KMCT-TV

KMCT-TV
West Monroe, Louisiana United States

City	West Monroe
Branding	My39
Slogan	Family Safe Television
Channels	Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 39 (PSIP)
Subchannels	39.1 MyNetworkTV 39.2 religious independent 39.3 Sonlife 39.4 Soul of the South Network
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV (2013-present)
Owner	First Assembly of God of West Monroe (First Assembly of God of West Monroe)
First air date	April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07)
Call letters' meaning	Monroe Christian Television
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 39 (UHF, 1986-2009)
Former affiliations	Pax TV (1998?-2005) religious independent (2005-2013, Moved to DT2)
Transmitter power	14 kW
Height	144 m
Facility ID	38584
Transmitter coordinates	32°30′21.3″N 92°8′55.9″W / 32.505917°N 92.148861°W / 32.505917; -92.148861
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	My39 www.TheVoiceNetwork.tv

KMCT-TV is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in West Monroe, Louisiana, broadcasting locally on digital channel 39.

History

Founded June 13, 1983 by Charles Reed, the station was then owned by Louisiana Christian Broadcasting, Inc. The station moved to its current location at 701 Parkwood Drive in 1991. The station was bought by First Assembly of God in West Monroe in November 2009 when it became The Voice Network. In 2013, KMCT-TV became MyNetworkTV affiliate, with religious programming moved to DT2.^[1]

In October 2014, the station's antenna collapsed during severe weather, knocking KMCT programming off the air and from cable. By March 2015, the station was back on Comcast cable, and in September 2015, the station relaunched with a low power signal. KMCT is currently looking at relaunching at full power on channel 39 once the FCC approves its antenna installation. ^[2]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[3]
39.1	720p	16:9	KMCT-DT	Main KMCT-TV programming / MyNetworkTV
39.2	480i	4:3	Voice	Religious Independent
39.3			Sonlife	SonLife
39.4				Soul of the South Network

Analog-to-digital conversion

KMCT-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on February 17, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 39.^[4]

Prior broadcast facility uses

The building and tower on Parkwood Drive in West Monroe, LA used by KMCT-TV is the former facility of KLAA Channel 14 (now KARD-TV). KLAA signed on August 6, 1974,^[5] and moved to new facilities in 1983. Prior to KLAA, the facility was used by KYAY Channel 39 from KYAY's sign-on August 9, 1967 until going off the air August 16, 1971.^[6]

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Television stations in North Louisiana and South Arkansas, including Monroe, Louisiana and El Dorado, Arkansas

Local stations	KCIB-LD 5 (FN/Worship, analog) KNOE (8.1 CBS, 8.2 ABC, 8.3 CW) KTVE (10.1 NBC) KMLU (11.1 Me-TV) KETZ (12.1 PBS/AETN) KLTM (13.1 PBS/LPB) KARD (14.1 Fox, 14.2 Bounce) KWMS-LP (18.1 H&I) KMCT (39.1 MyNetworkTV, 39.2 Religious Ind., 39.3 SBN, 39.4 SSN) K45IM-D (45.1 Punch TV)

Adjacent locals	Alexandria KALB-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 CBS; Alexandria) KLAX-TV (31.1 ABC, 31.2 Me-TV; Alexandria) WNTZ-TV (48.1 Fox/MNTV; Natchez, MS) Jackson, MS WJTV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 The CW 12.3 Antenna TV; Jackson, MS) Little Rock KMYA-DT (49.1 Me-TV, 49.2 SSN; Camden)

Cable channel	TechTV (Louisiana Tech)

Defunct or silent	KLSE 13 (educ.) KYAY 39 (unknown) KFAZ 43 (ABC) KEJB (43.1 A1/UPN/MNTV)

See also Shreveport-Texarkana TV Little Rock TV

MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana

KADN 15.3 (Lafayette) K19JB-D (Lake Charles) WBXH-CD 39 (Baton Rouge) KMCT 39 (West Monroe) KSHV 45 (Shreveport) K47DW 47/K61GO 61/K51FO 52¹ (Alexandria/Hicks/Leesville) WUPL 54 (Slidell) ¹Stations are repeaters of WNTZ-TV Natchez, MS

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Louisiana

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