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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Office of Public Information (Government of American Samoa) |
| History | |
First air date | October 5, 1964 |
Call sign meaning | Randomly assigned |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Government of American Samoa |
| Transmitter coordinates | 14°15′54.5″S 170°41′14.5″W / 14.265139°S 170.687361°W |
| Links | |
| Website | kvzktv.com |
KVZK-TV is the public government-owned broadcaster of the U.S. territory of American Samoa, based in Pago Pago. A subsidiary of the Office of Public Information, currently directed by Tialuga Vince Iuli,[1] it was established in 1964. KVZK-TV broadcasts from the National Register-listed Michael J. Kirwan Educational Television Center in Utulei and maintains a tower on Mount Alava.
The operations of KVZK-TV are not licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), though other stations on the island are; KVZK-TV nonetheless complies with FCC rules and regulations.[2] The station also receives grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB); in 2017–18, the Office of Public Information had a budget of $1.9 million, with $638,000 coming from a CPB grant.[3]
- ^ "House Confirms AG and Director of OPI/KVZK-TV". Talanei. August 7, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (August 19, 2019). "Plans to merge KVZK and ASTCA". Samoa News. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "$110K set aside for KVZK-TV travel, no money to air Fono sessions". Samoa News. November 1, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2020.