KTPN-LP
Encyclopedia
KTPN-LP, channel 48, and KLPN-LP, channel 58, are low-powered
affiliates of MyNetworkTV
based in Tyler, Texas
and Longview, Texas
, respectively. they are sister to KETK
, KFXK
.
through 2005
, those stations, as well as full-powered KCEB
, were affiliates of UPN
. But in 2005, KCEB and its ownership decided to jump to the then-rival WB network
. KTPN and KLPN became independent station
s after CBS affiliate KYTX
added a second digital signal and added UPN
.
In 2006
, White Knight Broadcasting
, owners of both KTPN and KLPN, decided to affiliate with MyNetworkTV, a sister network of Fox
. The network launched on September 5, 2006.
To increase its chances of carriage by local cable operators
and satellite providers
, the stations are also simulcast on digital subchannel
31.2/51.2 of Fox affiliate KFXK
. KLPN is also available on Longview Cable Television analog channel 4 and digital channel 252, and on Tyler SuddenLink cable on channel 9.
KLPN-LP has its roots in low power channel 22 K22EH, Longview, which went on the air in 1995 as an affiliate of The WB. Between 1995 and 2000, the Tyler and Longview stations were collectively known as UPN22-48. In 2000, to make way for KETK's new digital channel assignment on channel 22, K22EH moved to channel 58 with new calls K58FS and new moniker UPN58-48. In 2001, the K58FS calls were changed to KLPN-LP. When KCEB
went on the air in 2003 and joined the UPN simulcast, the three stations collectively called themselves UPN54-58-48. In 2005, when KCEB moved to the WB network and KTPN and KLPN dropped UPN to became independents, the stations called themselves simply KLPN. With the impending shutdown of analog broadcasting in 2009 and the vacating of primary television services above channel 51, KLPN-LP has a construction permit with the FCC to construct a low power digital facility (LD) on channel 47.
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
affiliates of MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
based in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
and Longview, Texas
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...
, respectively. they are sister to KETK
KETK-TV
KETK-TV, virtual channel 56, is the NBC television affiliate serving the East Texas viewing area. It is owned by Communications Corporation of America, under licensee of "ComCorp of Tyler", which also operates Fox network affiliates KFXK and KFXL-LP, and MyNetworkTV affiliate KLPN-LP through a...
, KFXK
KFXK
KFXK-TV is the Fox affiliate station of Longview, Texas. Its East Texas coverage area includes Tyler and Longview. The station is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, and controlled by Communications Corporation of America. Its transmitter is located near New London, Texas...
.
History
From at least 20032003 in television
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through 2005
2005 in television
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, those stations, as well as full-powered KCEB
KCEB
KCEB is a full-service television station in Longview, Texas, broadcasting locally as the CW affiliate on digital channel 51. Owned by London Broadcasting, KCEB broadcasts with an output power of 500 kW from its transmitter on the KFXK tower near New London and Overton, southwest of Longview, and...
, were affiliates of UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
. But in 2005, KCEB and its ownership decided to jump to the then-rival WB network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
. KTPN and KLPN became independent station
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
s after CBS affiliate KYTX
KYTX
KYTX, virtual channel 19, is a television station based in Tyler, Texas, licensed to Nacogdoches. It operates on digital UHF 18. The CBS affiliate, owned by London Broadcasting Company, serves a swath of East Texas, including Tyler, Jacksonville, Lufkin and Nacogdoches. It is the sister station of...
added a second digital signal and added UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
.
In 2006
2006 in television
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, White Knight Broadcasting
White Knight Broadcasting
White Knight Broadcasting is a company based in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is a shell company for the Communications Corporation of America , owning seven ComCorp-controlled stations, all based in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi...
, owners of both KTPN and KLPN, decided to affiliate with MyNetworkTV, a sister network of 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...
. The network launched on September 5, 2006.
To increase its chances of carriage by local cable operators
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
and satellite providers
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
, the stations are also simulcast on digital subchannel
ATSC
ATSC standards are a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable, and satellite networks....
31.2/51.2 of Fox affiliate KFXK
KFXK
KFXK-TV is the Fox affiliate station of Longview, Texas. Its East Texas coverage area includes Tyler and Longview. The station is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, and controlled by Communications Corporation of America. Its transmitter is located near New London, Texas...
. KLPN is also available on Longview Cable Television analog channel 4 and digital channel 252, and on Tyler SuddenLink cable on channel 9.
KLPN-LP has its roots in low power channel 22 K22EH, Longview, which went on the air in 1995 as an affiliate of The WB. Between 1995 and 2000, the Tyler and Longview stations were collectively known as UPN22-48. In 2000, to make way for KETK's new digital channel assignment on channel 22, K22EH moved to channel 58 with new calls K58FS and new moniker UPN58-48. In 2001, the K58FS calls were changed to KLPN-LP. When KCEB
KCEB
KCEB is a full-service television station in Longview, Texas, broadcasting locally as the CW affiliate on digital channel 51. Owned by London Broadcasting, KCEB broadcasts with an output power of 500 kW from its transmitter on the KFXK tower near New London and Overton, southwest of Longview, and...
went on the air in 2003 and joined the UPN simulcast, the three stations collectively called themselves UPN54-58-48. In 2005, when KCEB moved to the WB network and KTPN and KLPN dropped UPN to became independents, the stations called themselves simply KLPN. With the impending shutdown of analog broadcasting in 2009 and the vacating of primary television services above channel 51, KLPN-LP has a construction permit with the FCC to construct a low power digital facility (LD) on channel 47.