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KJTL, virtual channel
Virtual channel
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 18, is the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
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 affiliate located in Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
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 also serving Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
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 owned by Nexstar Broadcasting "affiliate" (separate ownership under FCC rules, consolidated financial reports under GAAP and SEC rules) Mission Broadcasting in a virtual duopoly with NBC
NBC
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 affiliate KFDX channel 3. KJTL's transmitter is located near Grandfield, Oklahoma
Grandfield, Oklahoma
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KJTL-DT

KJTL-DT broadcasts on digital channel 15.
Virtual
channel
Physical
channel
Video Aspect
Aspect ratio
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Name Programming
18.1 15.1 720p
720p
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16:9
16:9
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KJTL-DT main KJTL / Fox HD programming

History

The station originally signed on the air on May 14, 1985. It was originally an independent non-network station until 1987, when KJTL became one of the early affiliates of the then-new Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

 television network.

Programming

Syndicated programming on the station includes: The Martha Stewart Show, Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray (TV series)
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....

, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Alex
Judge Alex
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, Divorce Court
Divorce Court
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, America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos
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, The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....

, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (U.S. syndicated game show)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a daily syndicated version of the former primetime American quiz game show of the same name that aired on Fox. It ran from September 21, 2009 to March 24, 2011 and was produced by Mark Burnett, and, like the primetime version, was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...

, Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal (U.S. syndicated game show)
Deal or No Deal is an American game show, a daytime version of the American series of the same name that is syndicated by NBCUniversal Television Distribution. It premiered on September 8, 2008 and is hosted by Howie Mandel. The format is similar to the UK version of the show...

, Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
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, My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...

, The Office, Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...

, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...

and King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...

, with weekend telecasts of Cold Case, House, Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...

and Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...

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News Operation

The station airs a 9:00 p.m. newscast produced by KFDX on weeknights. A similar newscast ran from the late 1990s until 2001; it was canceled due to low ratings. It uses KFDX's news team.

Fox: Texoma's News at 9
(Weeknights 9 to 9:30 P.M.)
  • Anchor:
    • Darrell Franklin
  • Weather:
    • Skip McBride
  • Sports:
    • Tobin McDuff


KJTL features additional news personnel from KFDX. See that article for a complete listing.

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