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{{Short description|Television station in Anchorage, Alaska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KAKM
| city = 
| logo = Alaska Public Media logo.svg
| image = Alaska Public Media station.jpg
| branding = Alaska Public Media
| analog = 
| digital = 8 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 7
| subchannels = 
| translators = ''see {{Section link||KAKM translators}}''
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''7.1:''' [[PBS]]|''for others, see {{Section link||KAKM subchannels}}''}}
| network = 
| founded = 
| airdate = {{start date and age|1975|5|7|p=y}}
| location = [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = Anchorage, [[Kenai]], [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska]]
| former_callsigns = 
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 7 (VHF, 1975–2009)
| licensee = Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.
| owner = [[Alaska Public Media]]
| sister_stations = [[KTVA]], [[KSKA]]
| former_affiliations = 
| erp = 50 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|240|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = 
| facility_id = 804
| coordinates = {{coord|61|25|19.8|N|149|52|27.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KAKM}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.alaskapublic.org/}}
}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KTOO-TV
| logo = KTOO Logo Vertical color.webp
| logo_size = 120px
| above = [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|Satellite]] of KAKM
| digital = 10 (VHF)
| virtual = 3
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''3.1:''' [[PBS]]|''for others, see {{Section link||KTOO-TV subchannels}}''}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1978|10|1|p=y}}
| location = [[Juneau, Alaska]]
| callsign_meaning = The word "Too"
| former_callsigns = 
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 3 (VHF, 1978–2009)
| owner = KTOO Public Media
| sister_stations = [[KTOO (FM)|KTOO]], [[KNLL]], [[KRNN]]
| erp = 1 kW
| haat = {{convert|-363.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 8651
| coordinates = {{coord|58|18|4.8|N|134|25|13.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:US|name=KTOO-TV}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{url|ktoo.org}}
}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KYUK-LD
| above = [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|Translator]] of KAKM
| location = [[Bethel, Alaska]]
| branding = KYUK-TV 15
| digital = 15 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 15
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''15.1:''' PBS|'''15.2:''' [[Alaska Rural Communications Service|ARCS]]|'''15.3:''' 360 North}}
| owner = [[Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated]]
| operator = Alaska Public Media
| sister_stations = [[KYUK-FM]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1981|9|18|p=y}}
| callsign_meaning = Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K02KU (1981–1985)|K15AV (1985–2012)|K15AV-D (2012)}}
| erp = 100 [[watt|W]]
| haat = {{convert|46.51|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = [[low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| facility_id = 62614
| coordinates = {{coord|60|47|30.3|N|161|46|30.3|W|type:_region:_source:enwiki}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{URL|http://kyuk.org}}
}}

'''KAKM''' (channel 7) is a [[PBS]] member [[television station]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], United States. Owned by [[Alaska Public Media]], it is [[sister station|sister]] to [[NPR]] member [[KSKA]] (91.1 FM). The two stations share studios at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center on the campus of [[Alaska Pacific University]]; KAKM's [[Knik TV Mast|transmitter]] is located near [[Knik-Fairview, Alaska|Knik, Alaska]].

KAKM was the only PBS station in Alaska that was not part of [[AlaskaOne]] during its existence. The [[call signs in North America|call letters]] were chosen to represent the three major geographic areas served by the station: Anchorage, [[Kenai]], and [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska]].

KAKM programming is available on partner station '''KTOO-TV''' (channel 3), licensed in the [[List of capitals in the United States#State capitals|capital city]] of [[Juneau]]. This station is owned by KTOO Public Media as a sister to [[Public broadcasting#Radio|non-commercial]] FM radio stations [[KTOO (FM)|KTOO]], [[KXLL]], and [[KRNN]]. KTOO's transmitter is located in downtown Juneau. KTOO was formerly part of AlaskaOne, until its dissolution in 2012.

KAKM is also relayed on [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] station '''KYUK-LD''' (channel 15) in [[Bethel, Alaska|Bethel]], owned by [[Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated]] as sister to radio stations KYUK (AM) and KYUK-FM.

==History==
KAKM first started regular transmissions on May 7, 1975, at 7:07&nbsp;p.m. Previously, PBS programming had been offered to Anchorage stations on a per-program basis: for example, ''[[Sesame Street]]'' was carried on [[KTVA]] (channel 11), ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' on KIMO (channel 13, now [[KYUR]]) and ''[[The Electric Company]]'' on KENI-TV (channel 2, now [[KTUU-TV]]).

