KVZK-8
KVZK-8, Analog (VHF Channel 8), is an AFN affiliated-television station serving the U.S. territory of American Samoa that is licensed to Pago Pago. The station is owned by the
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| Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
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| Channels | Analog: 8 (VHF) Digital: No |
| Branding | AFN |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | AFN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Government of American Samoa Department of Public Information |
| History | |
| First air date | December 31, 1964 |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| ERP | 50 kW 598 kW (ERP) (Max: 1.5 MW) |
| HAAT | 610 m (2,001 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 22°44′54.5″S 170°41′14.5″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
Government of American Samoa, which also operates KVZK-2, KVZK-4, and KVZK-5, offering programming from ABC, CBS, AFN and PBS. KVZK-8's transmitter is located on Toa Ridge northeast of Atuu.
Despite the odd call-letter arrangement, KVZK-8 is, in fact, a valid United States call sign.
As an insular area of the United States, television in American Samoa was originally regulated by the Department of the Interior instead of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and will continue to be so when operated by the American Samoan Government. However, other TV stations not operated by the American Samoan Government that would later be licensed in American Samoa would be placed under the jurisdiction of the FCC.
History
- 1964 – KVZK-8 Began Broadcasting