KPJO-LD,

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49 ( UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered dual

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/ Court TV- affiliated

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to Pittsburg, Kansas, United States and also serving

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. Owned by HC2 Holdings, the station is operated by

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under a local marketing agreement (LMA). KPJO-LD's

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is located near the corner of NE Bethlehem Road and NE 80th Street in a rural section of

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near Galena.

History

The station began existence as K49GR, but it wasn't on the air. It was granted a construction permit in 2002, and the call letters KPJO-LP came in 2005. It is unknown what affiliations KPJO had between then and 2014. In 2014,

and Pittsburg/Joplin TV signed a local marketing agreement to bring a MyNetworkTV and

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affiliate to Joplin, Missouri and Pittsburg, Kansas. MyNetworkTV was previously the only major channel (network or programming service) that wasn't available directly from Joplin.

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was the ''de facto'' MyNetworkTV affiliate in the western half of the Joplin market, while the eastern part of the market relied on

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affiliate

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in nearby

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, and before that,

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from 2006 to 2009 and KSFX-TV (now

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) from 2009 to 2011 for MyNetworkTV programming, but MyNetworkTV programming on KRBK was run out of pattern since 2011 when Fox programming moved to that station. The CW, on the other hand, was only accessible via

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through cable-exclusive CW Plus affiliate “KSXF,” one of the many cable-only CW Plus and original WB 100+ affiliates with faux call letters. In August 2018,

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launched CW+ on digital channel 14.2, although some cable companies choose to stay with the same programming as “KSXF” (via a non-local nationwide feed of the network) and it is currently not carried on satellite. In Spring 2015, the station's original licensee, Pittsburgh/Joplin TV, LLC, has sold the station outright to DTV America, thereby making DTV America the sole license holder of the station. In addition, KPJO-LP launched a third digital subchannel to carry the

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. In early 2016, KPJO-LD4 was launched to carry

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-owned

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, featuring classic

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s. At the same time, KPJO-LD5 launched with Bounce TV programming. However, in June 2016, Bounce TV was replaced with

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due to local rights to Bounce TV went to KODE-DT3. In the same month, the Liquidation Channel and QVC2 became respectively available on KPJO's sixth and seventh digital subchannels. In October 2017, KPJO-LP was one of a handful of stations to be sold to

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, but remain operated by DTV America. Two months later, the station began

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ing the MyNetworkTV schedule as aired on the second subchannel of

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affiliate

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. In spring 2019, the MyNetworkTV schedule was simulcast from KWWE-LD of

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. On June 3, 2019, KPJO-LP's Antenna TV affiliation was dropped to become affiliated with the newly resurrected Court TV network. This left the Joplin

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without an Antenna TV affiliate until February 1, 2021, when

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added it to its DT4 subchannel. The station changed its call sign to KPJO-LD on August 8, 2019.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is

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Programming

KPJO-LD's programming schedule is actually similar to that of sister station

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. MyNetworkTV programming is run on weeknights from 7 to 9 p.m. CT, and Court TV programming is aired outside MyNetworkTV's prime time programming for 22 hours every weekday, and all 48 hours of the weekend. Court TV dominates the weekend broadcast schedule since MyNet does not run programming on Saturdays or Sundays. In August 2015, KPJO-LP's main subchannel became the Joplin-area home to Raycom Sports syndicated broadcasts of Atlantic Coast Conference football and men's basketball games, produced under the ACC Network label."ACC Football on the ACC Network: Wake Forest at Syracuse"
. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2015. On channel 49.2, Doctor TV programming was previously available. Doctor TV is a healthy lifestyle-oriented television channel featuring healthy-cooking shows, fitness shows, lifestyle programs, and some classic movies, along with some programming from

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from 1 to 3:30 a.m. CT (2 to 4:30 a.m. ET). Doctor TV's national feed can be viewed online at their website.Dr.TV Live - DRTV ChannelDRTVChannel
/ref> On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, KPJO-LD2 dropped DrTV in favor of

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's classic movie network,

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References

External links

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