KBLN
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| Grants Pass, Oregon | |
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| Branding | Better Life TV |
| Slogan | Bringing Hope Into Your Life... |
| Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 30.1 3ABN |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | 3ABN |
| Owner | Better Life Television, Inc. |
| First air date | October 15, 2001 |
| Call letters' meaning | Better Life Network |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 30 (UHF, 2001-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 2 kW |
| Height | 654 m |
| Facility ID | 83306 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′55″N 123°16′33″W / 42.38194°N 123.27583°W |
| Website | www.betterlifetv.tv |
KBLN digital channel 30 is an affiliate of the Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) based in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving the Medford, Oregon television market. The station, owned by Better Life Television, is seen in five counties in southern Oregon, plus Siskiyou County in northern California.
Better Life Television is a viewer-supported non-profit outreach organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, with a 501(c)3 status. The station managers are Ron and Marta Davis.
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[edit] Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [1], the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, at the end of digital TV conversion, KBLN turned off its analog signal and turned on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut").[1]
[edit] Translator Stations
Class "A" Translators:
- K22FC Channel 22 Grants Pass
- K47GI Channel 47 Grants Pass (converting to Digital)
- K23EX Channel 23 Medford
Repeater Stations:
- K17EX Channel 17 Rogue River
- K18GB Channel 18 Ashland
- K25IM Channel 25 Hornbrook, California
- K33GJ Channel 33 Merlin
- K48GO Channel 48 Cave Junction
- K48HV Channel 48 Klamath Falls
- K49IG Channel 49 Yreka, California
[edit] Acquisition of KTVC
In 2007, KBLN announced plans to purchase a full power station in Roseburg and a low-powered repeater station in Eugene, to expand coverage to more than 500,000 viewers in the Eugene market.[2] In 2009, the stations, KTVC and Eugene translator KAMK-LP, were sold to KBLN during a bankruptcy auction for Equity Media Holdings.[3] Plans for this expansion were announced by Better Life before Equity's economic woes came to light.
[edit] Expansion to Portland
In 2009, according to its website, Better Life "negotiated and signed an agreement to purchase a low power digital station in the Portland area." 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 licenced to Longview, Washington, held a construction permit to move to the Portland area, while changing its city of license to Vancouver, Washington. The station would sign on October 24, 2010 as KEVE-LD.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hraunfoss.fcc.gov
- ^ "God is working out this miracle!". KBLN Better Life TV. http://betterlifetv.tv/updates.php. Retrieved April 20, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14101.html. Retrieved April 20, 2009.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- KBLN website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KBLN
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KBLN-TV
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