KQDK-CD
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| Aurora, Colorado United States |
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| Branding | Rocky Mountain CTN |
| Slogan | Enjoy Life. Consider Eternity. |
| Channels | Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 39 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 39.1 CTN 39.2 CTNi 39.3 CTN 39.4 LifeStyle Family Television |
| Affiliations | CTN (2014–present) |
| Owner | Casa Media Partners, LLC (operated by Christian Television Network) (Casa en Denver, Inc.) |
| Founded | October 30, 1990 |
| Sister station(s) | KQCK |
| Former callsigns | K16CM (?–1999) K62FW (1999–2000) KDEV-LP (2000–2008) KQDK-CA (2008–2013) |
| Former affiliations | Lick TV RTN AMGTV @SportsTV VasalloVision (2009–2012) MundoFox (2012–2014) |
| Transmitter power | 35 kW |
| Height | 165 m |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID | 29455 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KQDK-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 39, is a Christian Television Network-affiliated television station located in Aurora, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Casa Media Partners, LLC. KQDK maintains transmitter facilities located on East Iliff Avenue (near Colorado Highway 83) in southeastern Denver. The station operates as a low-power translator station of Cheyenne, Wyoming CTN affiliate KQCK (channel 33).
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History
The station was founded on October 30, 1990. In 2008, under Equity Media Holdings ownership, KQDK became an affiliate of the Retro Television Network (RTN). On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications (which had acquired RTN in June 2008) resulted in many RTN affiliates losing the network's programming.[1] As a result, Luken moved RTN's operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and dropped its affiliations on all Equity-owned affiliates, including the then-KQDK-CA, immediately.[2] RTN would eventually sign with KCDO-TV that May.[3] KQDK then switched its affiliation to AMGTV, and later to @SportsTV.
KQDK was sold at auction to Valley Bank on April 16, 2009.[4] Valley Bank, in turn, filed to sell KQDK and KQCK to an ownership group connected to Fusion Communications on September 9.[5]
In January 2010, VasalloVision announced that it would affiliate with parent station KQCK.[6] KQDK-CA was acquired by Casa Media Partners in April 2012.[7] The station switched its affiliation to MundoFox on August 13, 2012.[8] Concurrent with the launch of the station's digital signal, on February 12, 2013, the station modified its call sign to KQDK-CD. In late 2014, KQDK dropped MundoFox for the Christian Television Network.[9][10] Casa Media Partners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 14, 2015.[11]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
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| 39.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KQCK TV | Main KQCK programming / CTN |
| 39.2 | 480i | 4:3 | CTNi | CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish) |
| 39.3 | CTN | CTN national feed | ||
| 39.4 | Lifesty | LifeStyle Family TV (Christian-based family entertainment) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KQDK-CD shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on February 12, 2013. The station flash-cut its digital signal into operation on its pre-transition UHF analog channel 39.
References
- ↑ What’s Wrong with MyTV?
- ↑ TV Newsday: "Financial Dispute Disrupts RTN Diginet", 1/5/2009.
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