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KDTN

KDTN is a Daystar-owned television station, under the license of Community Television Educators of DFW Inc. Broadcasting its digital signal on channel 43, the station is licensed to Denton, Texas.

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History

In 1948, the owner of KIXL-AM/FM in Dallas applied for a station on channel 2. It would have shared the KIXL call letters. The station never went on the air. By the time the television license freeze was lifted in 1952, Channel 2 had been reassigned to Denton and as an educational channel. That didn't stop Harwell V. Shepard, the owner of KDNT-AM/FM, from applying for a commercial license for the station. The application was declined.

Dallas public television station KERA-TV first expressed interest in establishing a station on channel 2 in May 1977. Several other groups applied for the frequency and a long fight for a construction permit ensued with the FCC. After several other applicants dropped out, KERA worked out an agreement with the lone remaining applicant in 1984 to gain the right to put the station on the air. As part of the agreement, KERA put a studio on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton for KDTN and agreed to run some programming produced by the school. KDTN signed on in 1990. KERA used it primarily to run educational and instructional programming that had previously filled much of KERA's daytime schedule. KERA then shifted to offering primarily entertainment programming. KDTN was referred to as "KERA 2" in the early 2000s, although no official change in calls was made.

In 2004, KERA sold KDTN to Daystar. When the station was put up for sale, this gave Daystar an opportunity to get a better signal in the market, as a result, Daystar sold KMPX-Channel 29 to purchase KDTN, and became a Daystar-owned station in 2004. However, by special arrangement, KERA announced plans to continue its digital programming on KDTN's digital signal, so that the bandwidth on its main KERA digital signal could be freed up for HDTV broadcasts. However, to date, KERA has never broadcast any programming on KDTN's digital facilities under this arrangement.

KDTN has been in a carriage dispute with Time Warner Cable since September 2008. Time Warner has replaced KDTN with a test pattern on the analog part of the cable system, however Daystar is viewable on QAM digital cable. As of January 4, 2009; KDTN is pulled off of Time Warner Cable's analog listings it is still on ch 350(digital) or 102-1,102-13 on QAM tuner listings.[1]

The Analog-to-digital conversion is complete for KDTN

KDTN ceased analog broadcasting April 30, 2009. KDTN-DT transmits on channel 43. PSIP is used to display KDTN's virtual channel as 2 on digital television receivers.

References

  1. ^ http://www.timewarnercable.com/customerservice/clu/Clu.ashx?CLUID=1013&Image1=&Zip=North Texas Channel Listings] - Time Warner Cable (accessed March 22, 2009)

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v • d • Broadcast television serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area
English

KDFW (4.1 Fox) • KXAS (5.1 NBC, 5.2 NBC Plus, 5.3 USp) • WFAA (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Radar/News, 8.3 This TV) • KTVT (11.1 CBS) • KERA (13.1 PBS, 13.2 World) • KTXA (21.1 Ind) • KDFI (27.1 MNTV) • KDAF (33.1 CW, 33.2 LATV) • KFWD (52.1 Ind) • KPXD (68.1 ION, 68.2 Qubo, 68.3 ION Life)
Spanish

KUVN (23.1 UNI) • KODF (26.1 Mega TV, 26.2 Spanish Infomercials, 26.3 English Infomercials) • KMPX (29.1 Estrella, 29.2 Inmigrante TV) • KVFW (38.1 Almavision, 38.2 Test Card, 38.3 Test Card, 38.4 Test Card) • KXTX (39.1 TMD, 39.2 Inmigrante TV) • KLEG 44 (AZA) • KSTR (49.1 TFT, 49.2 Silent) • KATA (50.1 MTV3, 50.2 Reino, 50.3 AZA, 50.4 Silent)
Religious

KDTN (2.1 DayStar) • KZFW 6 (Ind/Religious) • K31GL-D (31.1 Genesis Spanish, 31.2 Mexicanal, 31.3 TeleRitmo, 31.4 Retro Television Network) • KJJM (34.1 UAN, 34.2 Infomercials, 34.3 Infomercials, 34.4 CTN) • KTAQ (47.1 Promise) • KDTX (58.1 TBN, 58.2 Church, 58.3 JCTV, 58.4 Enlace, 58.5 Smile) • KPFW (61.1 Ind/Religious, 61.2 Test Card, 61.3 Test Card, 61.4 Silent)
Shopping and infomercials

K25FW 25 (HSN) • KHPK 28 (3.1 Infomercials, 3.2 Gems TV) • KLDT (54.1 LC) • KSEX 57 (Infomercials)
Cable

Fox Sports Southwest • TXCN
Defunct

KFWT 21 (Ind) • KNAV 22 (Infomercials) • KRET 23 (Educ Ind) • KMEC 33 (Ind)
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v • d • Religious television stations in Texas

Trinity Broadcasting Network: KETH 14 (Houston) - KHCE 23 (San Antonio) - K25GI 25 (Amarillo) - KITU 34 (Beaumont) - KLNM 42 (Lufkin) - K43DV 43 (Victoria) - KLUJ 44 (Harlingen) - K44HH 44 (Lubbock) - KDTX 58 (Dallas) Daystar: KDTN 2 (Denton) - KLTJ 22 (Galveston) - KQVE-LP 46 (San Antonio) God's Learning Channel: KPTB 16 (Lubbock) - KPTF 18 (Farwell) - KMLM 42 / KPCB 17 (Odessa / Snyder) - KKCP-LP 50 (San Angelo) Other stations: K17HI-D (3ABN, Amarillo) - K30DJ 30 (FN/Worship, Wichita Falls) - K31GL 31 (Genesis, DeSoto / DFW) - KJJM 34 (UAN, Dallas) - KSCE 38 (Religious Independent, El Paso) - KTAQ 47 (Promiseland, Greenville / DFW) - KZFW 53 (Religious Independent, Royse City / DFW) - KPXD-DT 68.4 (Worship, Arlington / DFW)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas Also see: Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, religious and other Spanish language stations in Texas
v Daystar Television Network stations

KDTN 2.1 (Denton, TX) • KTLJ 22.1 (Galveston, TX) • KQVE-LP 46 (San Antonio, TX) • KOCE 48.3 (Huntingdon Beach, CA) • WELL-LP 8 (Willow Grove, PA) • WKOB-LP 8 (New York City, NY) • WRID-LP 48 (Richmond, VA) • KSXC-LP 5 (Sioux City, NE) • WDPM-DT 4.1/31.1 (Pensacola, FL/Mobile, AL) • WCDN-LP 53 (Cleveland, OH) • KWBN 44.1 (Honolulu, HI) • KWBM 31.1 (Springfield, MO) • KUTF 12.1 (Logan, UT) • WBIF 51.1 (Panama City, FL) • WNGS 67.1 (Buffalo, NY) • KCBU 3.1 (Price, UT) • WUDT-LD 8.1/23.1 (Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON) • WNYI 52.1 (Ithaca, NY/Syracuse, NY/Elmira, NY) • KQUP 24.1 (Pullman, WA) • WBLU-LP 62 (Lexington, KY) • WYDN 48.1 (Worcester/Boston, MA)

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