KJNB-LD

KJNB-LD
Jonesboro, Arkansas United States

Branding	Fox 39 (on LD1) CBS 39 (on LD2)
Channels	Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 39 (PSIP)
Subchannels	39.1 Fox 39.2 CBS
Affiliations	Fox (on LD1) CBS (on LD2)
Owner	Waypoint Media (Jonesboro TV, LLC)
First air date	June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Sister station(s)	KJNE-LD
Former callsigns	K39LS-D (2011–2014)
Transmitter power	15 kW
Height	106 m
Class	LD
Facility ID	187271
Transmitter coordinates	36°03′30.0″N 90°56′36.0″W / 36.058333°N 90.943333°W / 36.058333; -90.943333
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.kjnbtv.com

KJNB-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 39, is a low-powered primary Fox affiliate located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. The station is owned by Waypoint Media, LLC. KJNB maintains a small office in the Regions Bank Building in Jonesboro, and its transmitter is located on Highway 91/Southern Avenue in unincorporated Lawrence County, southeast of Walnut Ridge.

History

The station first signed on the air on June 1, 2015 as the market's second commercial television station, after ABC/NBC affiliate KAIT (channel 8), which signed on the air in July 1963 as an independent station. Until this point, Fox programming was available in northeast Arkansas over-the-air and on cable through WHBQ-TV (channel 13) in Memphis, Tennessee (prior to former owner Fox Television Stations' purchase and subsequent affiliation switch of WHBQ in 1995, area cable systems previously piped in that station's predecessor affiliates: WMKW-TV (channel 30, now CW affiliate WLMT) from 1987 to 1990, and WPTY-TV (channel 24, now ABC affiliate WATN-TV) from 1990 until it lost the Fox affiliation to WHBQ).^[1] Despite being licensed as a low-powered television station, Waypoint Media secured the affiliation agreement with Fox by promising to provide coverage of at least 93% of the market through its over-the-air signal and through distribution on local cable and satellite providers.^[1]

On August 1, 2015, KJNB-LD signed on a second digital subchannel, carrying programming from CBS (as the Jonesboro area's first locally based CBS affiliate). Previously, the default CBS affiliates were KTHV in Little Rock and WREG-TV in Memphis over the air and on cable, as well as KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri via DirecTV. The station also announced plans to sign on "KJNE-LD" as a satellite station to expand the station's coverage.^[2] With CBS and FOX available on KJNB-LD, ABC and NBC coming from KAIT, and MyNetworkTV about to affiliate with K30MF-D,^[3] Jonesboro now offers all four major television networks and the MyNetworkTV programming service. WLMT remains the default over-the-air CW affiliate, while WLMT-DT2, along with Paducah, Kentucky's WDKA, will remain the default MyNetworkTV affiliate until K30MF-D signs on.

On September 1, 2015, KTHV/Little Rock was replaced with KJNB-LD2 on the Jonesboro area Suddenlink cable system, but WREG/Memphis remains on the lineup. ^[4]

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]
39.1	720p	16:9	KJNB-LD1	Fox
39.2	1080i	16:9	KJNB-LD2	CBS

Programming

Main channel

KJNB's main subchannel clears the entire Fox schedule, including the Xploration Station programming block syndicated to Fox affiliates to meet the FCC-required minimum of three hours of children's educational programming. Outside of Fox programming, syndicated programs on KJNB include but not limited to The People's Court, Maury, TMZ, The Jerry Springer Show, and Hot in Cleveland.^[6]

Secondary channel

The station's second subchannel carries most of the CBS schedule, except for the CBS Overnight News, which it preempts in favor of some infomercials and the daily agricultural news program AgDay. Outside of that, syndicated programming includes Celebrity Name Game, The Dr. Oz Show, Family Feud, and Leverage.^[7]

References

1 2 "Jonesboro Gets New Fox TV Affiliate". Talk Business. June 7, 2015.
↑ "CBS makes debut in northeast Arkansas"
↑ "MyNetworkTV Affiliate List". MyNetworkTV.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
↑ Suddenlink Cable Channel Lineup Jonesboro, Arkansas
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KJNB-LD
↑ KJNBLD (KJNB-LD) TV Listings, TV shows and schedule - Zap2it
↑ KJNBLD2 (KJNB-LD2) TV Listings, TV shows and schedule - Zap2it

External links

Television stations in Northeastern Arkansas, including Jonesboro and Paragould

Local stations	KAIT (8.1 ABC, 8.2 NBC) KTEJ (AETN) (19.1 PBS) KPMF-LD (26.4 TCN) K30MF-D (30.1 Silent/Future MyNetworkTV) KJNB-LD 39/ KJNE-LD 42 (.1 Fox, .2 CBS) KVTJ (VTN) (48.1 ind./rel.)

Local cable channels	ASU-TV (Arkansas State University) "KJOS" (CW+)

Defunct stations	K27FC 27 (TBN) K45AY 45 (Ind.)

Adjacent locals	Cape Girardeau, MO KFVS-TV (12.2 CBS, 12.2 The CW/Me-TV, 12.3 Grit) Memphis, TN WREG (3.1 CBS, 3.2 NC3A, 3.3 Antenna TV) WMC-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Bounce TV, 5.3 Grit WHBQ-TV (13.1 Fox, 13.2 Movies!, 13.3 Decades) WLMT (30.1 The CW, 30.2 Me-TV/MyNetworkTV) Little Rock, AR KTHV (11.1 CBS, 11.2 WXNation, 11.3 Justice)

See also Little Rock TV Paducah TV Memphis TV

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas

KLRT 16 (Little Rock) KFTA 24 (Fort Smith/Fayetteville) KJNB 39/KJNE 42 (Jonesboro)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Arkansas

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas

KFSM 5 (Fort Smith/Fayetteville) KTHV 11 (Little Rock) KJNB 39.2/KJNE 42.2 (Jonesboro)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Arkansas

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