KAIT

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KAIT

Jonesboro, Arkansas
Branding	K8
Slogan	Your Good Neighbor Station
Channels	8 (VHF) analog, 9 (VHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC (Since 1965)
Owner	Raycom Media
Founded	1963
Call letters meaning	Arkansas Independent Television; also a phonetic form of 8 (hence K8)
Former affiliations	Independent (1963-1965)
Website	www.kait8.com

For the telescope known as KAIT, see Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope.

KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, Arkansas is the ABC television affiliate for Northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri, offering a mix of news and syndicated programming and local broadcasts. The station first signed on July 15, 1963 as a independent, and has been affiliated with ABC since 1965. Its transmitter is located in Egypt, Arkansas.

For many years, KAIT also operated a low-powered translator station K11JW operating on Channel 11 in nearby Blytheville, Arkansas.

KAIT currently uses its digital signal to broadcast a 24-hour weather information channel (8-2) and uses one of its digital signals as an affiliate of The Tube Music Network (8-3).

1 On-Air Staff
2 Programs
3 Features
4 External links

[edit] On-Air Staff

Craig Rickert
Diana Davis
Chris Castleman
Heather Flanigan
Lauren Payne
Mitch Lilly
Tiffany Blankenship
Yalanda Young
Brett Garrett
Brandi Hodges
Marsha Mays
Gia Hill

[edit] Programs

Focus on the Family with Bill Maier
Mr. Food
Smart Living
Medical Breakthroughs
P. Allen Smith Gardens

[edit] Features

Ask the Attorney
Ask the Expert
Region 8 Recipes
Pets Plus
Baby Talk
Reflections of Faith
Lifestyles

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Jonesboro market (Nielsen DMA #180)
KAIT 8 (ABC) - KTEJ 19 (PBS/AETN) - KVTJ 48 (Religious Ind./VTN/TLN)
See also broadcast television in Memphis, Little Rock and Paducah markets

ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas

KATV 7 (Little Rock) - KAIT 8 (Jonesboro) - KHBS 40 / KHOG 29 (Fort Smith / Fayetteville)
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Arkansas