KAIT

For the telescope known as KAIT, see Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope. For the village on New Ireland, see Kait, Papua New Guinea.

KAIT
Channels
Branding
  • KAIT; K8; K8 News
  • CW K8 (on DT3)[2]
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KJTB-LD, KJBW-LD
History
First air date
July 15, 1963 (61 years ago) (1963-07-15)[3]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1963–2009)
  • Digital: 9 (VHF, 2001–2009), 8 (VHF, 2009–2021)
Independent (1963–1965)
Call sign meaning
Arkansas Independent Television ("AIT" also sounds like "eight")
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13988
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT527.4 m (1,730 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates35°53′22″N 90°56′8″W / 35.88944°N 90.93556°W / 35.88944; -90.93556
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kait8.com
Congressman Rick Crawford being interviewed by Diana Davis on KAIT in 2016.

KAIT (channel 8) is a television station in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with ABC, NBC, and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Telemundo affiliate KJTB-LD (channel 36) and KJBW-LD (channel 35). The three stations share studios on New Haven Church Road (County Road 766) north of Jonesboro; KAIT's transmitter is located in Egypt, Arkansas.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference kaitchanges was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Official Logo Of KAIT CW 8.3".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference poindexter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAIT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "K17LV-D Information from FCC".
  6. ^ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".