KTGM

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KTGM

Tamuning, Guam
Branding	"ABC 7" (Channel 7 is their cable channel position)
Slogan	"Giving You More"
Channels	14 (UHF) analog, 17 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Island Broadcasting Corporation
Founded	1987
Call letters meaning	K Tamuning GuaM
Transmitter Power	11 kW/-16 m (analog) 2 kW/-16 m (digital)
Website	http://www.abc7guam.com/

KTGM (ABC 7) is a full-power television station located in Tamuning, Guam transmitting over analog channel 14, digital 17 and on cable 7 (where they use a modified verision of the Circle 7 logo). The station is owned by Island Broadcasting Corporation and is the ABC affiliate for United States territory of Guam.

[edit] History

KTGM signed on the air in 1987 as a dual ABC/Fox/CBS affiliate. It dropped the Fox & CBS affiliations by the end of the 1990s, shifting its focus to ABC programming.

At the beginning, because Guam is a day ahead of the continental United States, KTGM used to air ABC shows on a one-week delay. In other words that means while viewers were seeing shows like "All My Children" and "Desperate Housewives" stateside (this week), viewers in Guam were seeing the episodes for both shows that aired last week.

But now KTGM has begun airing the complete ABC lineup during the same week as the rest of the United States. The only difference is that the lineup follow the Tuesday through Monday pattern due to the time zone and day-ahead hindrance, but falls in line with the Monday through Sunday pattern stateside. A listing of its modified primetime lineup can be found at the external link below. In addition, KTGM also repeat most of their ABC childrens' and primetime shows (like Ugly Betty) during the week after their original airings, thus making them the only ABC affiliate to hold this unique programming distinction.

The only "live" programs that KTGM airs from ABC (albeit delayed via satellite) are World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Nightline, This Week, and NBA basketball.