KCMN-LD
KCMN-LD, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 28), is a low-powered Decades-affiliated television station licensed to Topeka, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings, as part of a duopoly with KAJF-LD (channel 21, also licensed to Topeka).
| Topeka, Kansas/Kansas City, Missouri United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Topeka, Kansas |
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 42 |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | (see below) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation) |
| KAJF-LD, KFVT-LD, KPJO-LD[1] | |
| History | |
| Founded | February 22, 2011 |
First air date | July 2016 |
Former call signs | K38MN-D (2011-2015) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184190 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 324 ft (99 m) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°0′56.4″N 94°30′24.1″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Although the city of license is Topeka, the station's signal does not reach that city; for its transmitter, which is shared with KAJF-LD, is located on the southeastern side of Kansas City just off 58th Street near the exit 65 interchange of Interstate 435.[2] It now identifies itself as a Kansas City-based station rather than in its licensed city.
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued the construction permit for the station, under the calls of K38MN-D, on February 22, 2011. The current callsign was adopted on December 4, 2015.[1] Upon signing on in summer 2016, the station became DTV America's second low-power station in the Kansas City area as they signed on KAJF-LD sometime before. KCMN became DTV America's third Kansas-licensed station after locally based KAJF and Pittsburg, Kansas-licensed KPJO-LP in the Joplin, Missouri area.
In April 2017, Cheddar news channel started broadcasting over the air with DTV America affiliating five stations including KCMN with the network. Dunkin' Donuts, a Cheddar advertiser, was handing out free digital antennas at events in the stations' markets to publicize the over the air launch.[3]
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | 480i | 16:9 | KCMN-LD | Main KCMN-LD programming / Decades |
| 42.2 | Heroes & Icons | |||
| 42.3 | Movies! | |||
| 42.4 | Stadium | |||
| 42.5 | beIN SPORTS | |||
| 42.6 | Infomercials | |||
| 42.7 | Timeless TV |
References
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KCMN-LD". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- "RabbitEars.Info".
- Bouma, Luke (April 18, 2017). "A Cup of Coffee With a Side of Antenna TV? - Cord Cutters News". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved April 21, 2017.