K11UU-D
Channels
BrandingHope Channel American Samoa
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerAmerican Samoa Adventist Media Ministry, Inc.
History
FoundedOctober 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
Former call signs
K11UU (2002–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
11 (VHF, 2002–2011)
Call sign meaning
Sequentially assigned by the FCC
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID130292
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT−0.7 m (−2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates14°21′14″S 170°44′18″W / 14.35389°S 170.73833°W / -14.35389; -170.73833
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websiteasamtv.org

K11UU-D (channel 11) is a low-power independent television station in Pago Pago, American Samoa, owned by American Samoa Adventist Media Ministry, Inc.

History

Pacific Channel Samoa (PCS TV), a company owned by Bill Hyman, received a construction permit to build a new channel 11 low-power television station at Pago Pago on January 18, 2002; the station filed for a license to cover on October 14, 2003. Pacific Channel Samoa transferred the license to co-owned Samoa Systems, Inc. in 2010. PCS-TV converted to digital that same year; at that time, it broadcast Australia Network most of the day, live sports from New Zealand and Fiji, and religious programs on the Baháʼí Faith.[2]

Hyman's finances suffered after he lost money making a movie in the early 2010s, prompting him to consider selling the television station.[3] In August 2016, Hyman sold K11UU-D to a Seventh-Day Adventist media group,[4] which he had selected to purchase the station, since it would continue to air religious fare. PCS programming moved to the 11.2 subchannel, and channel 11.1 relaunched as a local outlet under the Hope Channel banner.[5]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of K11UU-D[6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
11.1 480i4:3Hope Channel
11.2 PCS TV
11.3 (Blank)
11.4 (Blank)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for K11UU-D". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "American Samoa TV station prepares to go digital next month". RNZ International. July 30, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "PCS TV Sold to American Samoa Adventist Media Inc". Talanei. December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seventh-Day Adventist Church launches TV station". Samoa News. December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hope Channel launched in American Samoa". Adventist Record. January 10, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "RabbitEars TVQuery for K11UU-D". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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