- KVZK-2
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KVZK-2
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 2 (VHF)
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations = PBS
network =
founded =
airdate =October 5 ,1964
location =Pago Pago, American Samoa
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = The Government ofAmerican Samoa
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = NET (1964-1970)
effective_radiated_power = 60 kW
HAAT = 610 m
class =
facility_id =
coordinates = coord|14|15|54.5|S|170|41|14.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage =KVZK-2 is the local PBS member station for Pago Pago and
American Samoa , broadcasting inNTSC onVHF channel 2.KVZK-2 is owned by the Government of American Samoa, which also operates
KVZK-4 andKVZK-5 , offering programming from ABC,CBS and, beforeKKHJ-LP 's acquisition,NBC .Despite the odd call-letter arrangement and its absence from the FCC database, KVZK-2 is, in fact, a valid United States call sign.As an
insular area of theUnited States , television inAmerican Samoa is regulated by theDepartment of the Interior instead of theFCC . Fact|date=April 2008 Note: This only applies to KVZK, which is licensed to the American Samoa Government. Other TV stations in American Samoa are under the jurisdiction of the FCC.KVZK-2 was American Samoa's first television station. It began broadcasting in black and white in 1964. Its broadcasts transitioned to color in 1969.
External links
* [http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html?station=KVZK KVZK at PBS.org]
* [http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-050408.html Fybush.com: Article on American Samoa broadcasting towers]
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