Founded February 25, 2010 | First air date c. August 2015 | |
Subchannels 27.1 Estrella TV27.2 Azteca America27.3 GetTV27.4 The Country Network Owner DTV America Corporation(MIK, LLC) | ||
KDKJ-LD is a low-powered digital television station that is licensed to and serving Tyler, Texas, USA. The station broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 27. The station is an affiliate of Estrella TV, Azteca America, GetTV and GRIT.
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History
The construction permit for the station, originally assigned the call letters K27kJ-D, was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on February 25, 2010. The station signed on in 2015 as the Tyler area’s new Estrella TV affiliated television station, with Azteca America carried on a second subchannel. NBC affiliate KETK-TV previously carried Estrella TV on its second subchannel from 2011 until KDKJ-LD's sign-on.
In December 2015, KDKJ-LD3 switched from DrTV to Sony Pictures Television's GetTV movie network, and KDKJ-LD4 was launched to carry FremantleMedia's Buzzr network. As of April 2016, Buzzr has moved to 33.1.
Coverage area
The station’s digital signal can only reach a 25 miles (40 km) radius of the station’s transmitter on the southwest side of the city.