KFVT-LD
KFVT-LD, virtual channel 34 (UHF digital channel 27) is a low-powered dual Movies!/getTV affiliated television station that is licensed to and serving Wichita, Kansas. The station is owned by Sunrise, Florida-based DTV America, and operated by INNOVATE Corp. through a Local marketing agreement. However, INNOVATE effectively owns KFVT-LD as they hold a 50% stake in DTV America.
| Wichita, Kansas United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Wichita, Kansas |
| Channels | Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 34 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 34.1: Movies! 34.2: getTV 34.3: CBN News 34.4: Sonlife Broadcasting Network 34.5: Twist 34.6: Defy TV 34.7: TrueReal |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DTV America Corporation |
| Operator | INNOVATE Corp. (via LMA) |
| KCMN-LD, KAJF-LD, KPJO-LD | |
| History | |
| Founded | January 26, 1994 |
Former call signs | K61GC (1994-2003) KFVT-LP (2003-2016) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 61 (UHF, 1994-2003) 40 (UHF, 2003-2016) Digital: 40 (UHF, 2016-2021) |
| Independent (via KSBI, until 2014) SSN (2014-201?) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38217 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 597 feet (182 m) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°41′13″N 97°20′23″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station signed on the air on January 26, 1994 as K61GC under ownership of Great Plains Television. The station's call letters were changed to KFVT-LP on February 28, 2003, and then to KFVT-LD on August 17, 2016.[1] DTV America Corporation became KFVT's operator in 2015.
For most of its history, the station was a translator of then independent station KSBI of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This ended with the station began running Soul of the South programming at some point in the 2010s, but soon Was replaced with Movies!. The station's second and third subchannels became available in December 2015. The second subchannel is a test pattern, and the third one provides programming from The Country Network. In 2016, a fourth subchannel was launched to carry the Sonlife Broadcasting Network.[2][3]
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | 480i | 16:9 | KFVT-LD | Movies! |
| 34.2 | 4:3 | getTV | ||
| 34.3 | 16:9 | CBN News | ||
| 34.4 | 4:3 | Sonlife Broadcasting Network | ||
| 34.5 | Twist | |||
| 34.6 | Defy TV | |||
| 34.7 | TrueReal |
References
External links
- KFVT in the FCC TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database — Information on KFVT-TV
- DTV America