KAKM became the [[flagship station]] of Alaska Public Television, the successor to [[AlaskaOne]], replacing [[KUAC-TV]] in [[Fairbanks]], on July 1, 2012 (which became a standalone station again).<ref name=tvbr-kuacnoalaska1>{{cite news|title=Split in Alaska public TV consortium|url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/split-in-alaska-public-tv-consortium.html|access-date=December 10, 2011|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=December 9, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As a result, KTOO-TV became a full-time satellite of KAKM. KYUK-LD also rebroadcasts KAKM, but it carries the [[Alaska Rural Communications Service]] on its second digital subchannel in place of [[Create (TV network)|Create]].

==Station presentation==

<gallery>
Image:KAKM 1 Blue.jpg|KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in blue
Image:KAKM 1.png|KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, in mauve
Image:KAKM 2.png|KAKM's former "Line 7" logo, with [[sister station]] [[KSKA]]
</gallery>

==Technical information==
The stations' signals are [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:

===KAKM subchannels===
<section begin=kakmsubs />
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of KAKM<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KAKM|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 22, 2022|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KAKM}}</ref> and KTVA<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KTVA|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 22, 2022|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTVA}}</ref>
! scope = "col" colspan="2"|[[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Short name
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming
|-
! scope = "col" | {{small|KAKM}}||{{small|KTVA}}
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.1 || 11.1
| [[1080i]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || KAKM-HD || [[PBS]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.2 || 11.2
| rowspan=2| [[480i]] || Create || [[Create (TV network)|Create]] 
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.3 || 11.3
| KTOO360 || [[KTOO 360TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.4 || 11.4
| 1080i || 24_7HD || [[PBS Kids]]
|}
<section end=kakmsubs />
===KTOO-TV subchannels===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of KTOO-TV<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KTOO-TV|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 22, 2022|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTOO-TV}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | Channel
! scope = "col" | Res.
! scope = "col" | Aspect
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.1 
| 1080i || rowspan=7| 16:9 || AK PBS || [[PBS]] (KAKM)
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.2 
| 480i || Create || [[Create (TV network)|Create]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.3 
| rowspan=2| 1080i || KTOO360 || [[KTOO 360TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.4 
| PBSKids || [[PBS Kids]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.5 
| rowspan=3| 480i || [[KTOO (FM)|KTOO-FM]] || News / Talk / [[NPR]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.6 
| [[KRNN|KRNN-FM]] || rowspan=2|Music
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.7 
| [[KXLL|KXLL-FM]] 
|}

===KYUK-LD subchannels===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of KYUK-LD<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KYUK-LD|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 22, 2022|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KYUK-LD}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | Channel
! scope = "col" | Res.
! scope = "col" | Aspect
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.1 
| rowspan=3| 480i || rowspan=3| 4:3 || AK PBS || PBS
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.2 
| [[Alaska Rural Communications Service|ARCS]]||[[Alaska Rural Communications Service]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.3 
| KTOO360 || [[KTOO 360TV]]
|}

KTOO 360TV provides statewide coverage of Alaska public affairs, documentaries, historical programs, and Native topics. Originating from the studios of KTOO-TV in Juneau, 360TV programming includes Gavel Alaska, which provides unedited live & recording broadcast TV and streaming coverage the Alaska Legislature.

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KAKM and KTOO shut down their analog signals on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref>
* KAKM shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 7; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 8, using [[virtual channel]] 7.
* KTOO shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 10, using virtual channel 3.

===Translators===
KAKM and KTOO extend their over-the-air coverage through a network of [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator stations]].

====KAKM translators====
*[[Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska|Girdwood]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|796|3=K05FW-D}}
*[[Homer, Alaska|Homer]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|799|3=K07PF-D}}
*[[Kasilof]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|797|3=K25PI-D}}
*[[Kenai]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|800|3=K12LA-D}}
*[[Ninilchik]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|798|3=K21AM-D}}
*[[Sitka]]: {{FCC-LMS-Facility|8660|3=K09AAD-D}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.alaskapublic.org/}}

{{Anchorage TV}}
{{Juneau TV}}
{{Alaska Bush TV}}
{{PBS Alaska}}

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