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KPBN-LD
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; United States;
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF); Virtual: 14;
Branding	The Pelican
Programming
Affiliations	14.1: SonLife; 14.2: Independent; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Pelican Broadcasting Network, L.L.C.
History
First air date	1988 (as a translator of WBTR); 1994 (first incarnation); January 12, 2002; 22 years ago (second and current incarnation);
Last air date	December 27, 2000 (first incarnation)
Former call signs	K07UJ (1988-1994); WTVK-LP (1994–1999); KTTE-LP (1999–2002);
Former affiliations	Independent (1994–1995, 1999–2000); The WB (1995–1999); Dark (2000–2002); America One (2002–2015); Untamed Sports TV (2008–2017);
Call sign meaning	Pelican Broadcasting Network
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	167737
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	54.3 m (178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°27′0.6″N 91°7′59.3″W / 30.450167°N 91.133139°W
Links
Public license information	LMS

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KPBN-LD (channel 14) is a Low-power television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by Pelican Broadcasting.

KPBN's main programming feed is carried on the station's second digital subchannel, which is affiliated with the Pursuit Channel when local programs are not airing. Its first subchannel airs Jimmy Swaggart's SonLife Broadcasting Network as that network's flagship station, while the fourth subchannel carries TheGrio.

History

KPBN started as K07UJ, a translator station for the Woody Jenkins-owned WBTR. The station soon changed to channel 11 and was an independent station known as WTVK-LP in 1994, owned by Gulf Atlantic Communications. In 1995, WTVK served as Baton Rouge's first WB affiliate with a secondary affiliation with America One, yet the station failed to secure a spot on Baton Rouge's cable lineup and had a broadcast range of only six miles (9.7 km). Only cable systems in Clinton, Jackson, Watson and at LSU carried the station.^[2]

By 1999, WBBR (now WBRL) signed on as a cable-only station, taking the WB affiliation, and channel 11 changed its call letters to KTTE, serving as an independent station on March 31 of that year that focused on local and sports programming.^[3] At this time, KTTE secured a spot on TCI's cable lineup; however, the station struggled to stay on the air, as the owners faced eviction in August 2000.^[4] After returning to the air for a brief period of time, the station signed off for good on December 27, 2000, after a conflict emerged between the station's owner, Dave Loflin of Gulf Atlantic, and station manager Upfront Partnership, owned by Tony Perkins and Bob Courtney. On January 12, 2002, KPBN-LP signed on channel 11, carrying a sports-centered programming lineup with some America One programming. The station chose not to renew its America One affiliation once the network merged with YouToo TV.

In 2017, KPBN dropped its Untamed Sports TV affiliation and now only broadcast programming from The Pursuit Channel outside of local programming. That same year, the station became Jimmy Swaggart's Sonlife TV network flagship station with sports programming moving to the second subchannel. Pelican Sports was added to KPBN's second subchannel, and Light TV was added to the fourth subchannel on January 1, 2018.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KPBN-LD^[5]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
14.1	480i	4:3	SBN	SonLife
14.2			KPBN	Independent
14.3			DEC	Catchy Comedy
14.4			LTV	TheGrio
14.5			MOV	Movies!

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KPBN-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ A David facing TV Goliaths *** WTVK thinking big despite low-power pole, The Advocate, January 14, 1996
^ "Information Please," Baton Rouge Advocate, September 12, 1999
^ TV station wins some equipment back after eviction, Baton Rouge Advocate, August 26, 2000
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KPBN-LD

External links

Official website

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KPBN-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] A David facing TV Goliaths *** WTVK thinking big despite low-power pole, The Advocate, January 14, 1996

[3] "Information Please," Baton Rouge Advocate, September 12, 1999

[4] TV station wins some equipment back after eviction, Baton Rouge Advocate, August 26, 2000

