KJNE-LP
| Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 42 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Silent |
| Owner |
New Moon Communications, LLC (sale pending) |
| Former affiliations | TBN |
| Transmitter power | 14.8 kW |
| Height | 151 meters (495 ft) |
| Facility ID | 60836 |
KJNE-LP channel 42 is a low-powered television station in Jonesboro, Arkansas, owned by New Moon Communications.
The station was previously K54ER channel 54 and later, K42GX; during both instances, the station served as a repeater of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, with all programming retransmitted from a satellite feed. In 2010, TBN closed down many of its low-powered repeaters, due to ongoing economic problems. Many of these repeaters would be donated by TBN to the Minority Media and Television Council (MMTC),[1] an organisation designed to preserve equal opportunity and civil rights in the media;[2]
MMTC would later sell this and three other translators (in in Jackson, Tennessee; Dothan, Alabama and Ottumwa, Iowa) to New Moon Communications, with the intent to convert them to NBC affiliates.[3][4] Following the transaction, the station was re-called KJNE-LP. The intent of KJNE-LP was to bring a local NBC presence to the small Jonesboro market. As of the acquisition, NBC is available locally on cable on KARK-TV in Little Rock and WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee.
In September 2012, New Moon has placed its stations, including KJNE, for sale;[5] as of 2015, only one LPTV that New Moon acquired in 2011, WRGX-LD in Dothan, signed on as an NBC affiliate. Two other stations, WZMC-LP Jackson[6] and KUMK-LP Ottumwa[7] had their licenses cancelled at New Moon's request. (WNBJ-LD in Jackson would become NBC affiliate under a new license from a different owner.) In December 2014, it was announced that local ABC affiliate KAIT would begin broadcasting NBC programming on a subchannel on January 26, 2015,[8] all but terminating any plans for KJNE-LP to become an affiliate. Of the four stations, KJNE-LP is the only station still under New Moon's ownership and with an active license.
References
- ↑ FCC document: "COMMENTS OF LPTV ENTREPRENEURS", December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Per MMTC website.
- ↑ Malone, Michael (June 28, 2011). "New Moon Brings NBC to Four Tiny Markets". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ↑ http://arkansastvnewswatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/jonesboro-to-gain-nbc-affiliate.html
- ↑ Per radiotvdeals.com
- ↑ "Request for Cancellation of License, WZMC-LP, Jackson, TN, Facility Id. 68047", July 30, 2013.
- ↑ northpine.com: March 2014
- ↑ "KAIT Says It Will Launch An NBC Affiliate". Arkansas Business. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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