KGKC-LD

KGKC-LD (channel 39) is a low-power television station licensed to Lawrence, Kansas, United States, serving the Kansas City metropolitan area as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, the station has studios on Broadway Boulevard in the Westside neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, and its transmitter is located in the city's Brown Estates neighborhood.

KGKC-LD
CityLawrence, Kansas
Channels
BrandingTelemundo Kansas City
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedAugust 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)
First air date
October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
Former call signs
  • K10PD (2005–2008)
  • KGKC-LP (2008–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 2005–2012)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2012–2018)
Spanish Religious (2008–2018)
Call sign meaning
Kansas City
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID130417
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT268.7 m (882 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°1′19.9″N 94°30′49.7″W
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitetelemundokc.com
Satellite station
KGKM-LD
CityColumbia, Missouri
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
History
FoundedFebruary 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
First air date
February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Former call signs
K36LJ-D (2011–2022)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID184505
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT193.5 m (635 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°47′28″N 92°17′44″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

KGKM-LD (channel 36) in Columbia, Missouri, operates as a full-time, low-power satellite of KGKC-LD; this station's transmitter is located on Edwards Road northwest of Ashland, Missouri. KGKM-LD covers Columbia, Jefferson City, and other areas of central Missouri. Except for hourly station identifications required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there is no on-air mention that KGKM-LD exists, and aside from the transmitter, KGKM-LD does not maintain any physical presence locally in Columbia. Unlike its parent station, KGKM-LD does not carry any of KGKC-LD's subchannels and has a different subchannel lineup.

History

KGKC-LD became a Telemundo affiliate in September 2018.[3] Prior to that, it aired Spanish-language religious programming.

News operation

In addition to broadcasting Noticias Telemundo, the national news program from Telemundo, KGKC-LD produces brief news inserts called Acceso Total (Total Access) that focus on stories from the Kansas City and Central Missouri areas.[4]

On September 15, 2023, KGKC-LD announced that it had teamed up with Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Kansas City, KMBC-TV, to provide daily Spanish-language weather forecasts for the station. This partnership is the first of its kind in the Kansas City market.[5]

Subchannels

The stations' signals are multiplexed:

KGKC-LD subchannels
Subchannels of KGKC-LD[6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
39.1 1080i16:9KGKCTelemundo
39.2 480iStartStart TV
39.3 JTVJewelry TV
39.4 ShopLCShop LC
39.5 TXitosTeleXitos
39.6 4:3SonlifeSonlife
39.7 4:3MeTV ToonsMeTV Toons (soon)

KGKM-LD subchannels
Subchannels of KGKM-LD[7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
36.1 720p16:9KGKM-LDTelemundo
36.2 480iIONIon Television
36.3 COURTTVCourt TV
36.4 DEFYDefy TV
36.5 GRITGrit
36.6 SCRIPPSScripps News
36.7 4:3SONLIFESonlife

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KGKC-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KGKM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Campbell, Matt (September 29, 2018). "Hablas español? Kansas City now has second station offering Spanish-language programs". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. "Acceso Total". Telemundo Kansas City (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  5. Davis, JoBeth (September 15, 2023). "KMBC 9 and KGKC announce groundbreaking weather partnership to serve Kansas City's Spanish-speaking residents". KMBC. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. "RabbitEars TV Query for KGKC". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  7. "RabbitEars TV Query for KGKM". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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