KJNP-TV

KJNP-TV
	North Pole–Fairbanks, Alaska; United States;
City	North Pole, Alaska
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 4;
Branding	KJNP-TV
Programming
Affiliations	Religious Independent
Ownership
Owner	Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date	December 7, 1981
Former channel number	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1981–2009);
Former affiliations	Independent (1981–1990); TBN (1990–2022);
Call sign meaning	"King Jesus North Pole"; derived from former sister stations KJNP-AM-FM
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20015
ERP	30.9 kW; 3.36 kW (STA);
HAAT	491.6 m (1,613 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	64°52′43.4″N 148°3′22.7″W / 64.878722°N 148.056306°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	cbimediagroup.com/kjnp-channel-4-north-pole

KJNP-TV (channel 4) is a religious independent television station licensed to North Pole, Alaska, United States, serving the Fairbanks area. The station is owned by Christian Broadcasting, Inc. KJNP-TV's transmitter is located on the Ester Dome.

History

Signing on on December 7, 1981, and becoming an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1990 (and its only full-power affiliate in Alaska), KJNP-TV became the fourth television station in the Fairbanks area after KUAC. Originally broadcasting 16 hours a day, the schedule expanded to 24 hours a day in 2003, following the installation of a new transmitter.

KJNP-TV and KJNP-AM-FM (which launched in 1967) were founded by Don and Gen Nelson.

On April 26, 2022, Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship agreed to donate KJNP-TV to Anchorage-based Christian Broadcasting, Inc.;^[2] the transaction was completed on August 8, separating the TV station from KJNP radio.^[3]

In addition to religious and some secular programs, KJNP-TV also broadcasts Closing Comments, one of the longest-running public affairs programs on local television.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KJNP-TV^[4]
Channel	Res.	Short name	Programming
4.1	480i	KJNP	Main KJNP-TV programming (4:3)
4.2	Audio only	KCBR	KCBR-FM 90.7
4.3		KAFC	KAFC 93.7
4.4		KATB	KATB 89.3
4.5		KVNT	KVNT 1020

Analog-to-digital conversion

KJNP-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20, using virtual channel 4.^[5]

References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for KJNP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KJNP". RabbitEars. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

Official website

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[FCC-LMS-20015-1] "Facility Technical Data for KJNP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[3] "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[4] "RabbitEars TV Query for KJNP". RabbitEars. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[5] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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