KGPT-CD

KGPT-CD / KGPT-LD
Wichita, Kansas United States

Branding	KGPT-26
Slogan	Local Television in South Central Kansas
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 26 (PSIP)
Subchannels	(see article)
Affiliations	Cozi TV (DT1) Bounce TV (DT2) Grit TV (DT3) Escape (DT4) BUZZR (DT5) Doctor TV(DT6) The Local AccuWeather Channel (DT7) Azteca America (DT8)
Owner	Great Plains Television Network, LLC
First air date	June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)
Call letters' meaning	Kansas Great Plains Television
Sister station(s)	KSMI-LP
Former callsigns	K53EO (1998) KTQW-LP (1998–2004) KTQW-CA (2004–2007)
Former channel number(s)	53 (UHF, 1998–2004) 49 (UHF, 2004–2013)
Former affiliations	America's Voice, TLN, UATV, ZDTV, Sportsman Channel, Faith TV, MundoFox, QVC, Doctor TV
Transmitter power	15 kW
Height	820' (AGL)
Class	DC
Facility ID	190120
Transmitter coordinates	37
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	/ KGPT-LD Profile / KGPT-LD CDBS
Website	kgpt26.com

KGPT-CA, virtual channel 26 (UHF digital channel 24), is a low-powered television station located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The station is locally owned by Great Plains Television Network, LLC. KGPT maintains offices located on South Greenwood Street in Wichita, and its transmitter is located in rural northwestern Sedgwick County (north-northeast of Colwich).

History

The station first signed on the air on June 6, 1998 as K53EO, broadcasting on UHF channel 53. It was originally an affiliate of both America's Voice and ZDTV. On November 16, 1998, the station's call letters were changed to KTQW-LP, in reference to its slogan "Total Quality Wichita". At first, it was the sole broadcast affiliate of the otherwise cable and satellite network that evolved into TechTV, carrying the network's programming 20 hours a day, with the remaining four hours allocated to locally produced programs. The station relocated its signal to UHF channel 49 on June 10, 2004, and upgraded its license to Class A status, modifying its callsign to KTQW-CA.

In 2006, Knowledge LC sold the station to Great Plains Television Network, LLC; the sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on December 14, 2006, and was completed one week later on December 21. On January 8, 2007, the station's call letters were officially changed to KGPT-CA to match the name of the company, Kansas Great Plains Television Network. The station has applied to increase its effective radiated power from 4.8 to 13.91 kilowatts.

On August 6, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., the station moved its signal to UHF channel 26 and began operating its digital signal from a newly constructed transmission tower located north-northeast of Colwich; the station also increased its effective radiated power to 15 kilowatts, resulting in a significant increase in the station's coverage area.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1] ^[2]
26.1	480i	4:3	COZI	Cozi TV
26.2			BOUNCE	Bounce TV
26.3			Grit	Grit TV
26.4		16:9	ESCAPE	Escape TV
26.5		4:3	Laff	Laff
26.6			BUZZR	BUZZR
26.7			Newsmax	NewsmaxTV
26.8			AccuWeather	The Local AccuWeather Channel ("Fastcast Accuweather")
26.9			My Life	My Life TV
26.10			Westerns 4U	Westerns 4U

Programming

In addition to carrying programming from eight networks on its digital subchannels, the station also produces locally produced programs (such as Wichita Liberty TV, Wichita's Biz That Is, Shop Talk, and church services from Ascension Lutheran Church).

Yellow Ribbons from Home

KGPT also produced a special saluting U.S. military personnel and their families titled Yellow Ribbons From Home, which aired on July 4, 2007. The special included video greetings to the military members from their families, then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and all four of Kansas' Congressional representatives, as well as former Senator Bob Dole and Wichita mayor Carl Brewer. Country musicians including Darryl Worley, Blake Shelton, Emerson Drive, Terri Clark and Heartland also sent greetings and provided special performances. The special was also streamed and later offered on-demand on the station's website, allowing its viewing by members of the military stationed elsewhere around the world. On June 22, 2007, Governor Sebelius proclaimed July as Yellow Ribbons From Home Month, in commemoration of the special.

