KGJT-CD

{{short description|Class A TV station in Grand Junction, Colorado}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = KGJT-CD

| logo = KGJT-CD My GJ logo.png

| logo_size = 180px

| branding = MyNetworkGJ

| analog =

| digital = 27 (UHF)

| virtual = 27

| subchannels =

| translators = KREX-TV 5.3 Grand Junction

| affiliations = {{ubl|27.1: MyNetworkTV|27.2: CBS}}

| founded = July 9, 1991

| airdate = {{start date and age|1994|09|01}}

| location = Grand Junction, Colorado

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|Grand Junction|-or-|Grand Junction Television}}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K27CO (1991–1998)|KGJT-LP (1998–2014)}}

| owner = Nexstar Media Group

| licensee = Nexstar Media Inc.

| sister_stations = KREX-TV, KFQX

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Fox (1994–2000)|UPN (1995–2006, secondary until 2000)|CBS (via KREX, 2008)}}

| erp = 1.94 kW

| haat = {{convert|913|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = CD

| facility_id = 71948

| coordinates = {{coord|39|5|20.9|N|108|13|39.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|http://www.westernslopenow.com/}}

}}

KGJT-CD (channel 27) is a low-power, Class A television station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, serving Colorado's Western Slope region as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister station to CBS affiliate KREX-TV (channel 5); Nexstar also operates Fox affiliate KFQX (channel 4) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios on Hillcrest Avenue in downtown Grand Junction; KGJT-CD's transmitter is located at Land's End, east of the city.

History

The station signed on for the first time on September 1, 1994, originally carrying Fox programming.{{cite news |title=KREX owner to start airing Fox |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-krex-owner-to-start-a/127621721/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=The Daily Sentinel |date=August 31, 1994}} After that network moved to the newly established KFQX in June 2000, the station would affiliate with UPN, and stayed with that network until folding in September 2006. After KGJT's subsequent affiliation with MyNetworkTV, its programming became available on KREX-TV's digital signal.

On January 20, 2008, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a fire knocked KREX, KFQX and KGJT off the air. The station's building and 50 years worth of archives were a total loss. Following the fire, KGJT began to simulcast KREX-TV's signal, except for Colorado Rockies baseball games on Sundays. KGJT resumed a separate schedule with MyNetworkTV programming towards the end of 2008.

KGJT airs newscasts from its sister station, KREX-TV. The simulcasts only include the weekday morning newscast (5–7 a.m.)

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of KGJT-CD{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KGJT\|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KGJT\|website=RabbitEars\|accessdate=February 27, 2025}} ! scope = "col" \| Channel ! scope = "col" \| Res. ! scope = "col" \| Aspect ! scope = "col" \| Short name ! scope = "col" \| Programming
scope = "row" \| 27.1 \| 480i \|\| 4:3 \|\| KGJT-SD \|\| MyNetworkTV
scope = "row" \| 27.2 \| 1080i \|\| 16:9 \|\| style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"\|KREX-HD \|\| style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"\|CBS (KREX-TV)

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of KGJT-CD{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KGJT|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KGJT|website=RabbitEars|accessdate=February 27, 2025}}

! scope = "col" | Channel

! scope = "col" | Res.

! scope = "col" | Aspect

! scope = "col" | Short name

! scope = "col" | Programming

scope = "row" | 27.1

| 480i || 4:3 || KGJT-SD || MyNetworkTV

scope = "row" | 27.2

| 1080i || 16:9 || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|KREX-HD || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|CBS (KREX-TV)

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.westernslopenow.com/}}

Category:1994 establishments in Colorado

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Category:MyNetworkTV affiliates

Category:Nexstar Media Group

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1994

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