KATN

callsign	KATN
branding	ABC Alaska Fox Alaska (DT2) The CW Alaska (DT3) Your Alaska Link (newscasts)
digital	18 (UHF)
virtual	2
translators	K13KU-D 13 (UHF) Delta Junction
affiliations	2.1: ABC 2.2: Fox 2.3: The CW Plus for others, see
airdate	March 1, 1955
location	Fairbanks, Alaska
country	United States
callsign meaning	Alaska Television Network
former callsigns	KFAR-TV (1955–1981)‡R1R‡ KTTU-TV (1981–1984)
former channel numbers	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009)
owner	Vision Alaska LLC
licensee	KATN and KJUD License, LLC
operator	Coastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC (via TBA)
former affiliations	NBC (primary 1955–1985, secondary 1985–1996) The WB 100+ (DT2, 1998–2006) The CW+ (DT2, 2006–2017; now on DT3)
erp	16 kW
haat	230 m
facility id	13813
coordinates	64.9215°N, -147.71603°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	http://www.youralaskalink.com/

KATN (channel 2) is a television station in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and The CW Plus. Owned by Vision Alaska LLC, the station is operated through a time brokerage agreement (TBA) by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company, LLC.[2][3][4] KATN's studios are located in the Lathrop Building on 2nd Avenue in downtown Fairbanks, and its transmitter is located on Cranberry Ridge northeast of the city.

History

KATN debuted on March 1, 1955, as KFAR-TV, and was Fairbanks' second television station after KTVF. It became KTTU-TV (no relation to the present-day station in Tucson, Arizona) on June 18, 1981, and KATN on August 18, 1984. It was the first television station in Fairbanks to broadcast in

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