K17DL-D
Television station in Branson, Missouri
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K17DL-D (channel 17) is a low-power tourist information–formatted television station in Branson, Missouri, United States, serving the Springfield area. It is owned by Branson Visitors TV, LLC, a joint venture between Gray Media (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.
- 3.2: WeatherNation TV
- 17.1: Tourist information
- 25.2: The CW
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| City | Branson, Missouri |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Branson Visitor TV |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Branson Visitors TV, LLC (Gray Media (50.1%); Market Branson, LLC (49.9%)) |
| KYTV, KSPR-LD, KYCW-LD | |
| History | |
| Founded | March 3, 1993 |
First air date | January 16, 1995 |
Former call signs | K17DL (1993–2009) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 17 (UHF, 1995–2009) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23969 |
| ERP | 2.1 kW |
| HAAT | 214.6 m (704.1 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°44′53.5″N 93°16′38″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
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] was included in Gray Television's purchase of Schurz' television stations.[14]
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming[16] |
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| 3.2 | 480i | 16:9 | KYWX | Simulcast of KYCW-LD2 / WeatherNation |
| 17.1 | 720p | BVTV | Main K17DL-D programming / Tourist information/Independent | |
| 25.2 | KYCW | Simulcast of KYTV-DT2 / The CW |