KXLJ-LD
KXLJ-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 24, was a low-power CBS-affiliated television station that was licensed to Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was a full-time satellite of Sitka-licensed KTNL-TV (channel 13) which was owned by Denali Media Holdings (a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI). KXLJ-LD was a sister station to low-power NBC affiliate KATH-LD (channel 5), licensed to both Juneau and Douglas. KXLJ-LD shared transmitter facilities with KATH-LD in downtown Juneau.
| Former Satellite of KTNL-TV, Sitka, Alaska | |
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| Branding | CBS Southeast |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | CBS (2005–2021) |
| Ownership | |
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| KATH-LD, KUBD, KTNL-TV | |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 24 (UHF, 2002–2008) |
| Pax (March–August 2002) | |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184508 |
| ERP | 0.25 kW |
| HAAT | −377.9 m (−1,240 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 58°17′58.8″N 134°25′26″W / 58.299667°N 134.42389°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
History edit
The station was not granted its original construction permit until October 4, 2005; however, it originally launched under a series of special temporary authority (STA) grants starting in 2001, the most recent one granted on April 4, 2008.[4] These special temporary authority grants were for analog operation; however, in 2008, the station filed for a flash-cut to digital television,[5] even though channel 24, as a low-power station, was exempt from the 2009 digital transition for full-service stations.
Channel 24 went on the air in March 2002 as an affiliate of Pax (now Ion Television); that August, it joined CBS, though some Pax programming remained on the schedule for some time thereafter. Before then, KUBD in Ketchikan and KTNL in Sitka served as the default over-the-air CBS affiliates for Southeast Alaska, while cable systems in Juneau imported KIRO-TV from Seattle for CBS programming instead.[6] In early 2003, the station added simulcasts of the newscasts from fellow CBS affiliate KTVA in Anchorage.[7] Though channel 24 referred to itself as "KTNL-LP" (matching the Sitka station),[6] it was originally issued the temporary call sign K24FM;[8] following the grant of the construction permit, the call sign K24HB was issued on October 12, 2005.[9] The call letters were changed to KXLJ-LP on July 5, 2007, and were modified to KXLJ-LD (reflecting its conversion to digital) on October 6, 2008.[9]
KXLJ-LD's construction permit was canceled on March 15, 2010 after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined, while processing the station's application for a digital license, that the permit had expired on October 12, 2008.[10][11][2] As a result, the station's owner, Ketchikan Television LLC, had to reapply for the channel 24 position in Juneau.[12] On February 24, 2010, KXLJ-LD received special temporary authority from the FCC to return to the air,[13] which was extended on August 18, 2010.[14] The station was given the temporary call sign K24JH-D upon receiving the special temporary authority grant;[13] after the new construction permit was granted on June 15, 2011, channel 24 was assigned the K24KH-D call sign, before regaining the KXLJ-LD call sign on July 6.[15][1] The low-power station was again licensed on July 19, 2011.[16] Since returning to the air, KXLJ-LD has transmitted a digital signal.
On December 9, 2013, Ketchikan Television filed to sell KXLJ-LD, along with KTNL and KUBD, to Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI. The deal made them sister stations to NBC affiliate KATH-LD in Juneau and its satellite KSCT-LP in Sitka, as well as KTVA.[17] The sale was completed on July 28, 2014.[18]
On September 28, 2021, Denali Media surrendered the license of KXLJ-LD back to the FCC. Juneau-based repeater station, KYEX-LD (relaying Gray-owned Anchorage-based KAUU) now serves the former viewing area of KXLJ-LD as a dual CBS/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station.[19]
Digital television edit
Digital channel edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "DKXLJ-LD Facility Record". REC Networks. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "DKXLJ-LD Facility Record". REC Networks. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for DKXLJ-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Extension of Existing Engineering STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 2, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 24, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b . Juneau Empire. August 22, 2002. Archived from the original on September 4, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Krueger, Andrew (March 6, 2003). "What's up with that?". Juneau Empire. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Extension of Existing Legal STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 3, 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (DKXLJ-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ DKXLJ-LD
- ^ Hashemzadeh, Hossein (March 15, 2010). "In re: Low Power Television Application of: GreenTV Corp.…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Video Division TV Query Results
- ^ a b "CDBS Imported Letter". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 24, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "CDBS Imported Letter". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 18, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KXLJ-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate Licensee Or Permittee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KYEX-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
External links edit
- Facility details for Facility ID 184508 (KXLJ-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System