branding the wichita channels slogan six digital networks in south central kansas channels analog 51 uhf digital 30 uhf virtual 30 psip subchannels 30.1 retro television network 30.2 heartland 30.3 the family channel 30.4 frost great outdoors 30.5 the action channel affiliations retro television network dt1 heartland dt2 the family channel dt3 fgo dt4 the action channel dt5 owner luken communications managed by great plains television network llc digital networks wichita llc first air date june 7 1990 sister station s kgpt ca former callsigns k51dn 1990 1995 former channel number s digital 51 uhf 2010 2013 former affiliations telemundo azteca am rica transmitter power 15 kw height 898 agl facility id 56518 transmitter coordinates 37 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website ksmi30.com ksmi lp analog channel 51 and virtual and uhf digital channel 30 is a low powered television station located in wichita kansas . the station is owned by luken communications ; great plains television network llc owners of kgpt ca channel 25 operates ksmi lp under a local marketing agreement . ksmi lp maintains offices located on north market street in downtown wichita and its transmitter is located in rural northwestern sedgwick county northeast of colwich . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 references 4 external links history edit the station first signed on the air on june 1 1990 . in the early 2000s ksmi lp became an affiliate of the spanish language network telemundo ; a few years later it affiliated with azteca am rica . luken communications purchased the station in 2010 and entered into a local marketing agreement with great plains television network lcc to manage the station ; that year the station flash cut its digital signal into operation on uhf channel 51 . luken also began providing the station with affiliations from the company s various networks . on october 17 2013 ksmi lp began transmitting its digital signal which moved to uhf channel 30 from a new taller tower near colwich and increased its effective radiated power to 15 kilowatts . even though this change resulted an increase in its overall coverage area the signal is only adequately receivable in the immediate wichita area with marginal reception south of the city due to adjacent channel interference a phenomenon in which part of the signal spills into an adjacent frequency making it harder for digital tuner to detect which channel to use with univision affiliate kdcu dt on channel 31 and in areas north of wichita particularly hutchinson due to both adjacent channel and co channel interference . kgbd in great bend a semi satellite of abc affiliate kake channel 10 also broadcasts on uhf channel 30 making it difficult if not impossible to receive ksmi lp as the receiver can not tell decipher between the two stations . the co channel interference problem is amplified at night due to dxing from signals bouncing off the ionosphere which permits the signal to travel farther than normal . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 30.1 480i 4 3 retro retro television network 30.2 720p 16 9 hrthd heartland 30.3 480i 4 3 fam the family channel 30.4 fgo frost great outdoors 30.5 tuff the action channel 30.6 revn rev n references edit rabbitears tv query for ksmi external links edit ksmi lp official website kgpt cd official website broadcast tv a lot to see for free query the fcc s tv station database for ksmi v t e 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 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 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 klkt lp 41 a1 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 v t e other television stations in the state of kansas independent stations kksu lp 21 manhattan kmci 38 lawrence other stations 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