K34HO-D,
virtual and
UHF digital channel 34, is a
low-powered independent
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licensed
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to
Willmar, Minnesota
Willmar is a city in, and the county seat of, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 21,015 at the 2020 census.
History
Agricultural expansion and the establishment of Willmar as a division point on the Great Northern ...
,
United States
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. The station is owned by
UHF-TV Inc., which offers the channel as part of a limited line-up of TV channels to Willmar-area viewers. There are five subchannels on this multiplex, notably including "KOOL-TV", a local programming service also aired in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
on
K21GN-D in the
Selective TV, Inc., system, as well as two subchannels of
KSTC-TV
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that are unavailable from
KSAX-TV.
K34HO was previously affiliated with
The Weather Channel
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and used the
WeatherStar 4000 for the
Local on the 8s
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forecasts until the Weather Star 4000 was rendered obsolete in 2014, by which point other free-to-air weather networks were available. UHF-TV now carries competitor
WeatherNation TV
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on sister station K17FA-D.
As of 2021, K34HO carries original programming under the banner KOOL TV, which originates in
Alexandria, Minnesota
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at another cluster of translators,
Selective TV, Inc. and is simulcast in Alexandria on K21GN-D. Its programming consists mostly of
syndicated shows centered around agriculture, wildlife, rural interest, televangelism and
educational children's programming.
External links
KOOL TV official Web site*
References
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Television channels and stations established in 1988
Low-power television stations in the United States