Alaska Rural Communications Service

Alaska Rural Communications Service

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = Alaska Rural
Communications Service (ARCS)
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = ARCS
analog = various, see below
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations = various
network =
founded =
location = Statewide Alaska,
outside Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Alaska Public Broadcasting
licensee = transmitters owned by the State of Alaska
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power =
HAAT =
class =
facility_id =
coordinates =
homepage = [http://www.alaska.net/%7Earcs/arcs/index.html ARCS]

The "Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS)" is a statewide network of low-powered television stations, serving 235 communities throughout the Alaskan Bush areas. The network is based in Anchorage, Alaska and is operated by Alaska Public Broadcasting, a joint venture of Alaska Public Media and AlaskaOne. Programming is beamed via satellite to the rural transmitters owned by the Alaska state government.

Programming on ARCS is a selection of programming from four broadcast networks (NBC, CBS, Fox, MyNetwork TV) and syndication, via the ; plus PBS programming from AlaskaOne and KAKM. Anchorage stations provide their programming to ARCS free of charge with the condition that advertising is allowed to remain. There is currently no ABC or CW programming available on ARCS due to the fact that KIMO has declined to participate, citing an unwillingness to give their programming away for free.

Even though much of ARCS's programming contains commercials, the operation of ARCS is partially funded by donations from its viewers, just like member stations of PBS.

List of stations

ARCS is seen on the following low-powered television stations:
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K13SH K13SH] Adak
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K12NS K12NS] Akiak
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04LK K04LK] Akutan
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04ND K04ND] Alakanuk
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K02KB K02KB] Allakaket
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K11QI K11QI] Ambler
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K09RS K09RS] Anaktuvuk Pass
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K07SS K07SS] Angoon
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K11QN K11QN] Aniak
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04LI K04LI] Arctic Village
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04LJ K04LJ] Atka
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K06LG K06LG] Chuathbaluk
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K06LK K06LK] Clarks Point, Etc.
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K06LP K06LP] Circle Hot Springs

Inactive stations

* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04KS K04KS] Barrow
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K11NN K11NN] Barrow

External links

* [http://www.alaska.net/%7Earcs/arcs/index.html ARCS official website]
* [http://www.alaska.net/%7Earcs/index.html Alaska Public Broadcasting]


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