KGKC-LD

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KGKC-LD
City Lawrence, Kansas
Channels
BrandingTelemundo Kansas City
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedAugust 19, 2005(19 years ago) (2005-08-19)
First air date
October 7, 2008(16 years ago) (2008-10-07)
Former call signs
  • K10PD (2005–2008)
  • KGKC-LP (2008–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 2005–2012)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2012–2018)
Spanish Religious (2008–2018)
Call sign meaning
Kansas City
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 130417
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 268.7 m (882 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 39°1′19.9″N94°30′49.7″W / 39.022194°N 94.513806°W / 39.022194; -94.513806
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website telemundokc.com
Satellite station
KGKM-LD
City Columbia, Missouri
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
History
FoundedFebruary 22, 2011(13 years ago) (2011-02-22)
First air date
February 2, 2022(3 years ago) (2022-02-02)
Former call signs
K36LJ-D (2011–2022)
Technical information [2]
Facility ID 184505
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 193.5 m (635 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 38°47′28″N92°17′44″W / 38.79111°N 92.29556°W / 38.79111; -92.29556 (KGKM-LD)
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Public license information
LMS

KGKC-LD (channel 39) is a low-power television station licensed to Lawrence, Kansas, United States, serving the Kansas City metropolitan area as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, the station has studios on Broadway Boulevard in the Westside neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, and its transmitter is located in the city's Brown Estates neighborhood.

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KGKM-LD (channel 36) in Columbia, Missouri, operates as a full-time, low-power satellite of KGKC-LD; this station's transmitter is located on Edwards Road northwest of Ashland, Missouri. KGKM-LD covers Columbia, Jefferson City, and other areas of central Missouri. Except for hourly station identifications required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there is no on-air mention that KGKM-LD exists, and aside from the transmitter, KGKM-LD does not maintain any physical presence locally in Columbia. Unlike its parent station, KGKM-LD does not carry any of KGKC-LD's subchannels and has a different subchannel lineup.

History

KGKC-LD became a Telemundo affiliate in September 2018. [3] Prior to that, it aired Spanish-language religious programming.

News operation

In addition to broadcasting Noticias Telemundo , the national news program from Telemundo, KGKC-LD produces brief news inserts called Acceso Total (Total Access) that focus on stories from the Kansas City and Central Missouri areas. [4]

On September 15, 2023, KGKC-LD announced that it had teamed up with Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Kansas City, KMBC-TV, to provide daily Spanish-language weather forecasts for the station. [5]

On February 6, 2025, Adan Manzano, an anchor on Acceso Total, died in New Orleans while covering the Kansas City Chiefs' run in Super Bowl LIX. [6]

Subchannels

The stations' signals are multiplexed:

KGKC-LD subchannels

Subchannels of KGKC-LD [7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
39.1 1080i 16:9 KGKC Telemundo
39.2 480i Start Start TV
39.3JTV Jewelry TV
39.4ShopLC Shop LC
39.5TXitos TeleXitos
39.6 4:3 Sonlife Sonlife
39.7 16:9 Toons MeTV Toons

KGKM-LD subchannels

Subchannels of KGKM-LD [8]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
36.1 720p 16:9 KGKM-LD Telemundo
36.2 480i ION Ion Television
36.3COURTTV Court TV
36.4IONPlus Ion Plus
36.5GRIT Grit
36.6SCRIPPS Scripps News
36.7 4:3 SONLIFE Sonlife

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KGKC-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KGKM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Matt (September 29, 2018). "Hablas español? Kansas City now has second station offering Spanish-language programs". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Acceso Total". Telemundo Kansas City (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Davis, JoBeth (September 15, 2023). "KMBC 9 and KGKC announce groundbreaking weather partnership to serve Kansas City's Spanish-speaking residents". KMBC. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ Davis, JoBeth (February 6, 2025). "Kansas City sports anchor dies in New Orleans while on assignment to cover Super Bowl LIX". KMBC.com . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KGKC". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KGKM". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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