KBLN-TV
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| City | Grants Pass, Oregon |
| Channels | |
| Branding | Better Life TV |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | see§ Subchannels |
| Affiliations | 3ABN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Better Life Television |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 2001 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:30 (UHF, 2001–2009) |
Call signmeaning | Better Life Network |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 83306 |
| ERP | 2kW |
| HAAT | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′55.4″N123°16′33.2″W/ 42.382056°N 123.275889°W |
| Translator(s) | see§ Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KBLN-TV(channel 30) is areligioustelevision stationlicensed toGrants Pass, Oregon,United States, serving theMedfordarea as an affiliate of theThree Angels Broadcasting Network(3ABN). Owned by Better Life Television, the station maintains studios on Northeast 9th Street in Grants Pass and a transmitter on Grants Pass Peak.
KBLN-TV is seen in five counties inSouthern Oregon,plusSiskiyou Countyin northernCalifornia.It is a viewer-supportednon-profitoutreach organization of theSeventh-day Adventist Church,with a501(c)(3)status.
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.1 | 480i | 16:9 | KBLN-DT | Main KBLN-TV programming /3ABN |
| 30.2 | BLBN-2 | Better Health TV | ||
| 30.3 | BLBN-3 | Nature Channel | ||
| 30.4 | BLBN-4 | Vida Mejor TV |
Analog-to-digital conversion
[edit]Because it was granted an originalconstruction permitafter theFCCfinalized theDTVallotment plan on April 21, 1997,[3]the station did not receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station.Instead, at the end of digital TV conversion, KBLN-TV shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 30, and "flash-cut"its digital signal into operation UHF channel 30.[4]
Translators
[edit]- K16NK-DCave Junction
- K17EZ-DRogue River
- K23EX-DMedford
- K25IM-DMedford
- K25NO-DGasquet, CA
- K31NH-DKlamath Falls
- K33GJ-DMerlin
- K33HH-DRedding, CA
- K36NY-DYreka, CA
- KEVE-LD36Vancouver, WA
Expansion
[edit]- In 2007, KBLN announced plans to purchase a full power station inRoseburgand alow-poweredrepeater station inEugene,to expand coverage to more than 500,000 viewers in the Eugene market.[5]In 2009, the stations,KTVCand Eugene translator KAMK-LP, were sold to KBLN during a bankruptcy auction forEquity Media Holdings.[6]Plans for this expansion were announced by Better Life before Equity's economic woes came to light.
- In 2009, according to its website, Better Life "negotiated and signed an agreement to purchase a low power digital station in thePortlandarea. "However, the site then failed to mention which station it was intending to purchase. It was not clear if the station was in talks with a particular station, or with many stations in the region. On March 23, 2010, the FCC granted Consent to Assignment for KEVE-LP channel 36 from Fiori Media, Inc. to the Southern Oregon Conference Assn. of Seventh-Day Adventists. KEVE-LP, at the time licensed toLongview, Washington,held a construction permit to move to the Portland area, while changing its city of license toVancouver, Washington.The station would sign on October 24, 2010, as KEVE-LD.
- In 2011, Better Life acquired a low-powered station inRedding, California,K33HHchannel 33, from the Northern California Conference Association of Seventh-Day Adventists; previously, the translator carried 3ABN programming directly via satellite. Also that year, Better Life leased a subchannel on FMI Media's KNRC-LD inReno, Nevada,where it can be seen on subchannel 14.5.[7]
- A chain of low-power stations owned by One Ministries, Inc. (led byKKPM-CD) simulcast KBLN's Better Life TV programming throughoutNorthern California.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KBLN-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^RabbitEars TV Query for KBLN
- ^"Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115".
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.
- ^"God is working out this miracle!".KBLN Better Life TV.RetrievedApril 20,2009.[dead link]
- ^"Takers found for 60 Equity stations".Television Business Report.April 18, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2009.RetrievedApril 20,2009.
- ^"Better Life TV:" Better Life Adds 2 New Stations! "".Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2011.RetrievedMay 19,2012.