KDKJ-LD

KDKJ-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-power television station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States. Owned by HC2 Holdings, it is a sister station to KPKN-LD (channel 35).

KDKJ-LD

Tyler, Texas
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 27
Branding	Timeless TV East Texas
Programming
Subchannels	27.1: Timeless TV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	HC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation)
Sister stations	KPKN-LD
History
Founded	February 25, 2010
First air date	June 22, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-06-22)
Former call signs	K27KJ-D (2010-2013)
Former affiliations	LD1: Dark (2010−2015) Estrella TV (2015−2021; now on LD2) Azteca America (2021-2022) LD2: Azteca America (until 2021) LD3: Doctor Television Channel (2015) LD4: Buzzr (2015−2016) Dabl (c. 2019−2021)
Call sign meaning	Disambiguation of former K27KJ translator calls
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	182588
ERP	3 kW
HAAT	458 feet (140 m)
Transmitter coordinates	32°15′33.5″N 95°22′3.2″W / 32.259306°N 95.367556°W / 32.259306; -95.367556
Repeater(s)	KBJE-LD 29.2 KKPD-LD 30.5, 30.6
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	KDKJ Profile at DTVAmerica.com

History

The construction permit for the station, originally assigned the call letters K27KJ-D, was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on February 25, 2010. The station signed on for the first time on June 22, 2015 as the Tyler area's new Estrella TV affiliated television station, with Azteca America carried on a second subchannel.^[2][3] NBC affiliate KETK-TV previously carried Estrella TV on its second subchannel from 2011 until KDKJ-LD's sign-on.

In December 2015, KDKJ-LD3 switched from DrTV to Sony Pictures Television's GetTV movie network, and KDKJ-LD4 was launched to carry FremantleMedia's Buzzr network. As of April 2016, Buzzr has moved to KPKN-LD1.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming^[4]
27.1	480i	16:9		Main KDKJ-LD programming / Timeless TV
27.2				Estrella TV
27.3		4:3		GetTV
27.4				NTD America
27.5				Heroes & Icons
27.6				KDKJ-LD1 programming / Timeless TV
27.7				KDKJ-LD1 programming / Timeless TV

Coverage area

The station's digital signal can only reach a 25 miles (40 km) radius of the station's transmitter on the southwest side of the city.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KDKJ-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. DTV America Launches Estrella and Azteca America in Tyler Texas | DTV America
3. Digital TV Market Listing for KDKJ-LD.
4. "KDKJ-Ld Tyler, Tx".

External links

• DTV America