KTVA is Alaska's first broadcast television station. Legendary Alaskan broadcast pioneer August G. "Augie" Hiebert (1916-2007) applied to the FCC in May 1953, received approval for construction permits in July 1953, and KTVA signed on the air on December 11, 1953 broadcasting (initially from 2 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.). The studio and office were originally housed on the first floor and the transmitter on top of the pink 14-story McKinley Building. with an analog signal on VHF channel 11. The station aired a few NBC programs in the late 1960s, until KHAR-TV (now KYUR) took the NBC affiliation in 1970. The station was a DuMont affiliate in the early 1950s. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. KTVA also carried Sesame Street from 1970 until KAKM signed on in 1975 On December 2, 2013, KTVA moved to a new high definition-capable studio on the second floor of the headquarters of the Anchorage Daily News, and unveiled a new set and logo. KTVA is currently owned and operated by Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of GCI. Main Studio Address: 1001 Northway Drive St. 202 Anchorage, AK 99508 907-273-3192