MyNetworkTV affiliate in Tyler, Texas
KTPN-LD
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Channels
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Branding
| KTPN
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Affiliations
| MyNetworkTV
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Owner
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| KFXK-TV,
KETK-TV
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First air date
| March 5, 1990
(34 years ago)
(
1990-03-05
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Former call signs
| - K48DP (1990?1997)
- KTPN-LP (1997?2012)
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Former channel number(s)
| - Analog:
48 (UHF, 1990?2010)
- Digital:
48 (UHF, 2010?2020)
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| - Independent
(1990?1995, January?September 2006)
- The WB
(1995?1997)
- UPN (1997?January 2006)
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| Tyler United Paramount Network (in reference to station's former
UPN
affiliation)
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Licensing authority
| FCC
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Facility ID
| 8098
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Class
| LD
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ERP
| 15
kW
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HAAT
| 114.5 m (376 ft)
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Transmitter coordinates
| 32°21′52.1″N
95°16′20.5″W
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32.364472°N 95.272361°W
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32.364472; -95.272361
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Translator(s)
| KFXK-DT
51.2 Longview
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Public license information
| LMS
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Website
| www
.ketk
.com
/ktpn
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KLPN-LD
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Channels
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Affiliations
| - The WB (1995?1997)
- UPN (1997?January 2006)
- Independent (January?September 2006)
- MyNetworkTV (September 2006?2016)
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Owner
| - White Knight Broadcasting
- (Warwick Communications, Inc.)
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Operator
| Nexstar Media Group via SSA)
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First air date
| 1995
(29 years ago)
(
1995
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[
specify
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Last air date
| June 6, 2016
(8 years ago)
(
2016-06-06
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Former call signs
| - K22EH (1993?1998)
- K58FS (1998?2000)
- KLPN-LP (2000?2012)
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Former channel number(s)
| Analog:
22 (UHF, 1995?1998), 58 (UHF, 1998?2012)
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| Longview Paramount Network (in reference to station's former UPN affiliation)
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Facility ID
| 8097
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Class
| LD
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ERP
| 0.7 kW
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HAAT
| 311.5 m (1,022 ft)
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Transmitter coordinates
| 32°36′4″N
94°52′15″W
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32.60111°N 94.87083°W
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32.60111; -94.87083
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Public license information
| LMS
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KTPN-LD
(channel 48) is a
low-power television station
licensed to
Tyler, Texas
, United States, affiliated with
MyNetworkTV
. It is owned by
Nexstar Media Group
alongside
Jacksonville
-licensed
NBC
affiliate
KETK-TV
(channel 56); Nexstar also provides certain services to
Longview
-licensed
Fox
affiliate
KFXK-TV
(channel 51) under a
shared services
agreement (SSA) with White Knight Broadcasting. The stations share studios on Richmond Road (near
Loop 323
) in Tyler, while KTPN-LD's transmitter is located west of Texas Loop 323 northeast of the city.
KTPN-LD's signal was formerly relayed on
KLPN-LD
(channel 47) in Longview, which provided KTPN-LD's programming to the central and eastern portions of the
market
; that station's transmitter was located near
East Mountain, Texas
. KLPN-LD's license was canceled on June 6, 2016.
[3]
Due to KTPN-LD's low power status, its
broadcasting radius
only covers the immediate Tyler area. Therefore, in order to reach the entire market, the station is
simulcast
in
high definition
on KFXK's second
digital subchannel
(51.2) from a transmitter near
FM 125
in rural northwestern
Rusk County
(northwest of
New London
).
History
[
edit
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KTPN-LP first signed on the air from Tyler in 1990 as K48DP; originally operating as an
independent station
, it later became a charter affiliate of
The WB
when the network launched on January 11, 1995. KLPN-LP signed on in Longview as K22EH later that year, serving as a repeater of K48DP and also carrying WB network programming. In 1997, the two stations both dropped their WB affiliations to join the United Paramount Network (
UPN
); they were collectively branded as "UPN 22/48". Accordingly, channel 48 changed its callsign to KTPN-LP (standing for "Tyler Paramount Network"). In 1998, K22EH moved to UHF channel 58 and changed its callsign to K58FS in order to allow
KETK-TV
(channel 56) to sign on its digital signal on UHF channel 22 (K58FS and KTPN-LP were accordingly rebranded as "UPN 58/48"); two years later in 2000, K58FS changed its callsign to KLPN-LP (standing for "Longview Paramount Network") to match its sister station.
