KCFT-CD

{{Short description|Television station in Anchorage, Alaska}}

{{distinguish|text=WCFT-TV}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = KCFT-CD

| city =

| logo = KCFT logo.png

| branding =

| analog =

| digital = 35 (UHF)

| virtual = 35

| subchannels =

| translators =

| affiliations = {{ubl|35.1: Religious Independent|for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}}}

| network =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1984|7|11}}

| location = Anchorage, Alaska

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = "Christian Family Television"{{r|ADN950119}}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K20AG (1984–1994)|KCFT-LP (1994–2013)}}

| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 20 (UHF, 1984–2011)

| owner = CBI Media Group

| licensee = Alaska Broadcast Television, Inc.

| sister_stations = KAFC, KATB, KVNT

| former_affiliations = American Christian Television System (1984–1995)
FamilyNet (1995–2017)

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|171.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = CD

| facility_id = 787

| coordinates = {{coord|61|4|0|N|149|44|44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KCFT}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| homepage = {{url|http://kcft.org}}

}}

KCFT-CD (channel 35) is a low-power, Class A television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is owned by CBI Media Group alongside radio stations KATB (89.3 FM), KAFC (93.7 FM), and KVNT (1020 AM). The stations share studios on Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage. KCFT-CD features a variety of Christian talk and teaching programs.

In 1983, the American Christian Television System (ACTS) won the ability to build a low-power TV station on channel 20 in Anchorage as part of an FCC lottery.{{Cite news|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/firm-wins-tv-lottery/dmrxqrbggeaohtrcefnruqxoxdxsftch_ip-10-166-46-73_1712533404085|page=B-9|title= Firm wins TV lottery|work=Anchorage Daily News|date=October 29, 1983}} ACTS, a division of the Southern Baptist Convention, began constructing studios on 1/4 Mile O'Malley Road and network reception facilities in downtown Anchorage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/christian-tv-ready-air-anchorage/wwebceofbmucjpbtpqrvygaanyhlgypm_ip-10-166-46-147_1712533447466|work=The Anchorage Times|title=Christian TV ready to air in Anchorage|page=C-8|date=January 7, 1984|first=Dalene|last=Perrigo}} K20AG began broadcasting on July 11, 1984.{{Cite news|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/christian-channel-debuts-locally/xxogclrntjsssebcuvdligzkvrfezktt_ip-10-166-46-103_1712533601739|page=E1|work=Anchorage Daily News|title= Christian channel debuts locally|date=July 21, 1984}} It was the second station built by ACTS after one in Tyler, Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/tv-channel-nears-debut/ovamkhymbtrjibmhlqabbvazgkwornqn_ip-10-166-46-166_1712533525427|page=C-5|title=TV channel nears debut|work=The Anchorage Times|first=Annette|last=Taylor|date=July 9, 1984}} By January 1995, when it became KCFT-LP, it was affiliated with FamilyNet.{{Cite news|title=Channel changes letters|work=Anchorage Daily News|page=D1|date=January 19, 1995}}

At various times in its history, the station has broadcast local sports, including Anchorage Pilots baseball in 1986{{cite news|title=Bucs will be seen, not heard this year|work=Anchorage Daily News|first=Beth|last=Bragg|date=May 30, 1986}} and Alaska Anchorage Seawolves in the 2000s.{{Cite news|date=September 20, 2006|title=UAA gains exposure in TV deal - KCFT: Local channel will air all 27 men's and women's home games|first=Van|last=Williams|work=Anchorage Daily News}}