KKTW-LD

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KKTW-LD
City Minneapolis, Minnesota
Channels
Programming
Affiliations19.1: Heartland
19.2: Retro TV
19.3: Rev'n
19.4: The Action Channel
19.5: The Family Channel
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 6, 2020;2 years ago (2020-11-06)
Former call signs
K19BG (1986–September 2017)
KKTW-LP (September–October 2017)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
19 (UHF, 1987-2017)
TBN
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 68054
Class LD
ERP 435 W
HAAT 43 m (141 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 44°59′44.1″N93°26′56.6″W / 44.995583°N 93.449056°W / 44.995583; -93.449056
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Public license information
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KKTW-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 19, is a low-powered Heartland-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by Get After It Media. The station's broadcast facility is located on a microwave tower near the intersection of Highway 55 and Interstate 494 in Plymouth, broadcasting a tight, east-facing pattern. [1]

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History

As K19BG, the station used to be the St. Cloud translator for the Trinity Broadcasting Network at 122 kilowatts for most of the analog age. The station was sold to Luken Communications in June 2011 as part of TBN's pullout from their extensive translator network.

The station changed its call sign to KKTW-LP on September 20, 2017, and then to KKTW-LD on October 26, 2017 upon issuance of their digital license.

In early November 2020, the station went on the air. [2]

Digital Channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgramming
19.1 720p 16:9 HRTLND Heartland
19.2 480i 4:3 RTV Retro TV
19.3REVN Rev'n
19.4ACTION The Action Channel
19.5FAMILY The Family Channel

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