K17DL-D (channel 17) is a low-power

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, United States. It is owned by Branson Visitors TV,

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, a

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between

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(50.1%) and Market Branson, LLC (49.9%); Gray's interest makes K17DL-D a

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affiliate KYTV (channel 3),

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affiliate

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(channel 33), and CW affiliate

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(channel 25). K17DL-D's transmitter is located on

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in western Taney County.

History

The original

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to construct a low-power station on channel 17 in Branson was issued on March 3, 1993 and issued the call sign K17DL; on May 16, 1994, original owner Lorianne Crook-Owens sold the station to GEP, Inc. On July 26, 1999, K17DL, along with

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(channel 5, now defunct) and Springfield-based K15CZ (channel 15, now

), was sold to Miller Family Broadcasting. By this point, channel 17 had come on the air through a series of

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grants and was simulcasting

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programming with K15CZ; the station was fully licensed on January 14, 2002. Miller sold K17DL and K15CZ to

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, owner of KYTV, on March 14, 2002. After UPN and

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closed down to form

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in 2006, K17DL and K15CZ affiliated with the new network. On May 20, 2009, Schurz sold a 49.9-percent interest in K17DL to Market Branson for $250,000; following the sale, the station dropped CW programming (moving to LD2) and began carrying tourist information. The station also converted to

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and began broadcasting in high definition; consequently, the call sign was modified to K17DL-D on May 29, 2009. Schurz' remaining 50.1-percent interest in channel 17 is included in

's purchase of Schurz' television stations.

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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References

External links

* * {{Gray TV 17DL-D Low-power television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2002 Gray Television The CW affiliates 2002 establishments in Missouri Branson, Missouri micropolitan area