| Topeka, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox 43 KTMJ (general) Kansas First News (news) |
| Channels | Analog: 43 (UHF) Digital: KSNT-DT 27.2 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | New Vision Television (NVT Topeka II Licensee, LLC) |
| Founded | June 16, 1982 |
| Call letters' meaning | Topeka / Manhattan / Junction City |
| Sister station(s) | KSNT KTKA-TV |
| Former callsigns | K06KZ KTMJ-LP |
| Former channel number(s) | 6 (VHF), 87.7 (FM) |
| Former affiliations | UPN (secondary) |
| Transmitter power | 29.3 kW 77.9 kW (KSNT-DT2) |
| Height | 200 m 320 m (KSNT-DT2) |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID | 43649 67335 (KSNT-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates | (KSNT-DT2) |
| Website | http://www.myfoxtopeka.com |
KTMJ-CA is the Class A Fox-affiliated television station for Topeka, Kansas. It broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter in the city between the Kansas River and I-70/U.S. 40/U.S. 75/KS 4. Owned by New Vision Television, the station is sister to NBC affiliate KSNT and also ABC affiliate KTKA-TV through a shared services agreement with its owner PBC Broadcasting, LLC; KSNT and KTMJ-CA share studios on Northwest 27th Street (U.S. 24) near the Kiro section of Topeka.
Syndicated programming on KTMJ includes: Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, Judge Joe Brown, and Maury. Due to its Class A status, the station does not air a digital signal of its own. Therefore, there is one offered on KSNT's second digital subchannel on UHF channel 27.2 from a transmitter at its studios. On cable, KTMJ-CA is carried on analog channel 6 in standard definition and digital channel 2006 in high definition on Cox Communications in the Topeka area.
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The station operates three repeaters that broadcast the Fox signal to the majority of the Topeka viewing area. KTLJ was the original KTMJ-CA before Topeka became the flagship home. It has an application to air a signal on channel 46 from a transmitter on the KANV-FM 91.3 tower.
| Call sign | Channel (UHF, unless notice first) | City of license | Transmitter location |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTLJ-CA | 6 (VHF), 87.7 (FM), Junction City Cox Cable 6 (SD), Junction City Cox Digital Cable 2006 (HD) | Junction City | southeast of downtown and I-70 / U.S. 40 / K-18 |
| KMJT-LP | 15, Manhattan and Ogden Cox Cable 6 (SD), Manhattan and Ogden Cox Digital Cable 2006 (HD) | Ogden | southwest of downtown Manhattan |
| KETM-CA | 17 | Emporia | south of Admire and I-335 / Kansas Turnpike |
What is now KTMJ began its life on June 16, 1982 as K06KZ on channel 6 in Junction City. It became a low-powered Fox affiliate under the call sign KTMJ-LP ('Topeka / Manhattan / Junction City). It was known as "KTMJ-TV 6" in TV Guide listings and other references in newspapers. KETM-CA went on-the-air on November 30, 1988 as K17CK. Eventually, it became a repeater of the main signal. In 2001, it became a Class A station and changed its calls to the current one. When the KTMJ-CA calls were moved to channel 43 in Topeka and became the flagship station, KETM became a repeater of that channel. KMJT-CA began life on August 4, 1992 as K15DQ. It became a Class A repeater of the original signal on September 24, 2001.
It became a Class A station in 2001 and gained the "KTMJ-CA" call sign. The KTMJ calls would be moved to a Topeka repeater of the Junction City station leaving the original KTMJ to become KTLJ-CA while the modern KTMJ-CA became the flagship of several Class A Fox stations in the Topeka viewing area. It carried UPN as a secondary affiliation until 2003. On July 7, 2008, New Vision Television (owner of NBC affiliate KSNT) announced its intention to buy KTMJ and its repeaters from Montgomery Communications. [1] The purchase was completed on September 1. In November 2008, KTMJ started broadcasting as a second digital subchannel of KSNT replacing a CW Plus affiliate. It can be received in 720p HD by using a ClearQAM device connected to Cox cable.
On September 1, 2010, KTMJ-CA applied to flash-cut from analog to digital on channel 43, which it was granted a construction permit on September 28.[2]
On September 29, 2011 - KTMJ began HD off-air broadcasts.
From June 16, 1982 until transition, K06KZ at first, KTMJ-LP and KTMJ-CA at the time, and now KTLJ-CA is broadcast on the radio in the Junction City area on 87.7 FM. This is possible because channel 6 is close to the FM radio band and radios sold in the United States at the time. When the DTV transition is done to KTLJ-CA, it will be the last 87.7 FM radio staiton in the state of Kansas that will go off air. The first station that went off air was K06LZ licened in Salina in the year 2008. The second station that went off air was KBSD-DT on June 12, 2009, because of the full power license.
In April 2007, KTMJ began to simulcast newscasts from fellow Fox affiliate WDAF-TV in Kansas City. In April 2009, 27 News produced newscasts for KTMJ. Currently, KTMJ airs 2.5 hours of local newscasts on weekdays which are produced by Kansas First News.
Kansas First News
(weekday mornings 7 to 9)
Kansas First News at 9 on Fox 43 KTMJ
(weeknights 9 to 9:30)
KTMJ features additional news personnel from Kansas First News. See that article for a complete listing.
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