KJJC-TV
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HAAT | 78 m (256 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 47°27′51.8″N 111°21′21.1″W / 47.464389°N 111.355861°W |
Translator(s) | KJJC-LD 7 Helena |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
KJJC-TV (channel 16) is a television station in Great Falls, Montana, United States, affiliated with MeTV and owned by Northwest Capital Corporation. The station's transmitter is located on 47th Avenue SW in unincorporated Cascade County, near the Great Falls International Airport. Station operations are conducted from a facility in Helena, where KJJC-TV is rebroadcast by commonly owned translator KJJC-LD (channel 7).
KJJC-TV began broadcasting in September 1986 as KTGF. It was the third commercial station in Great Falls and an
As a result, on July 1, 2005, KTGF became an affiliate of
History
Continental Television Network ownership
In 1984, KRTV (channel 3), which had served as a dual affiliate of NBC and CBS since 1968,[2] reduced its carriage of NBC programs as the Montana Television Network, of which it was a part, adopted primary CBS affiliation statewide.[3] KRTV and ABC affiliate KFBB-TV (channel 5) continued to air some NBC programs in the city.[4] However, in the wake of the affiliation change, Joe Colla saw an opening for a full-time NBC affiliate in the city. The NBC network expressed interest but instructed him to apply for a station first.[5]
In April 1985, Colla's firm, Video International Publishers, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit to build a new television station on channel 16 in Great Falls.[6] The FCC granted approval on July 25, 1985, and in February 1986, the Montana Economic Development Board granted the firm—now known as Continental Television Network—a $1.1 million loan to finance construction.[7] The two minority owners in Continental Television Network each had a background in local business: Al Donohue, owner of the Heritage Inn, and William Cordingley, former publisher of the Great Falls Tribune newspaper.[8]
After delays caused by rain, KTGF began broadcasting on September 21, 1986. The studios were in a former machine shop at 118 6th Street South, which was shared with Colla's video production business.[5] KTGF began airing early and late evening local newscasts in late October, with most of the news staff being new to the market.[9] Over the succeeding years, KTGF expanded its reach by investing in additional translators and a microwave joint venture with cable company TCI; while the station benefited from the national lead held by NBC at the time, its newscasts remained in third place, with the early evening newscast being especially distant from catching KRTV and KFBB, then competing vigorously for ratings leadership in Great Falls.[10] The newscasts continued until staffing issues led to their ultimate demise. Weekend newscasts were canceled in August 1992, when the weekend news anchor left to take a job in Fort Smith, Arkansas,[11] and the last weeknight newscast aired on March 5, 1993, by which time there were just four staffers left producing KTGF's news programming.[12]
In the 1990s, Continental also expanded its third station franchise with a pair of ABC affiliates. In
Max Media ownership
Continental Television Network accepted an $18 million offer for its three Montana television stations from
In September 2002, Max contracted
Destiny Communications ownership and affiliation instability
Max Media announced on September 30, 2003, that it had agreed to purchase Great Falls ABC affiliate
However, by the time Destiny had purchased KTGF, events were in motion that eventually led to the station losing its NBC affiliation.
The affiliation loss came on July 1, 2005, when KBGF-LP debuted as the new NBC affiliate in Great Falls. At that time, after protesting NBC's decision, KTGF assumed the Fox and
Between 2009 and 2010, however, Destiny Communications came undone. The radio station operating agreement lasted less than a year before College Creek opted to sell the outlets; Destiny was unable to arrange financing to make the purchase itself.
In the meantime, KTGF went off the air on December 19, 2009, citing problems with its microwave system.[39] By February 2010, it was noted that the station was not airing any programming;[40] that March, Max Media, which had retained the studio building and leased it to Destiny, sold the building to a local law firm.[41]
RGW Investments and Lonnquist ownership
KTGF's license was formally transferred to RGW Investments on September 27, 2010.[42] In December 2011, RGW Investments entered into an agreement to sell KTGF to KTGF License Corporation, a company owned by veteran radio and TV broadcaster Roger Lonnquist. The sale closed on March 7, 2012. Soon afterward, the station returned to the air, again as a JCTV affiliate. In September 2013, MeTV announced that KTGF would begin to carry its programming;[43] as of 2014[update], MeTV programming is carried on its primary channel,[44] with JUCE TV (the former JCTV) being moved to a second subchannel. The station changed its call letters to KJJC on July 1, 2018; the "-TV" suffix was added on May 9, 2019.[45]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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16.1 | 480i | 4:3 |
KJJC-DT | MeTV |
16.2 | KJJC-D2 | Positiv | ||
16.3 | KJJC-D3 | TBN | ||
16.4 | KJJC-D4 | Smile | ||
16.5 | KJJC-D5 | TBN Inspire |
References
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- ^ "Local TV Stations Change Programs". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. February 4, 1968. p. 10. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Local firm seeks UHF TV permit". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. April 24, 1985. p. 5-A. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Don't expect KTGF weekend newscasts". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. August 22, 1992. p. 1B. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Fox to be broadcast locally on KTGF". Great Falls Tribune. July 8, 1994. p. 1B. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raney, Wendy (December 20, 2000). "Locally based TV network sells stations". Great Falls Tribune. p. 1A. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Wilmot, Paula (March 10, 2001). "May named general manager at Great Falls' KTGF-TV". Great Falls Tribune. p. 1M. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (December 7, 2001). "KTGF bringing back news". Great Falls Tribune. p. 8S. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Britton, Beth (April 24, 2002). "Upgrades at KTGF disappointing, May says". Great Falls Tribune. p. 8S. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Struckman, Todd (October 10, 2002). "First from afar: Live from Iowa, it's Big Sky News". Missoula Independent. Missoula, Montana. p. 9. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Britton, Beth (September 24, 2002). "KTGF launches newscast". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 6S. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Black, Jo Dee (October 1, 2003). "Max Media to buy KFBB: If FCC OKs deal, company probably will sell KTGF". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 6S. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (September 4, 2004). "Great Falls' NBC affiliate to change owners pending FCC approval". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 6S. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Larcombe, James E. (December 12, 2004). "Changes in store at KTGF". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1B, 2B. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greene, Eric J. (January 14, 1999). "TV station may be built on Havre campus". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1A, 10A. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KTVH bringing back weekend news". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. January 20, 2002. p. 3E. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larcombe, James E. (July 1, 2005). "KBGF wins NBC; KTGF adopts Fox". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1A, 8A. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larcombe, James E. (June 29, 2005). "Who will offer NBC? Check the dial Friday to find out". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1A, 3A. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (March 14, 2007). "Local Fox station adds limited news offering". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 8S. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ecke, Richard (May 5, 2007). "Fox switches stations in northcentral Montana". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1A. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (December 4, 2008). "Destiny will put three more FM stations on air here". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 7A. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three local radio stations halt broadcasts, go up for sale". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. August 8, 2009. p. 7A. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (October 4, 2009). "KTGF turns to JCTV". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1B. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ Black, Jo Dee (February 14, 2010). "Officially off air". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1B. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Law firm moving into KTGF building". Great Falls Tribune. March 7, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Me-TV Diginet Adds Five New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "FCC 398 Children's Television Programming Report". KidVid Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KJJC-TV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KJJC". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 198241 (KJJC-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System