KLJB
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| KLJB | |
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| Davenport, Iowa/Rock Island/Moline, Illinois | |
| Branding | Fox 18 |
| Slogan | Fox 18...a part of your life |
| Channels | |
| Subchannels | 18.1 FOX 18.2 CW |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasting System II, Inc. (Quad Cities Television Acquisition Licensing, LLC) |
| First air date | July 28, 1985 |
| Sister station(s) | KGCW |
| Former channel number(s) | 18 Analog (1985-2009) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1985-1987) Fox (1987-1988) independent (1988-1990) |
| Transmitter Power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 343.7 m |
| Facility ID | 54011 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 41°18′44.5″N 90°22′46.2″W / 41.312361°N 90.3795°W |
| Website | www.myfoxqc.com |
KLJB is a television station operating out of Davenport, Iowa. The station transmits on UHF channel 49. KLJB is currently a Fox television affiliate. The station is the primary Fox affiliate for the Quad Cities area and other parts of east central Iowa and northwest Illinois. Its transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois.
The station is owned by Grant Broadcasting, which was established and run by Milton Grant, who serves as President and General Manager of the station. In addition to this station, Grant also owns a number of other television stations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Virginia. Grant purchased KLJB on September 15, 1991. In 1996 he purchased the former KJMH-TV, channel 26, in Burlington, which then simulcasted KLJB's signal to southeast Iowa viewers before becoming WB affiliate KGWB (now known as KGCW) in late 2000.
KGCW's programming also airs on KLJB's digital subchannel. Prior to KGCW's digital conversion, this was because of KGCW's Burlington-based analog signal only operating at an effective radiated power of 200 kilowatts on UHF channel 26, at a height of only 96 meters, and later, interference from low-power TV station WBQD-LP in the Quad Cities as well. Today, KGCW's digital signal on UHF channel 41 covers most of the Quad Cities market, except for the far northern parts, and as a result, KGCW still benefits from having its signal simulcast on KLJB-DT2 even to this day.
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[edit] History
KLJB signed on the air for the first time on July 28, 1985[1] as an independent television station--the first in the Quad Cities. It became a charter member of the Fox Network in 1987, but dropped the affiliation after a year, following a dispute between station manager Gary Brandt and the network after Brandt, frustrated by the low ratings for Fox's Saturday night lineup, bumped it to overnight in favor of more profitable syndicated programming. However, following the success of The Simpsons, KLJB rejoined Fox in 1990.
On July 4, 1987 KLJB premiered Live on Tape, a late night comedy sketch show that aired on Saturday nights at 10 pm until 1990. It was produced at the KLJB studio in Davenport, Iowa and was the only locally produced entertainment show at that time in the Quad City area, as well as the only original sketch comedy show produced in the Midwest.
On December 31, 1999, KLJB debuted its own local newscast, the Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News, which airs every night of the week except Saturday. KLJB's news is currently produced by the Independent News Network, whose news operations for its stations are based in Davenport.
They began broadcasting in high-definition television in January 2003.
From September 14, 2004 to September 12, 2005, KLJB aired the Acri Feature Feature, which someone from Acri Company hosted and picked the movie. It aired after MAD TV, from 11 pm to 1 am.
From September 18, 2005 to May 9, 2007, KLJB aired Zomboo's House of Horror Movies, which Zomboo hosted and which he did commentary. It initially aired after MAD TV; starting in fall 2006 it aired after Talkshow with Spike Feresten.
In a report in the Macon, Georgia Telegraph, it was announced that Independent News Network filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and ended all news productions, including those for KLJB, by January 9, 2009. [1] According to INN all newscasts will now be produced by LMG Inc. of Davenport.
[edit] Digital Television
KLJB-DT broadcasts on digital channel 49.
Digital channels
| Channel | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 18.1 | KLJB-DT | 720p | 16:9 | Main KLJB/FOX Programming |
| 18.2 | KLJB-DT2 | 480i | 4:3 | Simulcast of the Quad Cities CW |
At noon on Friday, June 12, 2009, KLJB shut off its analog signal on channel 18, continuing digital broadcasts on its pre-transition channel number 49, and using PSIP to display KLJB's virtual channel as 18.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Macon Telegraph: "Future of Macon TV station’s nightly newscast uncertain", 1/5/2009.
- ^ http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=10446353
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
[edit] External links
- KLJB website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KLJB
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLJB-TV
- Official website of the former KLJB series Live On Tape
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