KCTU-LP
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| Wichita, Kansas | |
| Branding | KCTU-TV5 |
| Slogan | Wichita... and the World |
| Channels | 5 (VHF) analog |
| Affiliations | ION Television FamilyNet (secondary) Vision Sports and Entertainment Network (secondary) |
| Owner | River City Broadcasters, Inc. |
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| Former affiliations | Pax (1998-2005) UATV (secondary, to 5/2006) |
| Website | www.kctu.com |
KCTU-LP is the i network affiliate in Wichita, Kansas. It is locally-owned by River City Broadcasters, and broadcasts on VHF channel 5, with no digital signal. In addition to i programming, the station has secondary affiliations with FamilyNet and Vision Sports and Entertainment Network, as such, the station does not run as many infomercials as most i affiliates. The station also produces some local public affairs programming, Your Hour (a newsmagazine) and River City Forum (a talk show).
KCTU was nominated for a Heartland Emmy Award for Best Dayside Newscast in 2005, reportedly the first such nomination for an English-language low power station in a Neilsen Top 160 market.
On February 1, 1998, KCTU became the first commercial television station in the world to broadcast 24/7 on the internet to reach more viewers. (Source: Wichita Business Journal, 2/16/98)
[edit] KCTU vs. Cox
Being a low-powered station, KCTU is not available on Cox cable. According to KCTU, the station originally presented the cable system with a petition from 6000 subscribers and community leaders to carry the station. Cox refused to grant KCTU channel space for free. According to KCTU, Cox increased their lease fee to $70,264 per month.[1] This has led KCTU to encourage Cox subscribers to keep demanding that they pick up the channel, and to watch the station over-the-air and on the internet.
Cox is not obligated to carry KCTU under "must-carry" regulations as they do not currently apply to low-powered stations.
[edit] External links
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Wichita-Hutchinson: KSNW 3 (NBC) - KCTU-LP 5 (ION) - KPTS 8 (PBS) - KAKE 10 (ABC) - KWCH 12 (CBS) - KSAS 24 (Fox) - K28JB 28 (TBN) - KSCW 33 (The CW) - KMTW 36 (MNTV) - KFVT-LP 40 (Ind.) - KGPT-CA 49 (A1/WHT/Faith) - KSMI-LP 51 (AZA) Great Bend-Hays-Salina (Central Kansas): KSNC 2 / K06LZ 6 (NBC) - KBSH 7 (CBS) - KOOD 9 (PBS) - KOCW 14 / KAAS 18 (Fox) - K15CN 15 (TBN) - K25CV 25 / K30GD 30 / K51GC 51 (ABC) Colby-Goodland-McCook (NW Kansas/SW Nebraska): KLBY 4 (ABC) - KSNK 8 (NBC) - KBSL 10 (CBS) - K23BU 23 / K32BY 32 (PBS) Dodge City-Garden City (SW Kansas): KSWK 3 / KDCK 21 (PBS) - KBSD 6 (CBS) - KSNG 11 (NBC) - KUPK 13 (ABC) - KSAS-LP 29 / KAAS-LP 31 (Fox) - K39FW 39 / K43HN 43 (TBN) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS Stations in Kansas | |
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