K17DL-D
Channels
BrandingBranson Visitor TV
Programming
Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerBranson Visitors TV, LLC (Gray Television (50.1%); Market Branson, LLC (49.9%))
KYTV, KSPR-LD, KYCW-LD
History
FoundedMarch 3, 1993
First air date
January 16, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-01-16)
Former call signs
K17DL (1993–2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 17 (UHF, 1995–2009)
  • UPN (1995–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2009, moved to D2)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23969
ERP2.1 kW
HAAT214.6 m (704.1 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°44′53.5″N 93°16′38″W / 36.748194°N 93.27722°W / 36.748194; -93.27722
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.bransonvisitortv.com

K17DL-D (channel 17) is a low-power tourist information–formatted television station in Branson, Missouri, United States. It is owned by Branson Visitors TV, LLC, a joint venture between Gray Television (50.1%) and Market Branson, LLC (49.9%); Gray's interest makes K17DL-D a sister station to Springfield-based NBC affiliate KYTV (channel 3), ABC affiliate KSPR-LD (channel 33), and CW affiliate KYCW-LD (channel 25). K17DL-D's transmitter is located on US 160 in western Taney County.

History

The original construction permit to construct a low-power station on channel 17 in Branson was issued on March 3, 1993[2] and issued the call sign K17DL;[3] on May 16, 1994, original owner Lorianne Crook-Owens sold the station to GEP, Inc.[4] On July 26, 1999,[5] K17DL, along with K05JQ (channel 5, now defunct) and Springfield-based K15CZ (channel 15, now KSPR-LD), was sold to Miller Family Broadcasting.[6] By this point, channel 17 had come on the air through a series of special temporary authority grants[7] and was simulcasting UPN programming with K15CZ; the station was fully licensed on January 14, 2002.[8] Miller sold K17DL and K15CZ to Schurz Communications, owner of KYTV, on March 14, 2002.[9][10] After UPN and The WB closed down to form The CW in 2006, K17DL and K15CZ affiliated with the new network.

On May 20, 2009,[11] Schurz sold a 49.9-percent interest in K17DL to Market Branson for $250,000;[12] following the sale, the station dropped CW programming (moving to LD2) and began carrying tourist information.[13] The station also converted to digital television and began broadcasting in high definition;[13] consequently, the call sign was modified to K17DL-D on May 29, 2009.[3] Schurz' remaining 50.1-percent interest in channel 17[12] is included in Gray Television's purchase of Schurz' television stations.[14]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of K17DL-D[15]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming[16]
3.2 480i 16:9 KYWX Simulcast of KYCW-LD2 / WeatherNation
17.1 720p BVTV Main K17DL-D programming / Tourist information
25.2 KYCW Simulcast of KYTV-DT2 / The CW

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for K17DL-D". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Application Search Details (K17DL-D, 1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (K17DL-D, 2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (DK05JQ)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Broadcast Actions" (TXT). Federal Communications Commission. April 30, 1999. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Application Search Details (K17DL-D, 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details (K17DL-D, 4)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Broadcast Actions" (TXT). Federal Communications Commission. January 31, 2002. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  10. ^ "Application Search Details (KSPR-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Operating Agreement" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Surratt, Phil (January 14, 2009). "New TV station airing in spring". Branson Daily News. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate Licensee Or Permitee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "RabbitEars query of K17DL-D". RabbitEars. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  16. ^ "K17DL-D BRANSON, MO". www.rabbitears.info.

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