KXDD-CD

KXDD-CD
Fairbanks, Alaska United States

City	Fairbanks
Branding	CBS 13 (general) News 13 (newscasts)
Slogan	Eye on the Interior
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) & KFXF 7.2 (VHF)
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Tanana Valley Television Company (sale to Gray Television pending)
First air date	August 7, 1996
Call letters' meaning	derived from former K13XD call sign
Sister station(s)	KFXF, KTVF, KDJF, KYSC
Former callsigns	K13XD (1995–2012) K13XD-D (2012–2016)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1996–2012)
Transmitter power	3 kilowatts
Class	Class A Digital
Transmitter coordinates	64°55′20.0″N 147°42′55.0″W / 64.922222°N 147.715278°W / 64.922222; -147.715278
Website	www.tvtv.com

KXDD-CD, channel 13 (branded as KXD), is the CBS affiliate in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is owned by Tanana Valley Television, and is a sister station to Fox affiliate KFXF. The station's studios, shared with KFXF, are located on Braddock Street in Fairbanks, and the transmitter is northeast of the city.

History

KXDD-CD signed on the air on August 7, 1996 as K13XD, the area's sixth television station, four months after longtime CBS affiliate KTVF switched to NBC. In the interim, select CBS programming was seen on sister station KFXF, such as The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful The Nanny, 60 Minutes, Late Show with David Letterman, and Walker, Texas Ranger. The addition of K13XD also meant that Fairbanks would finally have a station for each of the four main networks: KATN (ABC), KFXF (Fox), KTVF (NBC), and K13XD (CBS), along with KJNP-TV (TBN) and KUAC-TV (PBS). In 2012, the station flash-cut from analog to digital,^[1] modifying its call sign to K13XD-D.^[2] The call letters were changed to KXDD-CD on November 7, 2016;^[2] however, the station has operated as a class A station since 2000,^[3] despite retaining a call sign identical to those used by translator stations.

On November 8, 2016, Northern Lights Media, the subsidiary of Gray Television that operates Anchorage stations KTUU-TV and KYES-TV, announced that it would buy KXDD-CD, KFXF and KTVF for $8 million in cash, pending FCC approval.^[4]

Station presentation

K13XD's Prime News logo from 2003
Used until Early 2008
Used since 2008

References

↑ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
1 2 "Call Sign History (KXDD-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ Northern Lights Media announces acquisition of Fairbanks television stations - KTUU.com

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Television stations viewable in Fairbanks, Alaska

Local stations	KATN (2.1 ABC, 2.2 CW) KJNP (4.1 TBN) KFXF (7.1 Fox, 7.2 CBS) KUAC (9.1 PBS, 9.2 World, 9.3 Create, 9.4 UATV/FNX, 9.5–9.7 KUAC-FM/HD subchannels) KTVF (11.1–11.2 NBC) KXDD-CD (13.1 CBS)

Cable and Dish Network	360 North

Defunct	KDMD-LP 32 (Pax/i/Ion) K34EJ 34 (MTV2) K48FG 48 (INSP)

Alaska broadcast television areas by city Alaskan Bush Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Alaska

KUBD 4.1 (Ketchikan) KUBD-LP 11 (Kodiak) KTVA 11.1 (Anchorage) KXDD-CD 13.1 (Fairbanks) KTNL 13.1 (Sitka) KXLJ-LD 24.1 (Juneau) ARCS (Alaska Bush)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Alaska

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