KQUP
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| HAAT | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°15′29.6″N 117°5′27.6″W / 47.258222°N 117.091000°W |
| Translator(s) | KQUP-LD 47 Spokane |
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Public license information | |
KQUP (channel 24) is a
History
A construction permit for channel 24, originally assigned the call sign KBGC, was awarded in 1998, but it was not for 5+1⁄2 years that the station began broadcasting as intended. The construction of KQUP was fraught with difficulties. Equity had hoped to start broadcasting at full power by September 1, but by that time, only K47EJ, a translator in Coeur d'Alene (the present KQUP-LD), was ready.[2] Consequently, the vast majority of cable and broadcast viewers lost UPN programming. Doug Krile, Equity's corporate public relations director, told the Lewiston Morning Tribune in late September, "This was not the timetable everything was supposed to be operating on."[3] Equipment delays, including the shipping of a transmitter from Italy to the United States, and lease negotiations with Washington State University for use of a tower held up completion of the facility.[3] As an interim solution, KSKN contracted with UPN to air Buffy the Vampire Slayer and WWE SmackDown from January 2003 through the end of the television season.[4] KQUP was added to the main Comcast cable system in Spokane on May 1, 2003,[5] but the Pullman transmitter was relocated to another site and was not activated until April 19, 2004.[6]
KQUP dropped UPN for Retro TV on January 1, 2006; Rod Hall, the general manager, told The Spokesman-Review, "In the long term, we just felt that UPN's shows were not ideally suited for the Spokane market."[7] The station also aired Spokane Shock arena football.[8]
On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity—which had filed the month before for
At auction on April 16, 2009, Daystar bought KQUP.[11] KQUP-LP began airing Daystar programming that August, but the full-power KQUP digital signal did not sign on until January 2010.
On December 6, 2017, KQUP applied to move its transmitter to the KREM tower on Krell Hill southeast of Spokane.[12][13] The application was withdrawn on April 2, 2021, after it was determined that the station would not put a city grade signal over Pullman from the proposed site.[14]
As of August 2022, KQUP no longer broadcasts any programming.[15]
Digital television
Because it was granted an original
Notes
- ^ KQUP-LD, as K47EJ, began broadcasting UPN programming in September 2002.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQUP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Kershner, Jim (September 1, 2002). "Viewers will miss UPN premieres". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. F3. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McGehee, Maggie (September 26, 2002). "Valley, Palouse cable subscribers lose UPN". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 5A.
- ^ "'Buffy,' 'WWE' airing on KSKN-22 Saturday". The Spokesman-Review. January 31, 2003. p. D4. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kershner, Jim (April 6, 2003). "Buzzard has landed in Spokane". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. F3, F8. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raquet, Murf (April 17, 2004). "BIZ BITS: Pullman's Sage Baking Co., closes; Belle Dolci opens". Moscow–Pullman Daily News.
- ^ Kershner, Jim (January 15, 2006). "Spokane is missing its UPN affiliation". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. D3, D6. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 23, 2006). "Shock lose in Blankenship sweepstakes: Stockton grabs former EWU QB". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C3. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What's Wrong with MyTV?". WSAV. January 4, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "Financial Dispute Disrupts RTN Diginet". TVNewsDay. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Equity Auctions Off 60 Stations for $21.3M". TVNewsCheck. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "KQUP Pullman WA". FCCdata.org. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Withdrawal of Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 2, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- RabbitEars.info. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115".
- ^ "FCC DTV status report".
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 15635 (KQUP-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System