KDTP
Encyclopedia
This article is about the full-service Daystar station on channel 11 in Holbrook, Arizona
. See KDPH-LP for the Daystar station on channel 48 in Phoenix and KDTP-LP
for the JTV
station on channel 58 in Phoenix.
KDTP is a television station in Holbrook, Arizona
, owned and operated by Community Television Educators, Inc., a board set up by Daystar
to manage their non-commercial license in accordance with FCC
regulations. It broadcasts in analog
on VHF
channel 11 with its transmitter within the City of Holbrook, and is repeated on KDPH-LP in Phoenix
. Although as a full-service station, KDTP could operate at the maximum 316 kW
allowed for a high-band VHF station, it instead operates at 1.6 kW ERP
, sufficient to cover its city of license, Holbrook. KDTP has been a Daystar station since sign-on.
programming. In June 2006, the station was part of a facilities swap with KPHZ (now KTAZ
), which moved the station from Phoenix channel 39 to Holbrook channel 11.
Telemundo
, owner of a Class A
LPTV station in Phoenix, KDRX-CA (now KDPH-LP), reached an agreement with KDTP that would allow the Telemundo
network to secure a full-service station in order to compete on even terms with the leading Spanish-language station in town, Univision
-owned KTVW-TV
. NBC Telemundo would move its full-service station KPHZ channel 11 from Holbrook to Phoenix, taking the channel 39 allocation held by KDTP. In return, Daystar would move its full-service station KDTP channel 39 from Phoenix to Holbrook, taking the channel 11 allocation held by KPHZ. As compensation, NBC Telemundo would transfer KDRX-CA to Daystar, plus additional consideration, which turned out to be LPTV station KPHZ-LP (now KDTP-LP
).
Complicating the issue was that KDTP was on a non-commercial reserved channel in Phoenix, and for the plan to go forward, the FCC would need to remove the non-commercial reservation from channel 39, something that it is extremely reluctant to do. Nevertheless, and in spite of Univision's objection, the FCC concluded that the addition of a competitive Spanish-language service outweighs the loss of a second non-commercial allocation, and approved of the plan http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-175A1.txt (text) http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-175A1.pdf (PDF). By July 2006, the transfer was completed.
, and is primarily taken from the network feed. On the weekends, KDTP broadcasts Spanish-language services from Phoenix-area churches.
, to broadcast on channel 11, located at 34°23′20"N 111°3′26.5"W. Its signal is predicted to reach not only Holbrook, but also Flagstaff
, the Verde Valley
, Snowflake
, Payson
, and even some parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area, barring terrain. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=DT596888.html
Holbrook, Arizona
-Historical events:*During 1881 & 1882, railroad tracks were laid down and a railroad station was built. The community was then named Holbrook after the first engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad...
. See KDPH-LP for the Daystar station on channel 48 in Phoenix and KDTP-LP
KDTP-LP
KDTP-LP is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting locally on channel 58 as a Jewelry Television affiliate. The station is owned by Community Television Educators, Inc., a board set up by Daystar Television Network to manage their non-commercial license in accordance with...
for the JTV
Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television is an American television network, similar to the Home Shopping Network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" . The privately-held company was founded in 1993 and broadcasts high definition programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to over 80 million unique...
station on channel 58 in Phoenix.
KDTP is a television station in Holbrook, Arizona
Holbrook, Arizona
-Historical events:*During 1881 & 1882, railroad tracks were laid down and a railroad station was built. The community was then named Holbrook after the first engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad...
, owned and operated by Community Television Educators, Inc., a board set up by Daystar
Daystar Television Network
The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
to manage their non-commercial license in accordance with FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
regulations. It broadcasts in analog
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
channel 11 with its transmitter within the City of Holbrook, and is repeated on KDPH-LP in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. Although as a full-service station, KDTP could operate at the maximum 316 kW
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
allowed for a high-band VHF station, it instead operates at 1.6 kW ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
, sufficient to cover its city of license, Holbrook. KDTP has been a Daystar station since sign-on.
