KJNP-TV

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KJNP-TV
City North Pole, Alaska
Channels
BrandingKJNP-TV
Programming
Affiliations Religious Independent
Ownership
OwnerChristian Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
December 7, 1981(43 years ago) (1981-12-07)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1981–2009)
  • Independent (1981–1990)
  • TBN (1990–2022)
Call sign meaning
"King Jesus North Pole"; derived from former sister stations KJNP-AM-FM
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20015
ERP
HAAT 491.6 m (1,613 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 64°52′43.4″N148°3′22.7″W / 64.878722°N 148.056306°W / 64.878722; -148.056306
Links
Public license information
Website cbimediagroup.com/kjnp-channel-4-north-pole

KJNP-TV (channel 4) is a religious independent television station licensed to North Pole, Alaska, United States, serving the Fairbanks area. The station is owned by Christian Broadcasting, Inc. KJNP-TV's transmitter is located on the Ester Dome.

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History

Signing on on December 7, 1981, and becoming an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1990 (and its only full-power affiliate in Alaska), KJNP-TV became the fourth television station in the Fairbanks area after KUAC. Originally broadcasting 16 hours a day, the schedule expanded to 24 hours a day in 2003, following the installation of a new transmitter.

KJNP-TV and KJNP-AM-FM (which launched in 1967) were founded by Don and Gen Nelson.

On April 26, 2022, Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship agreed to donate KJNP-TV to Anchorage-based Christian Broadcasting, Inc.; [2] the transaction was completed on August 8, separating the TV station from KJNP radio. [3]

In addition to religious and some secular programs, KJNP-TV also broadcasts Closing Comments, one of the longest-running public affairs programs on local television.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KJNP-TV [4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
4.1 480i 4:3 KJNP-DTMain KJNP-TV programming
4.2 1080i 16:9 KJNP-HD

Analog-to-digital conversion

KJNP-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20, using virtual channel 4. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KJNP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KJNP". RabbitEars . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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