KFYF
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Fairbanks, Alaska United States |
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| Branding | Fox 7 KXD (on DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 7 () |
| Subchannels | 7.1 Fox 7.2 CBS |
| Translators | KFXF-LD 22 Fairbanks |
| Owner | Tanana Valley Television Company |
| First air date | April 20, 1992 |
| Last air date | January 2017 |
| Call letters' meaning | Fox Fairbanks |
| Former callsigns | K07UU (1992–1995) KFXF (1995–2017) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 7 (VHF, 1992–2009) Digital: 22 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Both secondary: CBS (April–August 1996) UPN (2000–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 6.1 kW |
| Height | 268 m |
| Facility ID | 64597 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 64°55′18.9″N 147°43′3.7″W / 64.921917°N 147.717694°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KFYF was a television station located in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The station was owned by Tanana Valley Television Company. KFYF's transmitter was located at north of Fairbanks and its programming was also seen on low-power digital translator KFXF-LD on UHF channel 22.
Channel 7 in Fairbanks was originally assigned to KSEV in 1984; it was not known whether it would be an independent or network station. KSEV never signed on, and it wouldn't be until 1992, when founder/owner Bill St. Pierre and a group of investors formed Tanana Valley Television, that channel 7 would begin broadcasting. The group put a low-power station, K07UU, on the air April 20, 1992 as the area's first commercial station (and fifth in general after KJNP-TV in 1981) since 1955, when KTVF and KATN started; until then, they had been the only two major network stations. The station upgraded to a full-power license with the call letters KFXF on February 27, 1995. It was the only Fairbanks television station that had never changed its affiliation.
In its early years, K07UU/KFXF ran programming from Canadian music channel MuchMusic during the overnight hours, and for a time in 1993-94 carried the NBA on NBC. Until K13XD (now KXDF-CD) went on the air in August 1996, KFXF also carried a handful of CBS shows, such as 60 Minutes, The Young and the Restless and Late Show with David Letterman (as well as the championship game of the 1996 NCAA Final Four and 1996 Masters), after KTVF relinquished their longtime affiliation with the network for NBC on April 1. The station also ran UPN programs from 2000 to 2006, when that network merged with The WB to form The CW, which is shown on a digital subchannel of KATN. KFXF considered becoming a secondary affiliate to Fox's sister network MyNetworkTV, but passed on it.
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