KSMI-LP

KSMI-LP, UHF analog channel 51, and KSMI-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 30, are low-powered television stations licensed to Wichita, Kansas, United States. Owned by Luken Communications, the stations are operated by Great Plains Television Network, LLC under a local marketing agreement, making them sisters to Class A station KGPT-CD (channel 25). KSMI's offices are located on North Market Street in downtown Wichita. Its analog transmitter is located on East Murdock Street near downtown, while its digital transmitter is in rural northwestern Sedgwick County (northeast of Colwich).

KSMI-LP / KSMI-LD
Wichita, Kansas
United States
BrandingThe Wichita Channels
SloganSix Digital Networks in South Central Kansas
ChannelsAnalog: 51 (UHF)
Digital: 30 (UHF)
Virtual: 30 (PSIP)
Affiliations
  • Analog/LD1: Retro TV
  • LD2: Heartland
  • LD3: The Family Channel
  • LD4: 81 Drive-In Movies
  • LD5: The Action Channel
  • LD6: Rev'n
  • LD7: Shop Now Television
  • LD8: Evine[1]
OwnerLuken Communications
LicenseeDigital Networks–Wichita, LLC
OperatorGreat Plains Television Network, LLC
(via LMA)
First air dateJune 7, 1990 (1990-06-07)
Sister station(s)KGPT-CD
Former call signsK51DN (1990–1995)
Former channel number(s)Digital:
51 (UHF, 2010–2013)
Former affiliationsAnalog/LD1:
Telemundo
Azteca América
LD2:
My Family TV
(2008–2013)[2][3]
The Family Channel
(2013–?)[4]
LD3:
PBJ (2011–2016)[2]
LD4:
Tuff TV[2][3]
Frost Great Outdoors
LD5:
Frost Great Outdoors[3]
Tuff TV
LD6:
Jewelry TV[3]
Transmitter powerAnalog: 14.1 kW
Digital: 15 kW
HeightAnalog:
82 m (269 ft)
Digital:
272.5 m (894 ft)
ClassAnalog: TX
Digital: LD
Facility ID56518
Transmitter coordinatesAnalog:
37°41′53″N 97°19′11″W
Digital:
37°48′0.7″N 97°31′30.2″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license information/ KSMI-LD Profile
/ KSMI-LD CDBS
Websitewww.ksmi30.com

History

The station first signed on the air on June 1, 1990. In the early 2000s, KSMI-LP became an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo; a few years later, it affiliated with Azteca América. Luken Communications purchased the station in 2010, and entered into a local marketing agreement with Great Plains Television Network, LLC to manage the station; that year, the station flash cut its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 51. Luken also began providing the station with affiliations from the company's various networks.

On October 17, 2013, KSMI-LP began transmitting its digital signal (which moved to UHF channel 30) from a new, taller tower near Colwich and increased its effective radiated power to 15 kilowatts. Even though this change resulted an increase in its overall coverage area, the signal is only adequately receivable in the immediate Wichita area with marginal reception south of the city due to adjacent channel interference (a phenomenon in which part of the signal "spills into" an adjacent frequency, making it harder for digital tuner to detect which channel to use) with Univision affiliate KDCU-DT on channel 31 and in areas north of Wichita—particularly Hutchinson—due to both adjacent channel and co-channel interference. KGBD in Great Bend, a semi-satellite of ABC affiliate KAKE (channel 10), also broadcasts on UHF channel 30, making it difficult, if not impossible, to receive KSMI-LP, as the receiver cannot tell decipher between the two stations. The co-channel interference problem is amplified at night due to DXing from signals bouncing off the ionosphere, which permits the signal to travel farther than normal.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
30.1480i4:3RetroRetro TV
30.2720p16:9HRTHDHeartland
30.3480i4:3FAMThe Family Channel
30.481DRVINMovies!
30.5TUFFAction Channel
30.6REVNRev'n
30.7Infomercials
30.8Evine Live

References
  1. "Television Channels". KSMI 30. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. "TV Database Online - Kansas". W9WI.com. 26 October 2012.
  3. "KSMI-LP Channel 51". Station Index. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "Market List" (PDF). The Family Channel via Red Chip. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for KSMI


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