KJNP-TV
KJNP-TV, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 20), is a TBN-affiliated television station serving Fairbanks, Alaska, United States that is licensed to North Pole. Owned by the Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, it is sister to radio stations KJNP (1170 AM) and KJNP-FM (100.3). The three stations share studios near Mission Road on the northeast side of North Pole; KJNP-TV's transmitter is located on the Ester Dome.
| North Pole/Fairbanks, Alaska United States | |
|---|---|
| City | North Pole, Alaska |
| Channels | Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP) |
| Branding | KJNP |
| Slogan | The Gospel Station at the Top of the Nation |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | TBN (1990–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, Inc. |
| KJNP (AM) KJNP-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1981 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1981–2009) |
| Independent (1981–1990) | |
Call sign meaning | King Jesus North Pole |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20015 |
| ERP | 30.9 kW |
| HAAT | 491.6 m (1,613 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 64°52′43.4″N 148°3′22.7″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | KJNP |
History
Signing on on December 7, 1981 and becoming a TBN affiliate in 1990 (and its only full-power affiliate in Alaska), KJNP-TV became the fourth television station in the Fairbanks area after KUAC. Originally broadcasting 16 hours a day, the schedule expanded to 24 hours a day in 2003, following the installation of a new transmitter.
KJNP-TV and KJNP-AM-FM (which launched in 1967) were founded by Don and Gen Nelson. In addition to TBN and other programs, KJNP-TV also broadcasts Closing Comments, one of the longest-running public affairs programs on local television.
Since 2011, KJNP-TV is the only television station in the United States broadcasting from a place called the "North Pole." From its sign-on in 1954 until 2011, WPTZ, an NBC affiliate serving the region around Plattsburgh, New York and Burlington, Vermont, was licensed to North Pole, New York. In 2011, WPTZ moved its city of license to Plattsburgh.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KJNP-DT | Main KJNP-TV programming / TBN |
| 4.2 | 1080i | 16:9 | KJNP-HD |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KJNP-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20.[2] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4.
References
- RabbitEars TV Query for KJNP
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.