K17HC
Encyclopedia
K17HC is a television station
in Juneau, Alaska
, broadcasting locally on channel 17. The station is owned by Fireweed Communications. It broadcasts MyNetworkTV
to the Juneau area. The station was previously a UPN
network affiliate before that network shut down in 2006. Upon the 2009 Digital Transition, the station will continue to operate, as low-power television
television station
s are not required to convert to digital broadcasting yet.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
, broadcasting locally on channel 17. The station is owned by Fireweed Communications. It broadcasts MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
to the Juneau area. The station was previously a UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
network affiliate before that network shut down in 2006. Upon the 2009 Digital Transition, the station will continue to operate, as low-power television
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
s are not required to convert to digital broadcasting yet.