KTVK
In 1955, a group led by Arizona Governor Ernest McFarland launched KTVK-TV Channel 3, the fourth television station in the Phoenix area. The station started as an ABC affiliate and quickly became the top television station in the Phoenix market. Between 1994 and 1995, multiple stations in Phoenix changed affiliations, resulting in KTVK becoming one of the few independent television stations in the United States.
Basic Information
- Category: television station
- Website: https://www.azfamily.com/
Documented Facts
- Email: programming@azfamily.com (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- KTVK — Official Website (official)
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- Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/ktvk/citation-profile
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (77/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-23
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AI summary
In 1955, a group led by Arizona Governor Ernest McFarland launched KTVK-TV Channel 3, the fourth television station in the Phoenix area. The station started as an ABC affiliate and quickly became the top television station in the Phoenix market. Between 1994 and 1995, multiple stations in Phoenix changed affiliations, resulting in KTVK becoming one of the few independent television stations in the United States.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 1 structured fact available for extraction.
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