Did Ktuu and Ktva Merge?
The Media Market Continues to Change in Alaska, with the Sale of Ktva to Gray Television, the Parent Company of Ktuu, Which Is the Station's Competitor...
The media market continues to change in Alaska, with the sale of KTVA to Gray Television, the parent company of KTUU, which is the station's competitor. ... Programming from KTVA will be switched to KYES-TV, Channel 5 in Anchorage, beginning Friday, July 31.
Is KTUU and KTVA the same?
KTUU is one of the first two TV stations to sign on in Alaska (the other being CBS affiliate KTVA, channel 11), signing on the air on October 16, 1953 as KFIA (which stood for First in Anchorage).
What happened to KTVA?
KTVA was affiliated with CBS from its sign-on in December 1953. That relationship ended on July 31, 2020, when the CBS affiliation in Anchorage was moved to KYES-TV (channel 5, now KAUU) as that station's parent company, Gray Television, acquired KTVA's non-license assets. KTVA signed off on September 3, 2020.
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