KPJO-LD
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HAAT | 92.2 m (302 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′30.1″N 94°41′19″W / 37.191694°N 94.68861°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
KPJO-LD (channel 49) is a
History
The station began existence as K49GR, but it was not on the air. It was granted a
In 2014,
MyNetworkTV was previously the only major channel (network or programming service) that wasn't available directly from Joplin. KMYT-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the de facto MyNetworkTV affiliate in the western half of the Joplin market, while the eastern part of the market relied on Fox affiliate KRBK in nearby Springfield, Missouri, and before that, KWBM in Harrison, Arkansas, from 2006 to 2009 and KSFX-TV (now KOZL-TV) from 2009 to 2011 for MyNetworkTV programming, but MyNetworkTV programming on KRBK was run out of pattern since 2011 when Fox programming moved to that station. The CW, on the other hand, was only accessible via cable television through cable-exclusive CW Plus affiliate "KSXF", one of the many cable-only CW Plus and original WB 100+ affiliates with faux call letters. In August 2018, KFJX launched CW+ on digital channel 14.2, although some cable companies choose to stay with the same programming as "KSXF" (via a non-local nationwide feed of the network) and it is currently not carried on satellite.
In Spring 2015, the station's original licensee, Pittsburgh/Joplin TV, LLC, has sold the station outright to DTV America, thereby making DTV America the sole license holder of the station. In addition, KPJO-LP launched a third
In October 2017, KPJO-LP was one of a handful of stations to be sold to
On June 3, 2019, KPJO-LP's Antenna TV affiliation was dropped to become affiliated with the newly resurrected Court TV network. This left the Joplin television market without an Antenna TV affiliate until February 1, 2021, when KSNF added it to its DT4 subchannel.
The station changed its call sign to KPJO-LD on August 8, 2019.
Programming
KPJO-LD's programming schedule is actually similar to that of sister station
On channel 49.2, Doctor TV programming was previously available.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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49.1 | 720p | 16:9
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KPJO-LD | Main KPJO-LD programming / Court TV |
49.2 | 480i | 4:3
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49.3 | Sonlife | |||
49.4 | 16:9 | Buzzr | ||
49.5 | Defy TV | |||
49.6 | Ion Television | |||
49.7 | Scripps News |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPJO-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- DTV America Corporation. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 19, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "ACC Football on the ACC Network: Wake Forest at Syracuse" Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ Affiliates - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
- ^ DRTV Schedule June 2014 - DRTVSchedule-June-2014
- ^ "DRTV CHANNEL OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANOUNCED [sic] - NEW TELEVISION BROADCAST NETWORK TO BRING UNIQUE PROGRAMMING MIX TO AIR | Doctor TV Channel". 26 December 2014.
- ^ Dr.TV Live - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
- ^ Digital TV Market Listing for KPJO-LD