KBGU-LP
| St. Louis, Missouri United States | |
|---|---|
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Channels | Digital: 33 (UHF/PSIP) |
| Affiliations |
Buzzr CBN News Channel (DT2) GetTV (DT3) Laff (DT4) QVC2 (DT5) QVC (DT6) Grit (DT7) |
| Owner |
HC2 Holdings (HC2 Broadcasting License Inc.) |
| Founded | July 13, 1987 [1] |
| First air date |
1991 May 25, 2015 (re-incarnation) |
| Sister station(s) | KPTN-LD, K25NG-D, W29CI-D, WODK-LD |
| Former callsigns |
K18BT (1987-2003) K33GU (2003-2015) [1] |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 18 (UHF, 1991-2003) 33 (UHF, 2003-2010) |
| Former affiliations |
TBN(1991-2010) MundoMax (2015) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 515 feet (157 m) |
| Facility ID | 68055 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′27.9″N 90°19′31.9″W / 38.574417°N 90.325528°W |
KBGU-LP is a low powered digital television station that is licensed to and serving St. Louis, Missouri. The channel broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 33. It is affiliated with FremantleMedia's game show network Buzzr. It is owned and operated by HC2 Holdings.
History
Although granted a construction permit in July 1987, the station did not commence broadcasting until 1991. The station was originally K18BT, an owned-and-operated translator of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, with all programming retransmitted via a satellite feed from TBN’s headquarters in Santa Ana, California. The station’s call letters were changed to K33GU upon moving to analog UHF channel 33.
In 2010, TBN closed down many of its low-powered repeaters, including K33GU, due to ongoing economic problems. Many of these repeaters would be donated by TBN to the Minority Media and Television Council (MMTC), an organization designed to preserve equal opportunity and civil rights in the media. [2] In 2015, the station was purchased by DTV America Corporation, but the license was held under the company King Forward, Inc., a unit of DTV America, with Regal Media announced as the operator of the station. King Forward changed the call letters to the current KBGU-LP, and converted the station to digital. The station returned to the air on May 25, 2015 as an affiliate of MundoMax, with Estrella TV being offered on a second digital subchannel, and Video Mix TV, a music channel originating from southern Florida, on a third subchannel.[3] In December, 2015, MundoMax was replaced with Buzzr.
King Forward sold its stations, including KBGU-LP, to HC2 Holdings in 2017.[4]
References
- 1 2 Digital TV Market Listing for KBGU-LP
- ↑ MMTC Website
- ↑ DTV America launches MundoFox and Estrella in St. Louis | DTV America Archived 2015-08-13 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A CORPORATE LICENSEE OR PERMITTEE, OR FOR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE OR PERMIT OF TV OR FM TRANSLATOR STATION OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.