KXDF-CD
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| Fairbanks, Alaska United States | |
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| Branding | CBS 13 (general) News 13 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Eye on the Interior |
| Channels | Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 13.1 CBS 13.2 NBC |
| Translators | KFXF-LD 7.2 (VHF) Fairbanks KTVF-DT 11.3 (26.3 UHF) Fairbanks |
| Owner | Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | August 7, 1996 |
| Call letters' meaning | derived from former K13XD call sign |
| Sister station(s) | KFXF-LD, KTVF |
| Former callsigns | K13XD (1995–2012) K13XD-D (2012–2016) KXDD-CD (2016) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 13 (VHF, 1996–2012) |
| Transmitter power | 3 kW |
| Height | 275.4 m (904 ft) |
| Class | CD |
| Facility ID | 64596 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 64°55′19″N 147°43′4″W / 64.92194°N 147.71778°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.tvtv.com www.webcenter11.com |
KXDF-CD, virtual and VHF digital channel 13, is a low-powered, Class A CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Owned by Gray Television, it is a sister station to NBC affiliate KTVF (channel 11) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KFXF-LD (channel 22). The three stations share studios on Braddock Street in downtown Fairbanks; KXDF-CD's transmitter is located northeast of the city on Cranberry Ridge.
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History[edit]
KXDF-CD signed on the air on August 7, 1996 as K13XD, the area's sixth television station, four months after longtime CBS affiliate KTVF switched to NBC. It was owned by Tanana Valley Television Company alongside Fox affiliate KFXF. Before channel 13 signed on, select CBS programming had been seen on KFXF. The addition of K13XD meant that Fairbanks would finally have a station for each of the four main networks: KATN (ABC), KFXF (Fox), KTVF (NBC), and K13XD (CBS), along with KJNP-TV (TBN) and KUAC-TV (PBS).
In 2000, the station upgraded to a class A license,[1] but retained its translator-style call sign; eventually the station branded with a contraction of its translator call as KXD. In 2012, the station flash-cut from analog to digital,[2] modifying its call sign to K13XD-D.[3] The call letters were changed to KXDD-CD on November 7, 2016 and to KXDF-CD on December 16, 2016.[3]
On November 8, 2016, Northern Lights Media, the subsidiary of Gray Television that operates Anchorage stations KTUU-TV and KYES-TV, announced that it would buy KXDD-CD, KFXF-LD and KTVF for $8 million in cash, pending FCC approval.[4] The sale was completed on January 13, 2017.[5][6]
Full-market over-the-air coverage[edit]
In addition to its own digital signal, KXDF-CD receives full-market over-the-air coverage via a high definition simulcast on KTVF's third digital subchannel (UHF channel 26.3 or virtual channel 11.3 via PSIP) from a transmitter on the Ester Dome.[7][8][9] The simulcast is most likely a direct compensation for how on March 2, 2017, Tanana Valley Television surrendered their license for KFYF (the original full-market over-the-air distributor of the programming of KFXF-LD) back to the FCC,[10] which cancelled it on March 10.[11] Like KTVF does presently, KFYF had simulcast KXDF-CD on a subchannel.
Digital television[edit]
Digital channels[edit]
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | K13XD-D | Main KXDF-CD programming / CBS |
| 13.2 | 480i | KTVF-SD | SD simulcast of KTVF / NBC |
References[edit]
- ^ "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (KXDF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ Northern Lights Media announces acquisition of Fairbanks television stations - KTUU.com
- ^ Gray Closes Green Bay, Davenport and Fairbanks Acquisitions Gray Television, 17 January 2017, Retrieved, 22 January 2017.
- ^ Consummation Notice,.Federal Communications Commission, 20 January 2017, Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KTVF
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KFXF-LD
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXDF-CD
- ^ Ramsey, Coe W. (March 2, 2017). "Re: KFYF(DT), Fairbanks, Alaska (Facility ID No. 64597) Surrender or Request for Cancellation of License" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Station Search Details - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXDF-CD
