KATN

Not to be confused with WATN.
KATN

Channels
Branding
  • ABC Alaska
  • Fox Alaska (DT2)
  • The CW Alaska (DT3)
  • Your Alaska Link (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Vision Alaska LLC
  • (KATN and KJUD License, LLC)
OperatorCoastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC (via TBA)
History
First air date
March 1, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-03-01)
Former call signs
  • KFAR-TV (1955–1981)[1]
  • KTTU-TV (1981–1984)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • NBC (primary 1955–1985, secondary 1985–1996)
  • The WB 100+ (DT2, 1998–2006)
  • The CW+ (DT2, 2006–2017; now on DT3)
Call sign meaning
Alaska Television Network
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13813
ERP16 kW
HAAT230 m (755 ft)
Transmitter coordinates64°55′17.4″N 147°42′57.7″W / 64.921500°N 147.716028°W / 64.921500; -147.716028
Translator(s)K13KU-D 13 (UHF) Delta Junction
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.youralaskalink.com

KATN (channel 2) is a television station in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and The CW Plus. Owned by Vision Alaska LLC, the station is operated through a time brokerage agreement (TBA) by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC.[3][4][5] KATN's studios are located in the Lathrop Building on 2nd Avenue in downtown Fairbanks, and its transmitter is located on Cranberry Ridge northeast of the city.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau, AK: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 136.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KATN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Time Brokerage Agreement (Part 1 of 3) - Federal Communications Commission
  4. ^ Time Brokerage Agreement (Part 2 of 3) - Federal Communications Commission
  5. ^ Time Brokerage Agreement (Part 3 of 3) - Federal Communications Commission