- KIMO
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KIMO
city =
station_
station_slogan = Alaska's Superstation
station_branding = ABC Alaska News
ABC13 KIMO
analog = 13 (VHF)
digital = 12 (VHF)
other_chs = K03FW 3 Kenai
affiliations = ABC (since 1971)The CW (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate =October 31 ,1967
location =Anchorage, Alaska
callsign_meaning = EsKIMO
former_callsigns = KHAR-TV (1967-1971)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Smith Media, LLC
licensee = Smith Media License Holdings, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =NBC (1970-1971)
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
41 kW (digital)
HAAT = 238 m (analog)
240 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 13815
coordinates = coord|61|25|19.8|N|149|52|27.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.aksuperstation.com/ www.aksuperstation.com]KIMO (Channel 13) in Anchorage is part of a trio of ABC and digital CW affiliates covering the "The Last Frontier" under the "Alaska's Superstation" banner, with
KATN andKJUD . It is owned by Smith Media.History
KIMO, the flagship station, signed on the air on
October 31 ,1967 , and its call letters were originally KHAR-TV. It was the third television station in Anchorage, afterKTVA andKTUU . Its transmitter is located inKnik, Alaska .At first the station was an independent, but obtained an affiliation with NBC in 1970. It switched to ABC in 1971, the same year the KIMO call letters were adopted.
The station once had the top local newscasts in Anchorage from
1977 until1986 , when they were surpassed by KTUU."Alaska's Superstation" was created in
1995 .Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
External links
* [http://www.aksuperstation.com/ Station website]
*TVQ|KIMO
*TVQ|K03FW
*BIA|KIMO|TV|TV
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