KXLJ-LD

{{Short description|Television station in Juneau, Alaska (2001–2021)}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = KXLJ-LD

| above =

| city =

| logo = Cbs southeast logo.png

| branding = CBS Southeast

| analog =

| digital = 24 (UHF)

| virtual = 24

| translators =

| affiliations = CBS (2005–2021)

| airdate = {{ubl|July 19, 2011|(second incarnation){{cite web|url=https://www.fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=184508|title=DKXLJ-LD Facility Record|accessdate=June 13, 2020|work=REC Networks}}|October 12, 2005|(first incarnation)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=126676|title=DKXLJ-LD Facility Record|accessdate=June 13, 2020|work=REC Networks}}

| last_airdate = {{ubl|March 15, 2010|(first incarnation)

|September 28, 2021|(second incarnation)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=184508|title=DKXLJ-LD Facility Record|accessdate=June 13, 2020|work=REC Networks}}

| location = Juneau, Alaska

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K24HB (2005–2007)|KXLJ-LP (2007–2008)|KXLJ-LD (2008)|DKXLJ-LD (2008-2011)|K24KH-D (2010–2011)}}

| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 24 (UHF, 2002–2008)

| owner = Denali Media Holdings

| licensee = Denali Media Juneau, Corp.

| sister_stations = KATH-LD, KUBD, KTNL-TV

| former_affiliations = Pax (March–August 2002)

| erp = 0.25 kW

| haat = {{convert|-377.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class =

| facility_id = 184508

| coordinates = {{coord|58|17|58.8|N|134|25|26|W|region:US-AK_type:landmark}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website =

}}

KXLJ-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 24, was a low-power CBS-affiliated television station that was licensed to Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was a full-time satellite of Sitka-licensed KTNL-TV (channel 13) which was owned by Denali Media Holdings (a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI). KXLJ-LD was a sister station to low-power NBC affiliate KATH-LD (channel 5), licensed to both Juneau and Douglas. KXLJ-LD shared transmitter facilities with KATH-LD in downtown Juneau.

History

The station was not granted its original construction permit until October 4, 2005; however, it originally launched under a series of special temporary authority (STA) grants starting in 2001, the most recent one granted on April 4, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1241947&Service=TX&Form_id=911&Facility_id=126676|title=Extension of Existing Engineering STA|date=April 2, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} These special temporary authority grants were for analog operation; however, in 2008, the station filed for a flash-cut to digital television,{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1267597&Service=LD&Form_id=346&Facility_id=126676|title=Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station|date=September 24, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} even though channel 24, as a low-power station, was exempt from the 2009 digital transition for full-service stations.

Channel 24 went on the air in March 2002 as an affiliate of Pax (now Ion Television); that August, it joined CBS, though some Pax programming remained on the schedule for some time thereafter. Before then, KUBD in Ketchikan and KTNL in Sitka served as the default over-the-air CBS affiliates for Southeast Alaska, while cable systems in Juneau imported KIRO-TV from Seattle for CBS programming instead.{{cite news|title=Juneau cable station to offer CBS programming|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/082202/bus_cablechange.shtml|accessdate=April 6, 2016|work=Juneau Empire|date=August 22, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020904161345/http://juneauempire.com/stories/082202/bus_cablechange.shtml|archive-date=September 4, 2002}} In early 2003, the station added simulcasts of the newscasts from fellow CBS affiliate KTVA in Anchorage.{{cite news|last1=Krueger|first1=Andrew|title=What's up with that?|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/030603/thi_whatsup.shtml|accessdate=April 6, 2016|work=Juneau Empire|date=March 6, 2003|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422080846/http://juneauempire.com/stories/030603/thi_whatsup.shtml|url-status=dead}} Though channel 24 referred to itself as "KTNL-LP" (matching the Sitka station), it was originally issued the temporary call sign K24FM;{{cite web|title=Extension of Existing Legal STA|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1089986&Service=TX&Form_id=911&Facility_id=126676|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 6, 2016|date=October 3, 2005}} following the grant of the construction permit, the call sign K24HB was issued on October 12, 2005.{{cite web|title=Call Sign History (DKXLJ-LD)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=126676&Callsign=DKXLJ-LD|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 6, 2016}} The call letters were changed to KXLJ-LP on July 5, 2007, and were modified to KXLJ-LD (reflecting its conversion to digital) on October 6, 2008.

KXLJ-LD's construction permit was canceled on March 15, 2010 after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined, while processing the station's application for a digital license, that the permit had expired on October 12, 2008.[http://cdbs.recnet.com/fmq.php?facid=126676&jaws=0 DKXLJ-LD]{{cite web|last1=Hashemzadeh|first1=Hossein|title=In re: Low Power Television Application of: GreenTV Corp.…|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=17713|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=April 6, 2016|format=PDF|date=March 15, 2010}} As a result, the station's owner, Ketchikan Television LLC, had to reapply for the channel 24 position in Juneau.[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=184508 Video Division TV Query Results] On February 24, 2010, KXLJ-LD received special temporary authority from the FCC to return to the air,{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=17169|title=CDBS Imported Letter|date=February 24, 2010|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=April 16, 2012}} which was extended on August 18, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=20775|title=CDBS Imported Letter|date=August 18, 2010|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=April 16, 2012}} The station was given the temporary call sign K24JH-D upon receiving the special temporary authority grant; after the new construction permit was granted on June 15, 2011, channel 24 was assigned the K24KH-D call sign, before regaining the KXLJ-LD call sign on July 6.{{cite web|title=Call Sign History (KXLJ-LD)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=184508&Callsign=DKXLJ-LD|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 6, 2016}} The low-power station was again licensed on July 19, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101432971&formid=347&fac_num=184508|title=Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station|date=July 19, 2011|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 16, 2012}} Since returning to the air, KXLJ-LD has transmitted a digital signal.

On December 9, 2013, Ketchikan Television filed to sell KXLJ-LD, along with KTNL and KUBD, to Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI. The deal made them sister stations to NBC affiliate KATH-LD in Juneau and its satellite KSCT-LP in Sitka, as well as KTVA.{{cite web|title=Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate Licensee Or Permittee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1590593&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=184508|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=December 12, 2013|date=December 9, 2013}} The sale was completed on July 28, 2014.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1645540&Service=LD&Form_id=905&Facility_id=184508 Consummation Notice], CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 29 July 2014.

On September 28, 2021, Denali Media surrendered the license of KXLJ-LD back to the FCC. Juneau-based repeater station, KYEX-LD (relaying Gray-owned Anchorage-based KAUU) now serves the former viewing area of KXLJ-LD as a dual CBS/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station.{{cite web|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KYEX-LD|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KYEX-LD#station|website=RabbitEars|access-date=October 3, 2021}}