KTPN-LD
MyNetworkTV affiliate in Tyler, Texas, United States
KTPN-LD (channel 36) is a low-power television station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. KTPN-LD is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside NBC affiliate KETK-TV (channel 56) and co-managed with Fox affiliate KFXK-TV (channel 51); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns CBS affiliate KYTX (channel 19). KTPN-LD, KETK-TV and KFXK-TV share studios on Richmond Road (near Loop 323) in Tyler; KTPN-LD's transmitter is located west of Texas Loop 323 northeast of the city.
KTPN-LD's signal was formerly relayed on KLPN-LD (channel 47) in Longview, which provided KTPN-LD's programming to the central and eastern portions of the market; that station's transmitter was located near East Mountain, Texas. KLPN-LD's license was canceled on June 6, 2016.
Due to KTPN-LD's low power status, its broadcasting radius only covers the immediate Tyler area. Therefore, in order to reach the entire market, the station is simulcast in high definition on KFXK's second digital subchannel (51.2) from a transmitter near FM 125 in rural northwestern Rusk County (northwest of New London).
History
KTPN-LP first signed on the air from Tyler in 1990 as K48DP; originally operating as an independent station, it later became a charter affiliate of The WB when the network launched on January 11, 1995. KLPN-LP signed on in Longview as K22EH later that year, serving as a repeater of K48DP and also carrying WB network programming. In 1997, the two stations both dropped their WB affiliations to join the United Paramount Network (UPN); they were collectively branded as "UPN 22/48".
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