KTLN-TV
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| Palo Alto/San Francisco/Oakland/ San Jose, California United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Palo Alto, California[1] |
| Branding | TLN West |
| Slogan | A Lifestyle Channel |
| Channels |
Digital: 42 (UHF) (shared with KAXT-CD; to move to 22 (UHF)[2]) Virtual: 68 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Total Living Network |
| Owner |
OTA Broadcasting (sale to Weigel Broadcasting pending) (OTA Broadcasting (SFO), LLC) |
| Operator | Christian Communications of Chicagoland |
| Founded | 1990 |
| First air date |
July 15, 1998 (in Novato, California; license moved to Palo Alto in 2018) |
| Call letters' meaning |
Total Living Network |
| Sister station(s) | KAXT-CD |
| Former callsigns | KWOK (1998–1999) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 68 (UHF, 1998–2009) Digital: 47 (UHF, until 2018) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height |
622.6 m (2,043 ft) 664.2 m (2,179 ft) (CP) |
| Facility ID | 49153 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
37°29′57″N 121°52′16″W / 37.49917°N 121.87111°W 37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W / 37.49917°N 121.87222°W (CP) |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.ktln.tv |
KTLN-TV, virtual channel 68 (UHF digital channel 42), is a religious television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is owned by OTA Broadcasting, LLC, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, and is sister to Class A station KAXT-CD (channel 1, licensed to both San Francisco and San Jose). However, KTLN is operated under a local marketing agreement by Chicago-based Christian Communications of Chicagoland, the former owners of Chicago's WCFC-TV, as part of its Total Living Network.[3] The station's studios are located on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and it shares transmitter facilities with KAXT on Mount Allison.
History
Originally, Christian Communications of Chicagoland owned KTLN outright, but it filed to sell the station to OTA Broadcasting in June 2011.[4] The sale was completed in October 6, 2011; as part of the deal, Christian Communications of Chicagoland continued to operate KTLN via a local marketing agreement.[3]
Weigel Broadcasting agreed to acquire KTLN-TV and KAXT-CD, along with KVOS-TV and KFFV in Seattle, from OTA Broadcasting in a $23.2 million deal on October 18, 2017.[5] The station is temporarily off the air as of June 2018.
References
- ↑ KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
- ↑ Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
- 1 2 Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE (KVOS-TV/KFFV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.