[5] RabbitEars TV Query for KPBN-LD

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 {{Infobox television station
 | callsign            = KPBN-LD
 | logo                =
-| analog              = 11 ([[Very High Frequency|VHF]])
+| analog              =
 | branding            = The Pelican
-| digital             = 14 ([[Ultra High Frequency|UHF]])
+| digital             = 14 ([[UHF]])
 | virtual             = 14
+| affiliations        = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[SonLife]]|'''14.2:''' [[independent station|Independent]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
-| subchannels         = '''3.1:''' Pelican TV3<br>'''5.1:''' Pelican TV5<br>'''6.1:''' Pelican TV6<br>'''7.1:''' Pelican TV7<br>'''8.1:''' Pelican TV8<br>'''14.1:''' [[SonLife Broadcasting Network|SBN]]<br>'''14.2:''' [[Pursuit Channel|Pursuit]]/local programs<br>'''14.3:''' [[Decades_(TV_network)|Decades]]<br>'''14.4:''' [[TheGrio|TheGrio TV]]<br>'''14.5:''' [[Movies!]]
-| airdate             = 1988 (as a [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] of [[KBTR-CA|WBTR]]), 1994 (first incarnation), {{start date and age|2002|1|12}} (second and current incarnation)
+| airdate             = {{ubl|{{start date|1988}} (as a [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] of [[KBTR-CA|WBTR]])|{{start date|1994}} (first incarnation)|{{start date and age|2002|1|12}} (second and current incarnation)}}
-| last_airdate        = {{end date and age|2000|12|27}} (first incarnation)
+| last_airdate        = {{end date|2000|12|27}} (first incarnation)
 | location            = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
-| country             = [[United States]]
+| country             = United States
-| callsign_meaning    = '''P'''elican '''B'''roadcasting '''N'''etwork
+| callsign_meaning    = Pelican Broadcasting Network
-| owner               = Pelican Broadcasting
+| owner               = Pelican Broadcasting Network, [[L.L.C.]]
-| former_callsigns    = K07UJ (1988-1994)<br>WTVK (1994-1999)<br>KTTE (1999-2002)
+| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|K07UJ (1988-1994)|WTVK-LP (1994–1999)|KTTE-LP (1999–2002)}}
-| former_affiliations = [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1994-1995, 1999-2000)<br>[[The WB]] (1995-1999)<br>Dark (2000-2002)<br>[[America One]] (2002-2015)<br>Untamed Sports TV (2008-2017)
+| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (1994–1995, 1999–2000)|[[The WB]] (1995–1999)|Dark (2000–2002)|[[America One]] (2002–2015)|Untamed Sports TV (2008–2017)}}
-| erp                 =
+| erp                 = 15 kW
-| website             = [http://www.pelicansportstv.com/ pelicansportstv.com]
+| haat                = {{Convert|54.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| facility_id         = 167737
+| class               = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
+| coordinates         = {{coord|30|27|0.6|N|91|7|59.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
+| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
+| website             =
 }}
-'''KPBN-LD''', [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[UHF]] [[Digital television|digital]] channel 14, branded on-air as '''The Pelican''', is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-powered]] [[Sonlife Broadcasting Network|Sonlife]]-[[Network affiliate|affiliated]] [[television station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], United States. The station is owned by Pelican Broadcasting. On [[cable television|cable]], the station is seen on [[AT&T U-verse]] on [[Cox Communications]] and Allen Cable. It is also available online at pelicansportstv.com
+'''KPBN-LD''' (channel 14) is a [[Low-power television station]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], United States. The station is owned by Pelican Broadcasting.
-KPBN's main programming feed is carried on the station's second [[digital subchannel]], which is affiliated with the [[Pursuit Channel]] when local programs are not airing. The station's first subchannel airs [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s SonLife Broadcasting Network as that network's flagship station, while the fourth subchannel carries [[Light TV]].
+KPBN's main programming feed is carried on the station's second [[digital subchannel]], which is affiliated with the [[Pursuit Channel]] when local programs are not airing. Its first subchannel airs [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s [[SonLife Broadcasting Network]] as that network's [[flagship station]], while the fourth subchannel carries [[TheGrio]].
 ==History==
+KPBN started as K07UJ, a [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] station for the [[Woody Jenkins]]-owned [[KBTR-CA|WBTR]]. The station soon changed to channel 11 and was an [[independent station]] known as WTVK-LP in 1994, owned by Gulf Atlantic Communications. In 1995, WTVK served as Baton Rouge's first [[The WB|WB]] affiliate with a secondary affiliation with [[America One]], yet the station failed to secure a spot on Baton Rouge's cable lineup and had a broadcast range of only {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}}. Only cable systems in [[Clinton, Louisiana|Clinton]], [[Jackson, Louisiana|Jackson]], [[Watson, Louisiana|Watson]] and at [[LSU]] carried the station.<ref>A David facing TV Goliaths *** WTVK thinking big despite low-power pole, The Advocate, January 14, 1996</ref>
+By 1999, WBBR (now [[WBRL-CD|WBRL]]) signed on as a cable-only station, taking the WB affiliation, and channel 11 changed its call letters to KTTE, serving as an independent station on March 31 of that year that focused on local and sports programming.<ref>"Information Please," Baton Rouge Advocate, September 12, 1999</ref>  At this time, KTTE secured a spot on TCI's cable lineup; however, the station struggled to stay on the air, as the owners faced eviction in August 2000.<ref>TV station wins some equipment back after eviction, Baton Rouge Advocate, August 26, 2000</ref> After returning to the air for a brief period of time, the station signed off for good on December 27, 2000, after a conflict emerged between the station's owner, Dave Loflin of Gulf Atlantic, and station manager Upfront Partnership, owned by [[Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] and Bob Courtney. On January 12, 2002, KPBN-LP signed on channel 11, carrying a sports-centered programming lineup with some America One programming. The station chose not to renew its America One affiliation once the network merged with YouToo TV.
