KTPN-LD

KTPN-LD / KLPN-LD
KTPN-LD: Tyler, Texas KLPN-LD: Longview, Texas United States

Branding	The Z
Channels	Digital: KTPN: 48 (UHF) KLPN: 47 (UHF) Virtual: 47.1 (PSIP) & KFXK-DT 51.2 (PSIP)
Subchannels	48.1/22.1 MyNetworkTV
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV (2006-present)
Owner	White Knight Broadcasting (Warwick Communications, Inc.)
Operator	Nexstar Broadcasting Group
First air date	KTPN-LD 1990 KLPN-LD: 1995
Call letters' meaning	KTPN: K Tyler Paramount Network KLPN: K Longview Paramount Network (both in reference to stations' former UPN affiliation)
Sister station(s)	KETK-TV, KFXK-TV
Former callsigns	KTPN: K48DP (1990–1997) KLPN-LP (1997–2012) KLPN: K22EH (1993–1998) K58FS (1998–2000) KLPN-LP (2000–2012)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: KTPN: 58 (UHF, 1990–2010) KLPN: 22 (UHF, 1995–1998) 58 (UHF, 1998–2012)
Former affiliations	Independent (1990-1995) The WB (1995–1997) UPN (1997–2006) Independent (January–September 2006)
Transmitter power	KTPN: 17 kW KLPN: 0.7 kW
Height	KTPN: 124 m KLPN: 311.5 m
Class	LPTV
Facility ID	KTPN: 8098 KLPN: 8097
Transmitter coordinates	KTPN: 32°21′43″N 95°16′10″W / 32.36194°N 95.26944°W / 32.36194; -95.26944 KLPN: 32°36′4″N 94°52′15″W / 32.60111°N 94.87083°W / 32.60111; -94.87083
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	/ KLPN-LD Profile / KLPN-LD CDBS
Website	www.myeasttex.com

KTPN-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 48, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station located in Tyler, Texas, United States. The station is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, and is a sister station to Fox affiliate KFXK-TV (channel 51); the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which owns NBC affiliate KETK-TV (channel 56), operates KFXK and KTPN-LD under a local marketing agreement. All three stations share studio facilities located on Richmond Road (near Loop 323) in Tyler; KTPN-LD maintains transmitter facilities located west of Texas Loop 323 in northeast Tyler.

Syndicated programs broadcast by KTPN-LD include Jerry Springer, 30 Rock, The People's Court, The 700 Club, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Feud and Friends. On cable, the station is available on Suddenlink Communications channel 9 and Longview Cable Television channel 4.

The station's signal is relayed on KLPN-LD (channel 47) in Longview, which provides KTPN's programming to the central and eastern portions of the market; that station maintains transmitter facilities near East Mountain. Even though KTPN-LD and KLPN-LD operate digital signals of their own, the low-powered broadcasting radius of both stations do not reach the entire Tyler-Longview market. Therefore, the station can also be seen through a standard definition simulcast on KFXK's second digital subchannel in order to reach the entire market. This signal can be seen on UHF channel 31 (or virtual channel 51.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter in unincorporated northwestern Cherokee County.

History

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 in 1995, 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); channels 48 and 58 were collectively branded as "UPN 22/48". The two stations were then 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 (both stations 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 a Me-TV affiliate) 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] 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 the Nexstar Broadcasting Group. KFXK-TV and KTPN will be sold to Nexstar partner company Mission Broadcasting; in the case of KFXK, that station is being sold to Mission to comply with FCC duopoly rules. Nexstar will continue to operate KFXK and KLPN under a shared services agreement with sister station KETK.^[5]The sale was completed on January 1, 2015.^[6]

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[7]^[8]
47.1 48.1	480i	4:3	KTPN-LD KLPN-LD	Main KLPN-LD programming / MyNetworkTV

Analog-to-digital conversion

KLPN-LP shut down its analog signal on UHF channel 58 in January 2012, and flash-cut its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 47. In 2013, KTPN-LP shut down its analog signal on UHF channel 48 and flash-cut its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 48.

References

↑ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September, CNNMoney.com, January 24, 2006.
↑ UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network, The New York Times, January 24, 2006.
↑ "News Corp. to launch new mini-network for UPN stations". USA Today. February 22, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
↑ News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV, Broadcasting & Cable, February 22, 2006.
↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101552312&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1
↑ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 6 January, 2015.
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KTPN
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KLPN

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Broadcast television in East Texas, including Tyler, Longview, Lufkin, Nacogdoches and Jacksonville

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Stations

Tyler-Longview	KLTV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Bounce TV, 7.3 TMD) KYTX 19 (19.1 CBS, 19.2 CW, 19.3 Me-TV) K25LG-D (25.1 3ABN, 25.2 3ABN-PR, 25.3 3ABN-DD, 25.4 3ABN Radio, 25.5 3ABN Latino, 25.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 25.7 Radio 74) KDKJ-LD (27.1 Estrella TV, 27.2 AZA, 27.3 GetTV, 27.4 Buzzr) KLGV-LD (36.1 TBN, 36.2 Church, 36.3 Smile, 36.4 Enlace USA) KTPN-LD / KLPN-LD (48.1 / 58.1 MNTV) KFXK-TV (51.1 FOX, 51.2 MNTV) KCEB (54.1 SBN, 54.2 MundoMax, 54.3 This TV) KETK-TV (56.1 NBC, 56.2, Estrella TV)

