KJEF-CA

KJEF-CA, VHF analog channel 13, was a low-power, Class A independent station television station licensed to Jennings, Louisiana, United States. The station was the only television station owned by Townsquare Media, a company that otherwise specializes exclusively in radio.

KJEF-LP
CityJennings, Louisiana
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
KHLA, KJEF, KJMH, KLCL, KNGT, KTSR
History
First air date
1989 (1989)
Last air date
April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Former call signs
K13VD (August−September 1987)
K13VG (September 1987−2001)
Independent
NBC (via KPLC, March−August 2004)
Call sign meaning
from sister station KJEF
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8170
ClassCA
ERP12 watts
HAAT67.1 meters (220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°12′38″N 92°39′55″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

History

The station's original construction permit was originally granted on August 24, 1987,[2] as K13VD; this was changed to K13VG a month later.[3] The station was originally owned by Jennings Broadcasting Company along with KJEF radio (1290 AM, now KJEF; and 92.9 FM, now KHLA), but was sold to Cajun Country Broadcasting in 1994.[4] K13VG was again sold, this time to Apex Broadcasting, in 2000;[5] soon afterward, it obtained class A status[6] and, in 2001, changed its call letters to KJEF-CA to match its radio sisters.[3]

From March 15 until August 24, 2004, KJEF-CA suspended its normal programming and became, in effect, a temporary translator of KPLC, the NBC affiliate in Lake Charles; that station's tower had collapsed on March 4, and KJEF helped augment the lower-power auxiliary transmitter KPLC was broadcasting from upon resuming broadcasts on March 6.[7][8]

Gap Broadcasting purchased Apex Broadcasting's Lafayette stations in 2007.[9] What eventually became Gap Central Broadcasting (following the formation of GapWest Broadcasting) was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[10]

The station went dark at 5 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013. On April 22, 2013, Townsquare surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission, who subsequently cancelled it.

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KJEF-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  3. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  4. "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  5. "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  6. "Application Search Details (5)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  7. "KJEF-CA – Exhibit 21". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  8. Winch, Graham (March 7, 2004). "KPLC Signal Back On-Air Again". KPLC 7 News. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  9. BIA Financial Networks (September 16, 2007). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  10. "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
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