KVZK-2
4452363
223226962
2008-07-03T03:50:42Z
71.212.227.47
KVZK began broadcasting in color in 1969, not 1971
{{Infobox_Broadcast |
call_letters = KVZK-2|
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analog = 2 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])|
digital = |
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affiliations = [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]|
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founded = |
airdate = [[October 5]], [[1964]]|
location = [[Pago Pago, American Samoa]]|
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former_callsigns = |
former_channel_numbers = |
owner = The Government of [[American Samoa]]|
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sister_stations = |
former_affiliations = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1964-1970)|
effective_radiated_power = 60 [[kilowatt|kW]]|
HAAT = 610 [[metre|m]]|
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coordinates = {{coor dms|14|15|54.5|S|170|41|14.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|
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'''KVZK-2''' is the local [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member station for [[Pago Pago, American Samoa|Pago Pago]] and [[American Samoa]], broadcasting in [[NTSC]] on [[VHF]] channel 2.
KVZK-2 is owned by the Government of American Samoa, which also operates [[KVZK-4]] and [[KVZK-5]], offering programming from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]] and, before [[KKHJ-LP]]'s acquisition, [[NBC]].
Despite the odd call-letter arrangement and its absence from the FCC database, KVZK-2 is, in fact, a valid [[North American call sign|United States call sign]].
As an [[insular area]] of the [[United States]], television in [[American Samoa]] is regulated by the [[Department of the Interior]] instead of the [[FCC]]. {{Fact|date=April 2008}}
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?dest=%2Fstationfinder%2Findex.html&step=2&edit_st=y&state=AS&x=21&y=10 KVZK at PBS.org]
*[http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-050408.html Fybush.com: Article on American Samoa broadcasting towers]
{{American Samoa TV}}
[[Category:PBS member stations]]
[[Category:Television stations in American Samoa]]
[[Category:Channel 2 TV stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1964]]
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