Lufkin-Nacogdoches	KLUF-LP (5 TBN) KTRE (9.1 ABC, 9.2 TMD) KTWC-LD (12.1 TBN, 12.2 Church, 12.3 Smile, 12.4 Enlace USA) KHTM-LP (13 Church) KIBN-LD (14.1 TBN, 14.2 Church, 14.3 Smile, 14.4 Enlace USA) KIVY-LD (16.1 Retro TV, 16.2 PBJ, 16.3 blank) KYTX (19.1 CBS, 19.2 CW, 19.3 Me-TV) KLNM-LD (42.1 Launch TV, 42.2 MiCasa Network) KLNK-LD (48.1 Punch TV) KFXL-LD (51.1 FOX, 51.2 MNTV)

Defunct stations

Lufkin: KETK-LP (53 NBC)

Adjacent
locals

Dallas–Fort Worth	KDFW 4 (Fox) KXAS 5 (NBC) WFAA 8 (ABC) KTVT 11 (CBS) KERA 13 (PBS) KXTX 39 (TEL)

Houston	KPRC 2 (NBC) KUHT 8 (PBS) KHOU 11 (CBS) KTRK 13 (ABC) KETH 14 (TBN) KRIV 26 (Fox) KIAH 39 (CW)

Shreveport	KTBS 3 (ABC) KTAL 6 (NBC) KSLA 12 (CBS) KLTS 24 (PBS/LPB) KMSS 33 (Fox)

Alexandria	KALB (5.1 NBC, 5.2 CBS)

Bryan/College Station	KBTX (3.1 CBS, 3.2 The CW)

Texas broadcast television areas by city: Abilene/Sweetwater; Amarillo (Texas Panhandle); Austin (Hill Country); Beaumont/Port Arthur; Corpus Christi; Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas); Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio; Eagle Pass; El Paso (West Texas); Houston; Laredo; Lubbock (South Plains); Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin); Presidio; Rio Grande Valley; San Angelo; San Antonio; Sherman/Ada, OK; Texarkana/Shreveport, LA; Tyler/Longview (East Texas); Victoria; Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley); Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK

See also: Lake Charles TV

MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

KCWX 2 (Fredericksburg/San Antonio) KDBC-DT 4.2 (El Paso) KFXV-LD 67 (McAllen) KIDY 6.2 (San Angelo) KOSA-DT 7.2 (Odessa) KXII-DT 12.2 (Sherman) KMYL-LP 14 (Lubbock) KBVO 14 (Llano/Austin) KTXH 20 (Houston) KTOV 21 (Corpus Christi) KXOF-CD 39 (Laredo) KUMY-LD 22 (Beaumont) KDFI 27 (DFW) KCPN-LP 33 (Amarillo) KJBO-LP 35 (Wichita Falls) KIDZ-LD 42 (Abilene) KLPN-LP 58 (Longview) KUIL 64 (Beaumont) KYLE 28 (Waco/Bryan)

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

Nexstar Broadcasting Group

ABC network affiliates	KAMC ¹ KCAU KMID KODE ¹ KQTV KSVI KTVX WATN WAWV ¹ WDHN WEHT WIVT WJET WMBB WOI WSYR WTVO ¹ WUTR ¹ WVNY ¹ WWTI

CBS network affiliates	KGPE KLAS KLBK KLST KOLR ¹ KREX / KREG / KREY KTAB KXMB / KXMC / KXMD / KXMA WCIA WFRV WHBF WJMN WMBD WROC WTAJ WYOU ¹

The CW network affiliates	KASN ¹ KASW KCWI KGCW KGET KUCW WBRL WCWJ WLMT WTVW ¹ WWCW WWTI

Fox network affiliates	KADN KARD KCIT ¹ KHMT ¹ KFQX ³ KFTA ² KFXK ⁴ KJTL ¹ KLJB ⁵ KLRT ¹ KMSS ⁵ KPEJ ⁵ KWKT WFFF WFFT WFXP ¹ WFXR WFXV WGMB WJKT WLAX / WEUX WNTZ WQRF WYZZ ³ WZDX

MyNetworkTV affiliates	KARZ KCPN ¹ KGJT KJBO ¹ KADN KOZL KSHV ⁴ KTPN / KLPN ⁴ KYLE WZDX WCIX WLMT-DT2 WNTZ WPNY WTVO ¹

NBC network affiliates	KADN KAMR KARK KETK KFDX KGET KLAF KNWA KRBC ¹ KSAN ¹ KSEE KSNF KTAL KTSM KTVE ¹ KVEO WBGH WBRE WETM WHAG WTWO WVLA ⁴

Telemundo affiliate	KKEY KTAB-DT2

Independent station	KZUP ⁵ WETM

Digital assets	Lakana

Acquisitions	Communications Corporation of America Grant Broadcasting Newport Television

¹ Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. ² Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. ³ Nexstar operates WYZZ owned by Cunningham Broadcasting. ⁴ Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting. ⁵ Nexstar operates this station owned by Marshall Broadcasting.

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