References

External links

Broadcast television in Central and Western Kansas, including Wichita, Salina, and Hutchinson

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Wichita–Hutchinson

KSNW (3.1 NBC, 3.2 Telemundo, 3.3 Ion)
KPTS (8.1 PBS)
KAKE (10.1 ABC, 10.2 MeTV)
KWCH (12.1 CBS, 12.2 Local weather)
K15DD-D 15 (HSN)
KSAS (24.1 Fox, 24.2 Antenna TV)
KGPT-CD (26.1 Cozi TV, 26.2 Bounce TV, 26.3 Grit, 26.4 Escape, 26.5 NewsMax, 26.6 Rev'n, 26.7 AccuWX, 26.8 Azteca)
KWKD-LP 28 (Daystar)
KSMI-LP (30.1 RTV, 30.2 The Family Channel, 30.3 PBJ, 30.4 Tuff TV, 30.5 FGO, 30.6 JTV)
KDCU (31.1 UNI)
KSCW (33.1 CW, 33.2 Decades)
KMTW (36.1 MNTV, 36.2 Country)
KFVT-LP (40.1 SSN, 40.3 TCN, 40.4 Sonlife)
KLKT-LP 41
KCTU-LD (43.1 This TV, 43.2 theCoolTV, 43.3 Untamed, 43.4 Punch TV 43.5 FamilyNet/AMGTV, 43.6 Ebru TV, 43.7 TV Scout)

Central Kansas
(incl. Hays, Great Bend and Salina)

KBSH (7.1 CBS)
KOOD (9.1 PBS)
KOCW / KAAS (14.1 / 18.1 Fox)
K15CN 15 (silent)
KSNC / KSNL-LD (2.1 / 47.1 NBC)
K25CV 25 / KGBD-LP 30 / K38GH / KHDS-LP 51 (ABC)

Northwest Kansas / SW Nebraska
(incl. Colby, Goodland and McCook)

KLBY (4.1 ABC)
KSNK (8.1 NBC)
KBSL (10.1 CBS)
KWKS / K23BU 23 / K32BY 32 (19.1 PBS)

Southwest Kansas
(incl. Dodge City and Garden City)

KSWK / KDCK (3.1 / 21.1 PBS)
KBSD (6.1 CBS)
KSNG (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Telemundo)
KUPK (13.1 ABC, 13.2 MeTV)
KSAS-LP 29 / KAAS-LP 31 (29.1 / 31.1 Fox)
KDGL-LD / KDDC-LD / KGCE-LD / KSWE-LD / KDGU-LD (23.1 RTV, 23.2 Tuff TV), 23.3 Micasa, 23.4 LaunchTV, 23.5 The Walk TV, 23.6 PBJ)
K39FW 39 (TBN, defunct)
K43HN 43 (TBN, defunct)

Cable channels

Kansas 22

Adjacent locals

Denver	KWGN 2 (CW) KCNC 4 (CBS) KMGH 7 (ABC) KUSA 9 (NBC) KDVR 31 (Fox)

Grand Island	KLNE (3.1 PBS, 3.2 NET2, 3.3 Create) KNHL (5.1 NBC, 5.2 This TV) KGIN (11.1 CBS, 11.2 MNTV) KHGI / KWNB (13.1 / 6.1 ABC, 13.2 / 6.2 Fox)

Joplin-Pittsburg	KOAM (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox) KODE (12.1 ABC, 12.2 NBC) KFJX (14.1 Fox, 14.2 CBS) KSNF (16.1 NBC) KOZJ (26.1 PBS)

Topeka	KTWU (11.1 PBS, 11.2 Create, 11.3 PBS HD) WIBW (13.1 CBS, 13.2 MNTV) KSNT (27.1 NBC, 27.2 Fox) KTKA (49.1 ABC, 49.2 Weather, 49.3 CW)

Tulsa	KJRH-TV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 Bounce TV, 2.3 Laff) KOTV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 CW/KQCW-DT, 6.3 News on 6 Now) KTUL (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Comet, 8.3 RTV) KOED (11.1 PBS, 11.2 OETA Okla) KQCW (19.1 The CW, 19.2 This TV) KOKI (23.1 Fox, 23.2 TheCoolTV)

Defunct

KSMH 14 (Hays, KS)

KEDD 16 (Wichita, KS)

KWIS 24 (Wichita, KS)

KSLN 34 (Salina, KS)

See also: Topeka TV; Kansas City TV; Oklahoma City TV; Tulsa TV; Amarillo TV; Lincoln TV; Joplin TV

Other television stations in the state of Kansas

Independent stations	KKSU-LP 21 (Manhattan) KMCI 38 (Lawrence)

Other stations	KSQA 22 (Ind., Topeka) KGPT-CD 26 (Bounce/AZA/AccuWeather/LWN, Wichita) KWKD-LP 28 (Daystar, Wichita) KDCU 31 (UNI, Derby) KCTU-LD 43 (This TV/Me-TV/Untamed/FN/Legacy, Wichita) KUKC-LP 48 (UNI, Overland Park) KFVT-LP 40 (SSN, Wichita) KSMI-LP 51 (RTV/The Family Channel/PBJ/Tuff TV/FGO/JTV, Wichita)

Defunct	KUJH-LP 14 / K27FR 27 (Lawrence)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Kansas

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