tyler texas klpn ld longview texas united states branding the z channels digital ktpn 48 uhf klpn 47 uhf virtual 47.1 psip & kfxk dt 51.2 psip subchannels 48.1 22.1 mynetworktv asn affiliations mynetworktv 2006 present asn 2014 present ; secondary owner white knight broadcasting warwick communications inc. operator nexstar broadcasting group first air date ktpn ld 1990 specify klpn ld 1995 specify call letters meaning ktpn k tyler paramount network klpn k longview paramount network both in reference to stations former upn affiliation sister station s ketk tv kfxk tv former callsigns ktpn k48dp 1990 1997 klpn lp 1997 2012 klpn k22eh 1993 1998 k58fs 1998 2000 klpn lp 2000 2012 former channel number s analog ktpn 58 uhf 1990 2010 klpn 22 uhf 1995 1998 58 uhf 1998 2012 former affiliations independent 1990 1995 the wb 1995 1997 upn 1997 2006 independent january september 2006 transmitter power ktpn 17 kw klpn 0.7 kw height ktpn 124 m klpn 311.5 m class lptv facility id ktpn 8098 klpn 8097 transmitter coordinates ktpn 32 21 43 n 95 16 10 w 32.36194 n 95.26944 w 32.36194 ; 95.26944 klpn 32 36 4 n 94 52 15 w 32.60111 n 94.87083 w 32.60111 ; 94.87083 licensing authority fcc public license information klpn ld profile klpn ld cdbs website www.easttexasmatters.com ktpn ld virtual and uhf digital channel 48 is a mynetworktv affiliated television station located in tyler texas united states . the station is owned by white knight broadcasting and is a sister station to fox affiliate kfxk tv channel 51 ; the nexstar broadcasting group which owns nbc affiliate ketk tv channel 56 operates kfxk and ktpn ld under a local marketing agreement . all three stations share studio facilities located on richmond road near loop 323 in tyler ; ktpn ld maintains transmitter facilities located west of texas loop 323 in northeast tyler . syndicated programs broadcast by ktpn ld include jerry springer 30 rock the people s court the 700 club everybody loves raymond family feud and friends . on cable the station is available on suddenlink communications channel 9 and longview cable television channel 4 . the station s signal is relayed on klpn ld channel 47 in longview which provides ktpn s programming to the central and eastern portions of the market ; that station maintains transmitter facilities near east mountain . even though ktpn ld and klpn ld operate digital signals of their own the low powered broadcasting radius of both stations do not reach the entire tyler longview market . therefore the station can also be seen through a standard definition simulcast on kfxk s second digital subchannel in order to reach the entire market . this signal can be seen on uhf channel 31 or virtual channel 51.2 via psip from a transmitter in unincorporated northwestern cherokee county . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit ktpn lp first signed on the air from tyler in 1990 as k48dp ; originally operating as an independent station it later became a charter affiliate of the wb when the network launched on january 11 1995 . klpn lp signed on in longview as k22eh in 1995 serving as a repeater of k48dp and also carrying wb network programming . in 1997 the two stations both dropped their wb affiliations to join the united paramount network upn ; channels 48 and 58 were collectively branded as upn 22 48 . the two stations were then collectively branded as upn 22 48 . accordingly channel 48 changed its callsign to ktpn lp standing for tyler paramount network . in 1998 k22eh moved to uhf channel 58 and changed its callsign to k58fs in order to allow ketk tv channel 56 to sign on its digital signal on uhf channel 22 both stations were accordingly rebranded as upn 58 48 ; two years later in 2000 k58fs changed its callsign to klpn lp standing for longview paramount network to match its sister station . ktpn and klpn received a full power satellite when kceb channel 54 now a me tv affiliate signed on in july 2003 simulcasting upn programming from the low power outlets ; the three stations collectively branded as upn 54 58 48 . in 2005 kceb dropped its upn affiliation to affiliate with the wb ; subsequently thereafter in january 2006 ktpn lp and klpn lp lost the upn affiliation to cbs affiliate kytx channel 19 which added the network as a second digital subchannel ; this resulted in the two stations reverting into independent stations . logo as my klpn used from 2006 until 2015 on january 24 2006 cbs corporation which split from viacom in december 2005 and time warner s warner bros. entertainment the division that operated the wb announced that the two companies would shut down the wb and upn and combine the networks respective programming to create a new fifth network called the cw . 