KCFT-CD

Not to be confused with WCFT-TV.

KCFT-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • CBI Media Group
  • (Alaska Broadcast Television, Inc.)
KAFC, KATB, KVNT
History
First air date
July 11, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-07-11)
Former call signs
  • K20AG (1984–1994)
  • KCFT-LP (1994–2013)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 20 (UHF, 1984–2011)
American Christian Television System (1984–1995)
FamilyNet (1995–2017)
Call sign meaning
"Christian Family Television"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID787
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT171.6 m (563 ft)
Transmitter coordinates61°4′0″N 149°44′44″W / 61.06667°N 149.74556°W / 61.06667; -149.74556 (KCFT)
Links
Public license information
Websitekcft.org

KCFT-CD (channel 35) is a low-power, Class A television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is owned by CBI Media Group alongside radio stations KATB (89.3 FM), KAFC (93.7 FM), and KVNT (1020 AM). The stations share studios on Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage. KCFT-CD features a variety of Christian talk and teaching programs.

In 1983, the American Christian Television System (ACTS) won the ability to build a low-power TV station on channel 20 in Anchorage as part of an FCC lottery.[3] ACTS, a division of the Southern Baptist Convention, began constructing studios on 1/4 Mile O'Malley Road and network reception facilities in downtown Anchorage.[4] K20AG began broadcasting on July 11, 1984.[5] It was the second station built by ACTS after one in Tyler, Texas.[6] By January 1995, when it became KCFT-LP, it was affiliated with FamilyNet.[1]

At various times in its history, the station has broadcast local sports, including Anchorage Pilots baseball in 1986[7] and Alaska Anchorage Seawolves in the 2000s.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Channel changes letters". Anchorage Daily News. January 19, 1995. p. D1.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCFT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Firm wins TV lottery". Anchorage Daily News. October 29, 1983. p. B-9.
  4. ^ Perrigo, Dalene (January 7, 1984). "Christian TV ready to air in Anchorage". The Anchorage Times. p. C-8.
  5. ^ "Christian channel debuts locally". Anchorage Daily News. July 21, 1984. p. E1.
  6. ^ Taylor, Annette (July 9, 1984). "TV channel nears debut". The Anchorage Times. p. C-5.
  7. ^ Bragg, Beth (May 30, 1986). "Bucs will be seen, not heard this year". Anchorage Daily News.
  8. ^ Williams, Van (September 20, 2006). "UAA gains exposure in TV deal - KCFT: Local channel will air all 27 men's and women's home games". Anchorage Daily News.