KJEF-CA
| Jennings, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 13 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Lake Charles License, LLC) |
| First air date | 1989 |
| Call letters' meaning | from sister station KJEF |
| Sister station(s) | KHLA, KJEF, KJMH, KLCL, KNGT, KTSR |
| Former callsigns | K13VG (1989-2001) KJEF-CA |
| Former affiliations | NBC, via KPLC (2004) |
| Transmitter power | 12 watts |
| Height | 67.1 meters (220 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 8170 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°12′38″N 92°39′55″W / 30.21056°N 92.66528°W |
KJEF-CA, channel 13, was a class A television station in Jennings, Louisiana. Owned by Townsquare Media, the station was an independent station. It was the only television station owned by Townsquare, a company that otherwise specializes exclusively in radio.
History
The station's original construction permit was originally granted on August 24, 1987[1] as K13VD; this was changed to K13VG a month later.[2] The station was originally owned by Jennings Broadcasting Company along with KJEF radio (1290 AM and 92.9 FM, now KHLA), but was sold to Cajun Country Broadcasting in 1994.[3] K13VG was again sold, this time to Apex Broadcasting, in 2000;[4] soon afterward, it obtained class A status[5] and, in 2001, changed its call letters to KJEF-CA to match its radio sisters.[2]
From March 15 until August 24, 2004, KJEF-CA suspended its normal programming and became, in effect, a temporary translator of KPLC, the NBC affiliate in Lake Charles; that station's tower had collapsed on March 4, and KJEF helped augment the lower-power auxiliary transmitter KPLC was broadcasting from upon resuming broadcasts on March 6.[6][7]
Gap Broadcasting purchased Apex Broadcasting's Lafayette stations in 2007.[8] What eventually became Gap Central Broadcasting (following the formation of GapWest Broadcasting) was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[9]
The station went dark at 5 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013. On April 22, 2013, Townsquare surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission, who subsequently cancelled it.
References
- ↑ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (5)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ "KJEF-CA – Exhibit 21". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ Winch, Graham (March 7, 2004). "KPLC Signal Back On-Air Again". KPLC 7 News. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ BIA Financial Networks (September 16, 2007). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.