KGJT-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-powered, Class A

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, United States and serving Colorado's Western Slope region. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a

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KREX-TV KREX-TV, virtual channel 5 (VHF digital channel 2), is a CBS- affiliated television station licensed to Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and serving Colorado's Western Slope region. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister stati ...

(channel 5); Nexstar also operates

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. The three stations share studios on Hillcrest Avenue in downtown Grand Junction; KGJT-CD's transmitter is located at Land's End, east of the city.

History

The station signed on for the first time on January 5, 1995, originally affiliated with

, until that network moved to the newly established

in June 2000, in which the station would affiliate with

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, and stayed with that network until that network folded in September 2006. After KGJT's subsequent affiliation with the new

programming service, its programming became available on KREX-TV's digital signal. On January 20, 2008 at approximately 8:45 a.m., a fire knocked KREX, KFQX and KGJT off the air. The station's building and 50 years worth of archives were a total loss. Following the fire, KGJT began to simulcast KREX-TV's signal, except for Colorado Rockies baseball games on Sundays. KGJT resumed a separate schedule with

programming towards the end of 2008. KGJT airs newscasts from its sister station,

. The simulcasts only include the weekday morning newscast (5–7 a.m.)
''KREX at TitanTV''

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplex (TV), multiplexed:

References

External links

KREX-TV Official website
MyNetworkTV affiliates GJT-CD Low-power television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 1995 1995 establishments in Colorado Nexstar Media Group {{Colorado-tv-station-stub