KDTP

Last updated
KDTP
Channels
BrandingDaystar
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Word of God Fellowship
  • (Community Television Educators, Inc.)
History
First air date
January 2, 2001(23 years ago) (2001-01-02) [lower-alpha 1]
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 39 (UHF, 2001–2006), 11 (VHF, 2006–2009)
Call sign meaning
Daystar Television Phoenix
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 83491
ERP 3.2 kW
HAAT 54 m (177 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 34°55′13.4″N110°7′55.2″W / 34.920389°N 110.132000°W / 34.920389; -110.132000
Translator(s) KDPH-LD 48 Phoenix
Links
Public license information
Website www.daystar.com

KDTP (channel 11) is a religious television station in Holbrook, Arizona, United States, owned and operated by the Daystar Television Network. The station's offices are located in downtown Holbrook, and its transmitter is located northeast of the city.

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Although KDTP is licensed as a full-power station, its broadcasting radius only covers the immediate Holbrook area. Therefore, it operates a low-power translator station, KDPH-LD (channel 48) in Phoenix, which relays KDTP's programming to the Phoenix metropolitan area, as KDTP's signal is blocked by mountains and operates on only 3.2 kW.

History

An original construction permit for KDTP was issued on January 10, 2000, to Community Television Educators for a station to broadcast on channel 39, a non-commercial allocation in Phoenix. It replaced low-power K39BI (now KFPH-CD), which had been the local Daystar station, but had been moved to channel 35 and sold. The station was licensed on November 14, 2001, airing Daystar programming. In June 2006, the station was part of a facilities swap with KPHZ (now KTAZ), which moved the station from Phoenix channel 39 to Holbrook channel 11.

License swap

In 2004, NBC Telemundo, owner of a Class A LPTV station in Phoenix, KDRX-CA (now KDPH-LD), reached an agreement with KDTP that would allow the Telemundo network to secure a full-service station in order to compete on even terms with the leading Spanish-language station in town, Univision-owned KTVW-TV. NBC Telemundo would move its full-service station KPHZ channel 11 from Holbrook to Phoenix, taking the channel 39 allocation held by KDTP. In return, Daystar would move its full-service station KDTP channel 39 from Phoenix to Holbrook, taking the channel 11 allocation held by KPHZ. As compensation, NBC Telemundo would transfer KDRX-CA to Daystar, plus additional consideration, which turned out to be LPTV station KPHZ-LP (now KDTP-LP).

Complicating the issue was that KDTP was on a non-commercial reserved channel in Phoenix, and for the plan to go forward, the FCC would need to remove the non-commercial reservation from channel 39, something that it is extremely reluctant to do. Nevertheless, and in spite of Univision's objection, the FCC concluded that the addition of a competitive Spanish-language service outweighs the loss of a second non-commercial allocation, and approved of the plan. [2] By July 2006, the transfer was completed.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDTP [3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
11.1 1080i 16:9 KDTP-DT Daystar
11.2 720p KDTP-ESDaystar Español
11.3 480i KDTP-SDDaystar Reflections

Notes

  1. Originally licensed to Phoenix, Arizona; moved to Holbrook in 2006.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KDTP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. (text) (PDF)
  3. "Digital TV Market Listing for KDTP". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved September 14, 2024.