1 2 one month later on february 22 news corporation announced the launch of a new sixth network called mynetworktv which would be operated by fox television stations and its syndication division twentieth television . 3 4 ktpn and klpn became charter affiliates of mynetworktv when the network launched on september 5 2006 ; kceb took the cw affiliation when the network launched two weeks later on september 18 the cw plus feed carried by the station has since moved to kytx s second digital subchannel . on april 24 2013 the communications corporation of america announced the sale of its television stations including ketk tv to the nexstar broadcasting group . kfxk tv and ktpn will be sold to nexstar partner company mission broadcasting ; in the case of kfxk that station is being sold to mission to comply with fcc duopoly rules . nexstar will continue to operate kfxk and klpn under a shared services agreement with sister station ketk . 5 the sale was completed on january 1 2015 . 6 digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 7 8 47.1 48.1 480i 4 3 ktpn ld klpn ld main klpn ld klpn ld programming mynetworktv analog to digital conversion edit klpn lp shut down its analog signal on uhf channel 58 in january 2012 and flash cut its digital signal into operation on uhf channel 47 . in 2013 ktpn lp shut down its analog signal on uhf channel 48 and flash cut its digital signal into operation on uhf channel 48 . references edit gilmore girls meet smackdown ; cw network to combine wb upn in cbs warner venture beginning in september cnnmoney.com january 24 2006 . upn and wb to combine forming new tv network the new york times january 24 2006 . news corp. to launch new mini network for upn stations . usa today . february 22 2006 . retrieved january 21 2013 . news corp. unveils mynetworktv broadcasting & cable february 22 2006 . https licensing.fcc.gov cdbs cdbs attachment getattachment.jsp appn 101552312 & qnum 5040 & copynum 1 & exhcnum 1 consummation notice cdbs public access federal communications commission retrieved 6 january 2015 . rabbitears tv query for ktpn ld rabbitears tv query for klpn ld external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for ktpn ld query the fcc s tv station database for klpn ld v t e broadcast television in east texas including tyler longview lufkin nacogdoches and jacksonville reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television stations tyler longview kltv 7.1 abc 7.2 bounce tv 7.3 tmd kytx 19 19.1 cbs 19.2 cw 19.3 metv k25lg d 25.1 3abn 25.2 3abn pr 25.3 3abn dd 25.4 3abn radio 25.5 3abn latino 25.6 3abn radio latino 25.7 radio 74 kdkj ld 27.1 estrella tv 27.2 aza 27.3 gettv 27.4 grit kpkn ld 33.1 buzzr 33.2 laff 33.3 escape 33.4 liquidation ch . 33.5 qvc klgv ld 36.1 tbn 36.2 church 36.3 smile 36.4 enlace usa ktpn ld klpn ld 48.1 58.1 mntv kfxk tv 51.1 fox 51.2 mntv kceb 54.1 sbn 54.2 mundomax 54.3 this tv ketk tv 56.1 nbc 56.2 estrella tv lufkin nacogdoches kluf lp 5 tbn ktre 9.1 abc 9.2 tmd ktwc ld 12.1 tbn 12.2 church 12.3 smile 12.4 enlace usa khtm lp 13 church kibn ld 14.1 tbn 14.2 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5.3 the cw bryan college station kbtx 3.1 cbs 3.2 the cw texas broadcast television areas by city abilene sweetwater amarillo texas panhandle austin hill country beaumont port arthur corpus christi dallas fort worth north texas ciudad acu a del rio eagle pass el paso west texas houston laredo lubbock south plains midland odessa permian basin rio grande valley san angelo san antonio sherman ada ok texarkana shreveport la tyler longview east texas victoria waco bryan brazos valley wichita falls lawton ok see also lake charles tv v t e mynetworktv network affiliates in the state of texas kcwx 2 fredericksburg san antonio kdbc dt 4.2 el paso kfxv ld 67 mcallen kidy 6.2 san angelo kosa dt 7.2 odessa kxii dt 12.2 sherman kmyl lp 14 lubbock kbvo 14 llano austin ktxh 20 houston ktov 21 corpus christi kxof cd 39 laredo kumy ld 22 beaumont kdfi 27 dfw kcpn lp 33 amarillo kjbo lp 35 wichita falls kidz ld 42 abilene klpn lp 58 longview kuil 64 beaumont kyle 28 waco bryan see also abc cbs cw fox 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stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 nexstar operates these stations owned by mission broadcasting . 3 sale of the station to