KGTF is a full-power television station located in Guam transmitting over digital channel 12. The station is operated and funded by the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation. KGTF is a PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 member station and its signal covers the entire territory of Guam. Though officially listed as being out of Hagåtña

Hagåtña, Guam

Hagåtña , formerly English Agana and in Spanish Agaña, is the capital of the United States island territory of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. From the 18th through mid 20th century, it was Guam's population center...

 (Agana), the KGTF facilities are actually located in Mangilao

Mangilao, Guam

Mangilao is a village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village's population has increased slightly following the island's 2000 census....

, adjacent to Guam Community College

Guam Community College

Guam Community College is a two year college located in Mangilao, Guam, United States. It was created by Public Law 14-77 in 1977....

. The station's transmission tower is located in the heights of Barrigada

Barrigada, Guam

Barrigada is a village in central Guam. A largely residential municipality, its main village is located south of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport near the intersections of Routes 8, 10, and 16...

.

Unlike most other PBS stations, KGTF offers no subchannels other than the main feed.

History

The station signed on the air on October 30, 1970 with only 4½ hours of programming Monday through Friday, of which they would later expand throughout its nearly-40-year history, including producing local shows and various projects. KGTF currently operates from 6:00am to 12:00 midnight seven days a week.

External links

• Station website