K56HW

K56HW
Rochester, Minnesota
Channels Analog: 56 (UHF)
Digital: 39 (UHF) (not on air yet)
Affiliations TBN
Owner Trinity Broadcasting Network
Founded 1988
Call letters' meaning (translator calls randomly-assigned by the FCC)
Former callsigns K60DS (1988-2002)
Transmitter power 75 kW
Class TX
Facility ID 67929
Website http://www.tbn.org/

K56HW is a low-power television station licensed to Rochester, Minnesota. It was most recently a repeater that broadcast programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, via satellite. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 56, with no digital signal currently on-the-air. From 1988-2002, the station was known as "K60DS" and was broadcast on channel 60.

On March 30, 2006, the station applied for a construction permit to begin converting operations to digital television. Upon completion, the station will broadcast at 15 kW on Channel 39 (K56HW's current channel will be removed at the end of analog broadcasting).

TBN took K56HW silent March 26, 2010 due to declining support, which has been attributed to the digital transition.[1][2] K56HW came back online on April 26, 2010.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 27, 2010. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1365564&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=67929. Retrieved April 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Upper Midwest Broadcasting". NorthPine.com. March 30, 2010. http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/index.html. Retrieved March 31, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Resumption of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 7, 2010. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101373907&formid=910&fac_num=67929. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 

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Broadcast television in Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa, including Rochester, Austin, Albert Lea and Mason City
Stations

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See also Twin Cities TV, Mankato TV, Des Moines TV, Cedar Rapids TV, Eau Claire/La Crosse TV
Other Television Stations in the state of Minnesota

KSTC 5.45 (Minneapolis - St. Paul, Ind.) - WUMN-CA 13 (Minneapolis, Univision) - KPXM 41.1 (St. Cloud / Minneapolis, ION) - K56HW 56 (Rochester, TBN) 
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