History
An original construction permit for KDTP was issued on January 10, 2000 to Community Television Educators for a station to broadcast on channel 39, a non-commercial allocation in Phoenix. It replaced low-power K39BI (now KFPH-CA), which had been the local Daystar station, but had been moved to channel 35 and sold. The station was licensed on November 14, 2001, airing Daystar Television NetworkDaystar Television Network
The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
programming. In June 2006, the station was part of a facilities swap with KPHZ (now KTAZ
KTAZ
KTAZ is a NBC Telemundo owned-and-operated television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 39 from South Mountain. KTAZ airs Spanish-language programming from the Telemundo network.-History:...
), which moved the station from Phoenix channel 39 to Holbrook channel 11.
License Swap
In 2004, NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
, owner of a Class A
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
LPTV station in Phoenix, KDRX-CA (now KDPH-LP), reached an agreement with KDTP that would allow the Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
network to secure a full-service station in order to compete on even terms with the leading Spanish-language station in town, Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
-owned KTVW-TV
KTVW-TV
KTVW-DT is a Univision-owned and operated station located in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 33 from its transmitter atop South Mountain in Phoenix. Its signal is repeated on several low-power translator stations in northern and eastern Arizona and is carried on all...
. NBC Telemundo would move its full-service station KPHZ channel 11 from Holbrook to Phoenix, taking the channel 39 allocation held by KDTP. In return, Daystar would move its full-service station KDTP channel 39 from Phoenix to Holbrook, taking the channel 11 allocation held by KPHZ. As compensation, NBC Telemundo would transfer KDRX-CA to Daystar, plus additional consideration, which turned out to be LPTV station KPHZ-LP (now KDTP-LP
KDTP-LP
KDTP-LP is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting locally on channel 58 as a Jewelry Television affiliate. The station is owned by Community Television Educators, Inc., a board set up by Daystar Television Network to manage their non-commercial license in accordance with...
).
Complicating the issue was that KDTP was on a non-commercial reserved channel in Phoenix, and for the plan to go forward, the FCC would need to remove the non-commercial reservation from channel 39, something that it is extremely reluctant to do. Nevertheless, and in spite of Univision's objection, the FCC concluded that the addition of a competitive Spanish-language service outweighs the loss of a second non-commercial allocation, and approved of the plan http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-175A1.txt (text) http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-175A1.pdf (PDF). By July 2006, the transfer was completed.
Programming
KDTP is an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. Programming is generally Christian-themedChristianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, and is primarily taken from the network feed. On the weekends, KDTP broadcasts Spanish-language services from Phoenix-area churches.
Digital television
While KDTP sends out a 1.6 kW analog signal from a transmitter within the Holbrook city limits, its digital signal is to be 100 times stronger, at 160 kW. KDTP-DT has a construction permit for a facility located over 60 miles (100 km) southwest of Holbrook, on the Mogollon RimMogollon Rim
The Mogollon Rim is a topographical and geological feature running across the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately from northern Yavapai County eastward to near the border with New Mexico.-Description:...
, to broadcast on channel 11, located at 34°23′20"N 111°3′26.5"W. Its signal is predicted to reach not only Holbrook, but also Flagstaff
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
, the Verde Valley
Verde Valley
The Verde Valley is a valley in central Arizona in the United States of America. The Verde River runs through it. It is overlooked by Mingus Mountain and the Mogollon Rim.- History :The first notice of this region appears in the report of one Espejo,...
, Snowflake
Snowflake, Arizona
Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers and colonizers. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,958....
, Payson
Payson, Arizona
- History :Payson considers its founding year as 1882, at which time it was known as Green Valley or Union Park. On March 3, 1884, the town officially established a post office. Postmaster Frank C. Hise recommended that the town be named after a man named Levi Joseph Payson. Senator Payson was very...
, and even some parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area, barring terrain. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=DT596888.html