KUBD (TV)

KUBD (channels 2 and 5) is a television station in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States, affiliated with CBS. Owned by Gray Television, it is operated as a full-time satellite of Juneau-licensed KYEX-LD (channel 5). KUBD's transmitter is located in downtown Ketchikan.

This article is about the CBS affiliate in Ketchikan, Alaska. For the television station in Denver, Colorado that used the callsign from 1987 to 1998, see KPXC-TV.
KUBD
Satellite of KYEX-LD, Juneau, Alaska
KUBD logo
Channels
BrandingCBS Southeast
Programming
AffiliationsCBS
Ownership
Owner
KATH-LD, KSCT-LP
History
First air date
April 1, 1995 (1995-04-01)
Former call signs
KNEB-TV (1995–1998)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1995–2009)
  • Virtual: 4 (2009–2020)
  • TBN (1995–1998)
  • Pax/Ion (1998–2000s, secondary from 2000)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60520
ERP0.18 kW
HAAT−71 m (−233 ft)
Transmitter coordinates55°20′59.1″N 131°40′28.1″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.alaskasnewssource.com

On cable, KUBD is available on channel 4 on GCI and KPU CommVision, the latter of which is owned by the City of Ketchikan.

History

The station went on the air April 1, 1995 as KNEB-TV, operating on analog channel 4. It became KUBD in 1998. Originally a TBN affiliate, the station switched to Pax (now Ion Television) when it launched in 1998 and joined CBS in 2000. It continued a secondary affiliation with Pax for some time after joining CBS.

KUBD launched their digital signal in early 2006 on channel 13. KUBD stayed on channel 13 when the digital switchover took place in 2009.

On December 9, 2013, Ketchikan Television filed to sell KUBD, along with KTNL-TV in Sitka and KXLJ-LD in Juneau, to Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI. The deal would make them sister stations to NBC affiliate KATH-LD in Juneau and its satellite KSCT-LP in Sitka, as well as fellow CBS affiliate KTVA in Anchorage.[2] The sale was completed on July 28, 2014.[3]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KUBD[4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
2.1 1080i16:9KATH-LDNBC
5.1 KYESCBS (KAUU)
5.4 480iKYES-DT4MyNetworkTV (KAUU-DT4)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

See also

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KUBD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Digital TV Market Listing for KUBD". RabbitEars.info.
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