KSPJ-LP
Encyclopedia
KSPJ-LP is a low-power independent
television station
in Pittsburg, Kansas
, owned by Lamar Veasey. Although licensed for operation on UHF
channel 59, it has been granted Special Temporary Authorization (STA) by the FCC
to broadcast on channel 38 and has a construction permit to move operations to that channel.
. In February 2005, before the station began broadcasting, Trinity sold the construction permit to Brady Broadcasting, who changed the station's call letters to KSPJ-LP in March 2005. The station went on the air July 22, 2005, but immediately began causing problems, as its signal interfered with internet service from a local telephone co-op. Being a secondary service, KSPJ-LP was forced to find another frequency or to cease operations. The station applied to move to channel 38 on July 27, 2005 and then applied for an STA to operate on that frequency several days later. The FCC granted both requests, first the STA on August 24, 2005 which cleared the way for the station to move immediately, then the construction permit on October 31, 2005. On October 20, 2005, Brady Broadcasting sold the station to Lamar Veasey, one of its agents.
Independent station
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television station
Television station
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in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
, owned by Lamar Veasey. Although licensed for operation on UHF
Ultra high frequency
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channel 59, it has been granted Special Temporary Authorization (STA) by the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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to broadcast on channel 38 and has a construction permit to move operations to that channel.
History
The station was founded on July 26, 2002 as K59HT with an original construction permit issued by the FCC to Trinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
. In February 2005, before the station began broadcasting, Trinity sold the construction permit to Brady Broadcasting, who changed the station's call letters to KSPJ-LP in March 2005. The station went on the air July 22, 2005, but immediately began causing problems, as its signal interfered with internet service from a local telephone co-op. Being a secondary service, KSPJ-LP was forced to find another frequency or to cease operations. The station applied to move to channel 38 on July 27, 2005 and then applied for an STA to operate on that frequency several days later. The FCC granted both requests, first the STA on August 24, 2005 which cleared the way for the station to move immediately, then the construction permit on October 31, 2005. On October 20, 2005, Brady Broadcasting sold the station to Lamar Veasey, one of its agents.