Summary
KQDK-CD (channel 33) is a low-power, Class A television station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is a translator of Cheyenne, Wyoming–licensed Christian Television Network (CTN) owned-and-operated station KQCK (channel 39). KQDK-CD's transmitter is located near East Iliff Avenue and South Emporia Avenue (near SH 83) in southeastern Denver; its parent station maintains studios on Yates Street in Westminster.
| Translator of KQCK, Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
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| Branding | Rocky Mountain CTN |
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| Founded | October 30, 1990 |
First air date | November 15, 1999 (in Aurora, Colorado; license moved to Denver in 2019) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29455 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 2 kW |
| HAAT | 85.5 m (281 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′31.2″N 104°52′24.1″W / 39.675333°N 104.873361°W |
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| Website | www |
History edit
The station was founded on October 30, 1990. In 2008, under Equity Media Holdings ownership, KQDK became an affiliate of the Retro Television Network (RTN). On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications (which had acquired RTN in June 2008) resulted in many RTN affiliates losing the network's programming.[2] As a result, Luken moved RTN's operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and dropped its affiliations on all Equity-owned affiliates, including the then-KQDK-CA, immediately.[3] RTN would eventually sign with KCDO-TV that May.[4] KQDK then switched its affiliation to AMGTV, and later to @SportsTV.
KQDK was sold at auction to Valley Bank on April 16, 2009.[5] Valley Bank, in turn, filed to sell KQDK and KQCK to an ownership group connected to Fusion Communications on September 9.[6]
In January 2010, VasalloVision announced that it would affiliate with parent station KQCK.[7] KQDK-CA was acquired by Casa Media Partners in April 2012.[8] The station switched its affiliation to MundoFox on August 13, 2012.[9] Concurrent with the launch of the station's digital signal, on February 12, 2013, the station modified its call sign to KQDK-CD. In late 2014, KQDK dropped MundoFox for the Christian Television Network.[10][11] Casa Media Partners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 14, 2015.[12] On April 12, 2017, CTN's parent company, the Christian Television Corporation, agreed to purchase KQDK-CD outright for $750,000; CTN had earlier agreed to purchase sister station KQCK.[13] The sale was completed on June 30, 2017.[14]
Sometime in 2019, KQDK-CD's city of license was moved from Aurora, Colorado, to Denver.
Technical information edit
Subchannels edit
This station rebroadcasts the subchannels of KQCK.[15]
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 33.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | CTN | Main KQCK programming / CTN |
| 33.2 | 480i | LFST | LifeStyle Family TV (Christian-based family entertainment) | |
| 33.3 | 4:3 | CTNi | CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish) |
Analog-to-digital conversion edit
KQDK-CD shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on February 12, 2013. The station flash-cut its digital signal into operation on its pre-transition UHF channel 39.
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQDK-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ What’s Wrong with MyTV? Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TV Newsday: "Financial Dispute Disrupts RTN Diginet", 1/5/2009.
- ^ "KCDO Denver Adding Retro TV Network". TVnewsday. May 7, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Equity Media props spin again". Television Business Report. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ^ "'VasalloVision Network' in Las Vegas, Nevada" (Press release). VasalloVision Television Network. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Denver TV, Cheyenne LP Go For $9 Million". TVNewsCheck. April 11, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Ostrow, Joanne (August 6, 2012). "Mundo FOX coming to Denver on Channel 33". Denver Post. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "FCC 398 Children's Television Programming Report". KidVid Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "FCC 398 Children's Television Programming Report". KidVid Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 9, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ Bandell, Brian (April 17, 2015). "Miami-based owner of radio and TV stations files Chapter 11 with $13M in debt". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 19, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 30, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KQDK-CD". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links edit
- Official website