| Tamuning, Guam | |
|---|---|
| Branding | CW 4 Guam (cable channel) |
| Slogan | TV to Talk About |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Owner | KM Communications (operated by Marianas Media) |
| First air date | April 20, 2009 |
| Last air date | March 31, 2011 |
| Call letters' meaning | from sister station KTKB-FM |
| Sister station(s) | KTKB-FM |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 2009–2010) |
| Former affiliations | The CW (2009–2011) Universal Sports (secondary, 2009–2011) |
| Transmitter power | 1.4 kw |
| Class | Low-power television |
| Facility ID | 131158 |
KTKB-LD, channel 26, was a CW affiliate based in Hagåtña, Guam. The station was owned by KM Communications, but was operated by Marianas Media under a local marketing agreement. The station branded itself as CW 4 Guam, as the station was carried on channel 4 on MCV Broadband and GTA's GUdTV. Despite being a low-power television station, its signal covered all of Guam. In addition, it was also the territory's first fully digital commercial television station. In addition to CW programming, KTKB also had a secondary affiliation with Universal Sports.
The station went on the air on April 20, 2009, though it received its construction permit on September 3, 2003. Like most of the television stations in Guam, KTKB followed a Tuesday through Monday schedule for its CW primetime lineup because of Guam being a day ahead of the United States. However, it was the first station in Guam to air first-run syndicated fare and classic shows, most of them from the Sony Pictures Television library, though programming from Universal Media Studios and Warner Bros. Television was added in September 2009. By April 2010, other stations in Guam, notably KTGM and KEQI-LP, began adding syndicated product.
KTKB was one of the few stations to still sign-off overnight, doing so at 1 AM. It did not actually go off-the-air; rather, it simply showed station promos.
In March 2010, KTKB launched a half-hour newscast, Guam News Watch, which competed with KUAM News and Pacific News Center at 6 PM and 10 PM. The newscast was terminated after January 4, 2011.[1] On March 31, the station ceased operations entirely.[2]
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