K11UU-D

K11UU-D, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, is a low-power independent television station serving the U.S. territory of American Samoa that is licensed to Pago Pago. Owned by American Samoa Adventist Media Ministry, Inc., the station was founded on January 18, 2002.

K11UU-D
Pago Pago, American Samoa
ChannelsDigital: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)
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
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID130292
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT−0.7 m (−2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates14°21′14″S 170°44′18″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websiteasamtv.org

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.[1]

Hyman's finances suffered after he lost money making a movie in the early 2010s, prompting him to consider selling the television station.[2] In August 2016, Hyman sold K11UU-D to a Seventh-Day Adventist media group,[3] 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.[4]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
11.1480i4:3Main K11UU-D programming / Hope Channel
11.2PCS TV
11.3(Blank)
11.4(Blank)

See also

References
  1. "American Samoa TV station prepares to go digital next month". RNZ International. July 30, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. "PCS TV Sold to American Samoa Adventist Media Inc". Talanei. December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. "Seventh-Day Adventist Church launches TV station". Samoa News. December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. "Hope Channel launched in American Samoa". Adventist Record. January 10, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for K11UU
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