KPJO-LD

KPJO-LD, virtual channel 49 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered dual MyNetworkTV/Court TV-affiliated television station licensed to Pittsburg, Kansas, United States and also serving Joplin, Missouri. Owned by HC2 Holdings, the station is operated by DTV America Corporation under a local marketing agreement (LMA). KPJO-LD's transmitter is located near the corner of NE Bethlehem Road and NE 80th Street in a rural section of Cherokee County, KS near Galena.

KPJO-LD
Pittsburg, Kansas/Joplin, Missouri
United States
CityPittsburg, Kansas
ChannelsDigital: 31 (UHF)
Virtual: 49 (PSIP)
BrandingKPJO MyTV 49
SloganTV how it was meant to be!
Programming
Subchannels49.1: MyNetworkTV/Court TV
49.2: GetTV
49.3: Sonlife
49.4: Buzzr
49.5: The Country Network
49.6: Shop LC
49.7: QVC2
Ownership
OwnerHC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
History
First air date
February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
Former call signs
K49GR (2002–2005)
KPJO-LP (2005-2019)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
49 (UHF, 2005–2015)
Digital:
49 (UHF, 2015-2019)
DT1:
Antenna TV (2014-2019)
DT2:
Doctor Television Channel (2014–2015)
DT5:
Bounce TV (January-June 2016)
Call sign meaning
K Pittsburg-JOplin
Technical information
Facility ID127415
ERP12.4 kW
HAAT302 feet (92 m)
Transmitter coordinates37°11′30.1″N 94°41′19″W
Links
WebsiteKPJO Profile at DTVAmerica.com

History

The station began existence as K49GR, but it wasn't on the air. It was granted a construction permit in 2002, and the call letters KPJO-LP came in 2005. It is unknown what affiliations KPJO had between then and 2014.

In 2014, DTV America Corporation and Pittsburg/Joplin TV signed a local marketing agreement to bring a MyNetworkTV and Antenna TV affiliate to Joplin, Missouri and Pittsburg, Kansas.[1]

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 digital subchannel to carry the Sonlife Broadcasting Network. In early 2016, KPJO-LD4 was launched to carry FremantleMedia-owned Buzzr, featuring classic game shows. At the same time, KPJO-LD5 launched with Bounce TV programming. However, in June 2016, Bounce TV was replaced with The Country Network due to local rights to Bounce TV went to KODE-DT3. In the same month, the Liquidation Channel and QVC2 became respectively available on KPJO’s sixth and seventh digital subchannels.

In October 2017, KPJO-LP was one of a handful of stations to be sold to HC2 Holdings, but remain operated by DTV America. Two months later, the station began simulcasting the MyNetworkTV schedule as aired on the second subchannel of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware NBC affiliate WRDE-LD. In spring 2019, the MyNetworkTV schedule was simulcast from KWWE-LD of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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 will add it to its DT4 subchannel.

The station changed its call sign to KPJO-LD on August 8, 2019.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
49.1 720p 16:9 KPJO-LD Main KPJO programming / Court TV
MyNetworkTV (7-9 p.m. weeknights)
49.2 480i 4:3 GetTV
49.3 Sonlife Broadcasting Network
49.4 Buzzr
49.5 The Country Network
49.6 Shop LC
49.7 QVC2

Programming
KPJO-LD2 logo from its DrTV affiliation years in 2014–2015.

KPJO-LD's programming schedule is actually similar to that of sister station WCZU-LD in Bowling Green, Kentucky. MyNetworkTV programming is run on weeknights from 7 to 9 p.m. CT, and Court TV programming is aired outside MyNetworkTV's primetime programming for 22 hours every weekday, and all 48 hours of the weekend. Court TV dominates the weekend broadcast schedule since MyNet does not run programming on Saturdays or Sundays. In August 2015, KPJO-LP's main subchannel became the Joplin-area home to Raycom Sports syndicated broadcasts of Atlantic Coast Conference football and men's basketball games, produced under the ACC Network label.[3]

On channel 49.2, Doctor TV programming was previously available.[4] Doctor TV is a healthy lifestyle-oriented television channel featuring healthy-cooking shows, fitness shows, lifestyle programs, and some classic movies, along with some programming from The Worship Network from 1 to 3:30 a.m. CT (2 to 4:30 a.m. ET).[5][6] Doctor TV's national feed can be viewed online at their website.[7] On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, KPJO-LD2 dropped DrTV in favor of Sony Pictures Television's classic movie network, GetTV.

References
  1. Press Release (December 20, 2013). "DTV America Launches New My Net Stations" (PDF). DTV America Corporation. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. Digital TV Market Listing for KPJO-LD
  3. "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.
  4. Affiliates - DRTV ChannelDRTV Channel
  5. DRTV Schedule June 2014 - DRTVSchedule-June-2014
  6. http://drtvchannel.com/drtvlaunch/
  7. Dr.TV Live - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
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