KJNK-LD

KJNK-LD
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota United States

City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Branding	Telemundo Minnesota
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Subchannels	25.1 Telemundo 25.2 Sonlife Broadcasting Network 25.3 Hmong TV 25.4 Liquidation Channel
Affiliations	Telemundo (November 2014–present)
Owner	DTV America Corporation (Regal Media, Inc.)
First air date	1984 (1984)
Sister station(s)	KMNV, KMNQ
Former callsigns	K58BS (1984–1994) K65GC (1994–1997) K65GV (1997–1998) K58BS (1997 & 1998–2005) K25IA (2005–2009) K25IA-D (2009–2014)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 58 (UHF, 1984–1994 & 1998–2005) 65 (UHF, 1994–1997 & 1997–1998)
Former affiliations	TBN (1984–2013, November 2013–November 2014) Informed TV (Sept.–Nov. 2013) Doctor Television Channel (DT2, 2014–2015)
Transmitter power	15 kW = 15,000 watts
Height	250 metres (820 ft)
Facility ID	67955
Transmitter coordinates	44°58′34.0″N 93°16′20″W / 44.976111°N 93.27222°W / 44.976111; -93.27222
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.telemundomn.com

KJNK-LD is a low-powered television station that is licensed to and serving Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul media market. It is an affiliate of Telemundo that broadcasts over UHF channel 25 from a transmitter on top of the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.

History

The station began as K58BS upon signing on the air for the first time in 1984. It became K65GC in 1994 when it was moved to UHF channel 65. It returned to channel 58 and reverting to their first callsign in 1997 and again in 1998. The station was K65GV from 1997 to 1998.

They got their original K58BS callsign back in 1998 and it stayed with them until 2005, when the station moved to UHF channel 25 and became K25IA. Their digital counterpart, K25IA-D, signed on in 2009 in order for the station to upgrade to digital.

On April 13, 2012, TBN sold 36 of its translators, including K25IA-D, to Regal Media, Inc. Regal Media is headed by George Cooney, the CEO of the EUE/Screen Gems studios.^[1]

Following its acquisition from Regal Media, K25IA-D continued to carry all five TBN services. This ended in September 2013, when all TBN services were dropped in favor of Informed TV, a series of video lectures from Alan Roebke, a former Congressional candidate from Minnesota's 7th Congressional District. Informed TV's programming is also carried on a subchannel of K21GN-D, a Selective TV translator in Alexandria, where the organization's headquarters are located.^[2] This ended in mid-November 2013, when K25IA-D resumed carriage of TBN and its subchannels.^[3]

On June 9, 2014, the station changed its call sign to the current KJNK-LD. The station became a Telemundo affiliate on November 23, 2014, with Sunrise, Florida-based company DTV America Corporation becoming the operator of the station. That same day, KJNK’s second subchannel began featuring programming from Doctor TV, a new upstart healthy-lifestyle network featuring the latest in medical breakthroughs, fitness programs, and other healthy living programming, with some programming from The Worship Network being shown during parts of the overnight hours. In terms of Spanish-language programming, KJNK now competes with WUMN-LP, which is affiliated with Univision, one of Telemundo’s main competitors.

On February 12, 2015, Comcast cable began carrying KJNK on Xfinity channel 100 and Xfinity Digital channel 624. ^[4] Later that year, DrTV was replaced by the Sonlife Broadcasting Network on channel 25.2, with 25.3 carrying Hmong language programming for the local Hmong-American community

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]^[6]
25.1	1080i	16:9	KJNK-LD	Main KJNK-LD programming / Telemundo
25.2	480i	4:3		Sonlife Broadcasting Network
25.3				Hmong TV
25.4				Liquidation Channel

Translators

KJNK-LD’s programming is also relayed by a 15,000 watt translator, KMBD-LD, broadcasting on UHF channel 43, also licensed to Minneapolis and transmitting from atop the IDS Center.^[7] From 1998 until 2014, KMBD was affiliated with the Home Shopping Network as K43HB-D.

References

↑ "FCC document: "Asset Purchase Agreement: Trinity Christian Center Of Santa Ana, Inc. / Trinity Broadcasting Of Arizona, Inc. (Sellers) and Regal Media, Inc. (Buyer)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
↑ As reported by www.northpine.com on September 28, 2013.
↑ As reported by www.northpine.com on November 21, 2013.
↑ Telemundo Minnesota Launches on Comcast cable | DTV America
↑ Digital TV Market Listing for KJNK-LD
↑ KJNK-LD MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ RabbitEars.Info
↑ Digital TV Market Listing for KMBD-LD

External links

Broadcast television in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Central Minnesota areas

