January 23, 2009,[6] approximately five months before the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 5, using virtual channel 12.[7]
KGTF is a partner of the Pacific Community's television newsmagazine The Pacific Way.[8]
PBS Guam received PBS' overhaul branding in late-November 2019.[citation needed]
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KGTF HD | PBS |
| 12.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KGTF-SD | Local programming |
See also
- Channel 12 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 12 virtual TV stations in the United States
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGTF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Guam's Newest TV Station". Pacific Daily News. October 30, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "PBS Guam in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting". americanarchive.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Guam TV station in financial block, Pacific Islands Communication Newsletter, December 1975
- ^ Bentley, J.E.; Schultz, A.; Hermanson, Dale (September 1993). "PACIFIC REGIONAL TELEVISION SURVEY PROJECT – 352lRASl21 (PAC TEL)". UNESCO. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Viewer announcements". KGTF. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "The Pacific Way: Bringing the region to your homes". Pacific Community. September 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KGTF
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