KAUU

KAUU
Channels
Branding
  • Channel 5 Anchorage
  • My TV 5.4 (DT4)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KTUU-TV
History
First air date
January 21, 1990 (34 years ago) (1990-01-21)
Former call signs
  • KYES (1990–2007)
  • KYES-TV (2007–2021)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1990–2009)
  • Digital: 6 (VHF, until 2009), 5 (VHF, 2009–2018)
  • Independent (1990–1995)
  • UPN (1995–2006)
  • The WB (secondary, 1995–1998)
  • MyNetworkTV (2006–2020; now on DT4)
  • CBS (2020–2021)
Call sign meaning
Variant of KTUU
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21488
ERP50 kW
HAAT240.1 m (788 ft)
Transmitter coordinates61°25′20″N 149°52′28″W / 61.42222°N 149.87444°W / 61.42222; -149.87444
Translator(s)
  • 14 (UHF) Anchorage (city)
  • KYES-LD 22 Anchorage
  • KTUU-DT 5.11 (10.7 VHF) Anchorage
  • KYEX-LD 5 Juneau
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.alaskasnewssource.com

KAUU (channel 5) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual NBC/CBS affiliate KTUU-TV (channel 2). The two stations share studios on East 40th Avenue in Anchorage; KAUU's transmitter is located in Knik, Alaska.

KAUU (as KYES-TV) acquired the CBS affiliation for Anchorage on July 31, 2020, when Gray Television purchased the non-license assets of KTVA (channel 11) from Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of local cable television operator GCI.[2] KAUU continues to carry its former primary service and schedule, which includes syndicated programming and MyNetworkTV, on its fourth subchannel, and GCI channel 11.[3] Programming from KAUU's fourth subchannel is available statewide through the Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS) translator network.

As of September 2020, KAUU shares its website and news operation with KTUU, which are both branded under the "Alaska's News Source" moniker.

As of March 3, 2021, CBS programming moved to KYES-LD and KTUU-DT5 (mapped as 5.11) as part of a major transmitter upgrade; the station's other subchannels are still in operation.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAUU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KTUU Expands into Southeast Alaska and KYES Launches "CBS5 Anchorage"". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "GCI Channel Changes List". Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Channel 2 and CBS 5 Turn on Two New Transmitters". Alaska Business. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.