Twin Cities	KTCA-TV/KTCI-TV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 MN, 2.3 tptLIFE, 2.4 WX, 23.7 MN) WCCO-TV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 Decades) KSTP-TV/KSTC-TV (5.1 ABC, 5.2 Ind., 5.3 MeTV, 5.4 Antenna TV, 5.6 This TV, 5.7 Heroes & Icons) KMSP-TV/WFTC (9.1 Fox/KMSP, 9.2 MNTV, 9.3 Movies!, 9.4 Buzzr, 9.9 Fox) KARE (11.1 NBC, 11.2 WN, 11.3 Justice) K16HY-D (16.1 Text Info, 16.2,4-5 EWTN, 16.3 Local Catholic) WUMN-LD (17.1 UNI) WUCW (23.1 The CW, 23.2 Comet, 23.3 Grit, 23.4 getTV) KJNK-LD (25.1 TMD, 25.2 Sonlife Broadcasting Network, 25.3 Hmong language programming, 25.4 Liquidation Channel) K33LN-D (33.1 3ABN, 33.2 3ABN Proclaim, 33.3 D2D, 33.4 3ABN-Latino, 33.5 3ABN Radio, 33.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 33.7 Radio 74) KPXM-TV (41.1 Ion, 41.2 Qubo, 41.3 Ion Life, 41.4 Ion Shop, 41.5 QVC Over Air, 41.6 HSN) KMBD-LD (43.1 Bounce TV, 43.2 Escape, 43.3 Laff, 43.5 QVC Over Air) KHVM-LD (48.1 GCN) KTCJ-LD (50.1 Cornerstone) WDMI-LD (62.1 Daystar)

Alexandria/Appleton	KCCO-TV (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Decades) KWCM-TV (10.1 PBS/Pioneer, 10.2 Create, 10.3 MN, 10.4 World) KSAX (42.1 ABC, 42.2 KSTC, 42.3 MeTV) Selective TV, Inc.

Bemidji/Brainerd	KAWE / KAWB (9/22.1 PBS/Lakeland, 9/22.1 FNX, 9/22.3 Kids, 9/22.4 Create, 9/22.5 Plus, 9/22.6 MN) KCCW-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 Decades) KFTC / K48IF-D (26.1 Fox/KMSP, 26.2 MNTV/WFTC, 26.3 Movies!) K28DD / K16BQ 28/16 (ABC)

Other areas	K19BG-D (19.1 silent - St. Cloud) KSMN-TV (20.1 PBS/Pioneer, 20.2 Create, 20.3 MN, 20.4 World - Worthington) WHWC-TV (28.1 PBS/WPT, 28.2 WIS, 28.3 Create - Menomonie/Eau Claire) KRWF (43.1 ABC, 43.2 KSTC-TV, 43.3 MeTV - Redwood Falls/Marshall)

Cable channels	Midco Sports Network Fox Sports North

Defunct	WTMS-CA 7 (ShopNBC/DAY/TFU) K45AR 45 (Ind, Eagle Bend)

See also Fargo/Grand Forks TV Duluth TV Mankato TV Eau Claire/La Crosse TV Rochester/Austin/Mason City TV Eastern SD TV Selective TV, Inc. UHF-TV Inc.

DTV America Corporation

Antenna TV affiliates	KPJO-LP WCZU-LD WYJJ-LD

Buzzr affiliates	KBGU-LP ² KPJO-LD4 KPKN-LD WCZU-LD2 WKBJ-LD WKUW-LD WUDZ-LD

MyNetworkTV affiliates	K19JB-D K30MF-D (future) KPJO-LD WCZU-LD WDSF-LD WYJJ-LD

Estrella TV affiliates	KDKJ-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD WGPS-LP WIRP-LD WNCB-LD WQDI-LD

Telemundo affiliates	KAJL-LD KJNK-LD KQPS-LD

DrTV affiliates	K19JB-D KFKK-LD KFLL-LD KQPS-LD2 KUOC-LD WADA-LD2 WAET-LD WDDM-LD WDSF-LD WFEF-LD WLEK-LD WYJJ-LD3

MundoMax affiliates	K21KW-D KBTU-LD WTSJ-LP

Other stations	K38OR-D (Silent) KAJF-LD (Silent/GetTV/SBN) KAXW-LP (Azteca) KBZC-LD (Bounce TV) KCMN-LD (Silent) KZCZ-LD (Bounce TV) KFVT-LP (SSN/TCN) KHIZ-LD (The Country Network) ³ KOBS-LD (Iglesia JEMIR) KPFW-LD (Iglesia JEMIR) KPMF-LD (The Country Network) KMBD-LD (Laff) KQKT-LD (Escape/Laff) KVTU-LP (Galavisión) KZLL-LD (Silent) W14DG-D (Laff) WADA-LD (Laff) WDWW-LP (DrTV) WECY-LD (Silent) WEKA-LD (Newsmax TV) WEIN-LD (Laff) WNDS-LD (Silent) WOCW-LP (Silent) WPED-LD (Silent) WQEK-LD (Escape) WUDL-LD (TCN/SBN/LC/NewsMax) WUDP-LD (Silent) WUDZ-LD (Silent) WUOA-LD (Laff/Buzzr/Escape)

Other products	DTVCast

Key People	Bert Garriga John Kyle II

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