KUAC adding UATV to broadcast offerings
September 14, 2011
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KUAC TV is now broadcasting UATV on KUAC 9.4.
UATV will replace 360 North. 鈥淕avel to Gavel,鈥 the publicly funded legislative coverage produced out of KTOO in Juneau, will begin airing on KUAC鈥檚 World 9.2 when the session opens in January.
The addition follows several months of discussions with KUAC鈥檚 licensee, the University of Alaska, about a move to offer college courses and research material to Alaskans in the Interior鈥檚 over-the-air market. Formerly, UATV was only accessible to cable subscribers.
鈥淲e wanted to level the playing field and provide more access than UATV now has on cable,鈥 said Keith Martin, KUAC鈥檚 general manager. 鈥淭his allows us to bring an even more diverse program package on KUAC鈥檚 four over-the-air channels to Interior Alaskans.鈥
UATV programming includes University of Alaska Southeast college credit courses, along with programs from Alaska Public Health Training Network and a variety of lecture and interview series, which combine to provide strong instructional and educational programming.
鈥淜UAC has the number one over-the-air market in the nation,鈥 Martin said. 鈥淥ur priority is to ensure that Interior Alaska has access to the most robust and informative programming available.鈥
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Keith Martin, KUAC general manager, at 907-474-5038 or keith@kuac.org. Marmian Grimes, UAF public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or via email at marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.
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