-KPBN started as '''K07UJ''', a [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] station for the [[Woody Jenkins]]-owned [[KBTR-CA|WBTR]]. The station soon changed to channel 11 and was an [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] known as '''WTVK''' in 1994, owned by Gulf Atlantic Communications.  In 1995, WTVK served as Baton Rouge's first [[the WB|WB]] affiliate with a secondary affiliation with [[America One]], yet the station failed to secure a spot on Baton Rouge's cable lineup and had a broadcast range of only six miles.  Only cable systems at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]], [[Clinton, Louisiana|Clinton]], [[Jackson, Louisiana|Jackson]], and [[Watson, Louisiana|Watson]] carried the station.<ref>A David facing TV Goliaths *** WTVK thinking big despite low-power pole, The Advocate, January 14, 1996</ref>
+In 2017, KPBN dropped its Untamed Sports TV affiliation and now only broadcast programming from The Pursuit Channel outside of local programming. That same year, the station became [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s Sonlife TV network flagship station with sports programming moving to the second subchannel. Pelican Sports was added to KPBN's second subchannel, and [[TheGrio|Light TV]] was added to the fourth subchannel on January 1, 2018.
-By 1999, WBBR (now [[WBRL-CD|WBRL]]) signed on as a cable-only station, taking the WB affiliation, and channel 11 changed its call letters to '''KTTE''', serving as an independent station on March 31 of that year that focused on local and sports programming.<ref>"Information Please," Baton Rouge Advocate, September 12, 1999</ref>  At this time, KTTE secured a spot on TCI's cable lineup; however, the station struggled to stay on the air, as the owners faced eviction in August 2000.<ref>TV station wins some equipment back after eviction, Baton Rouge Advocate, August 26, 2000</ref>  After returning to the air for a brief period of time, the station signed off for good on December 27, 2000 after a conflict emerged between the station's owner, Dave Loflin of Gulf Atlantic, and station manager Upfront Partnership, owned by [[Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] and Bob Courtney.  On January 12, 2002, '''KPBN''' signed on channel 11, carrying a sports-centered programming lineup with some America One programming.  The station chose not to renew its America One affiliation once the network merged with YouToo TV.
+==Subchannels==
-Beginning in 2017, KPBN dropped its Untamed Sports TV affiliation and now only broadcast programming from The Pursuit Channel outside of local programming.  That same year, the station became [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s Sonlife TV network flagship station with sports programming moving to the second subchannel.  Pelican Sports was added to KPBN's second subchannel, and [[Light TV]] was added to the fourth subchannel on January 1, 2018.
+The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
-KPBN-HD is now available on Cox Communications channel 1013, they are also working on their digital signal located on channel 14.
-==Programming==
-KPBN airs Louisiana-based programming and sports coverage, plus national programming and sports of interest to Louisiana residents. Daily programming includes ''[[This Week in Louisiana Agriculture]]'' and [[LSU Athletics]].
-==Digital channels==
-The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
 {| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannels of KPBN-LD<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KPBN-LD#station RabbitEars TV Query for KPBN-LD]</ref>
-|-
 ! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
+! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
 ! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
 ! Short name
+! Programming
-! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KPBN-LD#station RabbitEars TV Query for KPBN-LD]</ref>
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 14.1
+| rowspan=5| [[480i]] || rowspan=5|[[4:3]] || SBN || [[SonLife]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 14.2
+| KPBN || [[Independent station|Independent]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 14.3
-| 14.1 || rowspan=3| [[480i]] || rowspan=3|[[4:3]] || KPBN-LD || [[Sonlife Broadcasting Network|SonLife]]
+| DEC || [[Catchy Comedy]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 14.4
-| 14.2 || Pelican || Pelican Sports/Pursuit Channel
+| LTV || [[TheGrio]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 14.5
-| 14.4 || Light || [[TheGrio|TheGrio TV]]
+| MOV || [[Movies!]]
 |}
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 == External links ==
-*[http://www.pelicansportstv.com/  Official Website]
+* [http://www.pelicansportstv.com/ Official website]
-*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|167737|KPBN-LD}}
 {{Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}
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 {{Other Louisiana Stations}}
-[[Category:Television stations in Louisiana]]
+[[Category:1995 establishments in Louisiana]]
+[[Category:Catchy Comedy affiliates]]
+[[Category:Independent television stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Low-power television stations in Louisiana]]
+[[Category:Movies! affiliates]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995]]
+[[Category:Television stations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
+[[Category:TheGrio affiliates]]

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