KTBY

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KTBY
Anchorage, Alaska
Branding	FOX 4
Channels	4 (VHF) analog, 20 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	FOX
Owner	Piedmont Television
Founded	December 2, 1983
Former affiliations	Independent (1983-1986)

KTBY, FOX 4, is a Fox affiliate serving Anchorage, Alaska. The station is owned by Piedmont Television.

The station is broadcast on over-the-air analog channel 4, as well as on the local cable system, GCI. A digital broadcast is in the works, which is planned to be on digital channel 20.

[edit] History

KTBY signed on the air on December 2, 1983 as a locally-owned independent before joining the then-fledgling Fox Network on its launch of October 9, 1986, and today is still one of the charter affiliates. They were the only Fox station in Alaska until 1992, when KFXF in Fairbanks went on the air. KTBY also airs a 30 minute 9pm newscast, which is produced by KTVA, and is rebroadcatsed at 2:30am, 5:30am, & 6:00am.

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTBY

Broadcast television in the Anchorage market  (Nielsen DMA #154)
Anchorage: KTUU 2 (NBC) - KTBY 4 (FOX) - KYES 5 (MNTV) - KAKM 7 (PBS) - KTVA 11 (CBS) - KIMO 13 (ABC/"The CW" on DT2) - KDMD 33 (i/HSN) - KCFT-LP 35 (FamilyNet)
Outlying Areas:1 KYUK 4 (PBS/AK1, Bethel) - KMXT 9 (PBS/AK1, Kodiak) - KUBD-LP 11 (CBS/i, Kodiak)
1-- areas of Alaska that are not part of any market ([1]), but receive Anchorage channels on cable