KTPN and KLPN received a full-power
satellite
when
KCEB
(channel 54, now an
Azteca America
station) signed on in July 2003, simulcasting UPN programming from the low-power outlets; the three stations collectively branded as "UPN 54/58/48". In 2005, KCEB dropped its UPN affiliation to affiliate with The WB; subsequently thereafter in January 2006, KTPN-LP and KLPN-LP lost the UPN affiliation to
CBS
affiliate
KYTX
(channel 19), which added the network as a second
digital subchannel
; this resulted in the two stations reverting into independent stations.
Logo as "My KLPN," used from 2006 until 2015
On January 24, 2006,
CBS Corporation
(which
split
from
Viacom
in December 2005) and
Time Warner
's
Warner Bros. Entertainment
(the division that operated The WB) announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and
UPN
and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called
The CW
.
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[5]
One month later on February 22,
News Corporation
announced the launch of a new "sixth" network called
MyNetworkTV
, which would be operated by
Fox Television Stations
and its syndication division
Twentieth Television
.
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KTPN and KLPN became charter affiliates of MyNetworkTV when the network launched on September 5, 2006; KCEB took the CW affiliation when the network launched two weeks later on September 18 (
The CW Plus
feed carried by the station has since moved to KYTX's second digital subchannel).
On April 24, 2013, the
Communications Corporation of America
announced the sale of its television stations, including KETK-TV, to
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
. KFXK and KTPN were planned be sold to Nexstar partner company
Mission Broadcasting
; in the case of KFXK, that station was being sold to Mission to comply with FCC duopoly rules. But on August 5, 2014, Mission withdrew its application to acquire KFXK.
[8]
Nexstar continues to operate KFXK and KLPN under a shared services agreement with sister station KETK.
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The sale was completed on January 1, 2015.
[10]
On July 6, 2021, Nexstar exercised its option to acquire KTPN-LD outright from White Knight.
[11]
[12]
The transaction was completed on October 1.
[13]
Technical information
[
edit
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Subchannel
[
edit
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Analog-to-digital conversion
[
edit
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KLPN-LP shut down its analog signal over
UHF
channel 58 in January 2012, and "
flash-cut
" its digital signal into operation to UHF channel 47. KTPN-LP shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 48, in 2013, and flash-cut its digital signal into operation UHF channel 48.
References
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edit
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- ^
"Facility Technical Data for KTPN-LD"
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Licensing and Management System
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Federal Communications Commission
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"Facility Technical Data for KLPN-LD"
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Licensing and Management System
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Federal Communications Commission
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"Station Search Details"
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'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September
,
CNNMoney.com
, January 24, 2006.
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UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network
,
The New York Times
, January 24, 2006.
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"News Corp. to launch new mini-network for UPN stations"
.
USA Today
. February 22, 2006
. Retrieved
January 21,
2013
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News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV
,
Broadcasting & Cable
, February 22, 2006.
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Application Info
Archived
December 10, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
,
CDBS Public Access
,
Federal Communications Commission
, Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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"Archived copy"
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Archived
from the original on October 29, 2013
. Retrieved
May 6,
2013
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{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
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Consummation Notice
Archived
January 6, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
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CDBS Public Access
,
Federal Communications Commission
, Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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"Assignments"
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Licensing and Management System
.
Federal Communications Commission
. July 15, 2021
. Retrieved
July 16,
2021
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"Nexstar’s Option? Adding Assets In Texarkana"
,
RBR-TVBR
, July 16, 2021, Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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"Notification of Consummation"
, October 1, 2021, Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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RabbitEars TV Query for KTPN
External links
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,
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, 51.3
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)
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(9.1
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, 9.2
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)
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(16.1
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, 16.2
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, 16.3
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)
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, 42.2
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42.5
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42.6
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42.7
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)
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(
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,
51.2
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, 51.3
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)
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Defunct
stations
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ABC
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CBS
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The CW
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O&O
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Fox
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MyNetworkTV
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NBC
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Other stations
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TV channels
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TV programs
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Other assets
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Acquisitions
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- 1
Nexstar operates these stations under an
SSA
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- 2
These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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