KJEF-CA

KJEF-CA, channel 13, was a class A television station in Jennings, Louisiana. Owned by Townsquare Media, the station was an independent station. It was the only television station owned by Townsquare, a company that otherwise specializes exclusively in radio.

KJEF-LP
Jennings, Louisiana
ChannelsAnalog: 13 (VHF)
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Lake Charles License, LLC)
Sister stationsKHLA, KJEF, KJMH, KLCL, KNGT, KTSR
History
First air date1989 (1989)
Last air dateApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Former call signsK13VG (1989-2001)
Former affiliationsNBC, via KPLC (2004)
Call sign meaningfrom sister station KJEF
Technical information
Facility ID8170
ClassA
ERP12 watts
HAAT67.1 meters (220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°12′38″N 92°39′55″W

History

The station's original construction permit was originally granted on August 24, 1987[1] as K13VD; this was changed to K13VG a month later.[2] The station was originally owned by Jennings Broadcasting Company along with KJEF radio (1290 AM, now KKRC; and 92.9 FM, now KHLA), but was sold to Cajun Country Broadcasting in 1994.[3] K13VG was again sold, this time to Apex Broadcasting, in 2000;[4] soon afterward, it obtained class A status[5] and, in 2001, changed its call letters to KJEF-CA to match its radio sisters.[2]

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.[6][7]

Gap Broadcasting purchased Apex Broadcasting's Lafayette stations in 2007.[8] What eventually became Gap Central Broadcasting (following the formation of GapWest Broadcasting) was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[9]

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. "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  2. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  3. "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  4. "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  5. "Application Search Details (5)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  6. "KJEF-CA – Exhibit 21". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  7. Winch, Graham (March 7, 2004). "KPLC Signal Back On-Air Again". KPLC 7 News. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  8. BIA Financial Networks (September 16, 2007). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  9. "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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