KKTW-LD

KKTW-LD

Minneapolis, Minnesota United States
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 19
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: Heartland 19.2: Retro TV 19.3: Rev'n 19.4: The Action Channel 19.5: The Family Channel
Ownership
Owner	Luken Communications (Digital Networks Midwest, LLC)
History
First air date	November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
Former call signs	K19BG (1986–September 2017) KKTW-LP (September–October 2017)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 19 (UHF, 1987-2017)
Former affiliations	TBN
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68054
Class	LD
ERP	435 W
HAAT	43 m (141 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°59′44.1″N 93°26′56.6″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

KKTW-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 19, is a low-powered Heartland-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by Luken Communications. The station's broadcast facility is located on a microwave tower near the intersection of Highway 55 and Interstate 494 in Plymouth, broadcasting a tight, east-facing pattern.

History

As K19BG, the station used to be the St. Cloud translator for the Trinity Broadcasting Network at 122 kilowatts for most of the analog age. The station was sold to Luken Communications in June 2011 as part of TBN's pullout from their extensive translator network.

The station changed its call sign to KKTW-LP on September 20, 2017, and then to KKTW-LD on October 26, 2017 upon issuance of their digital license.

In early November 2020, the station went on the air.

Digital Channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
19.1	720p	16:9	HRTLND	Heartland
19.2	480i	4:3	RTV	Retro TV
19.3			REVN	Rev'n
19.4			ACTION	The Action Channel
19.5			FAMILY	The Family Channel

References

• Luken buys 78 former TBN stations from MMTC - 6/13/2011
• TBN donates up to 155 stations to MMTC - 8/23/2010