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K17DL-D

Branson Visitor TV

Branson Visitors TV, LLC (Gray Television (50.1%); Market Branson, LLC (49.9%))

KYTV, KSPR-LD, KYCW-LD

March 3, 1993

January 16, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-01-16)

K17DL (1993–2009)

Analog: 17 (UHF, 1995–2009)

FCC

23969

2.1 kW

214.6 m (704.1 ft)

36°44′53.5″N 93°16′38″W / 36.748194°N 93.27722°W / 36.748194; -93.27722

LMS

www.bransonvisitortv.com

K17DL-D (channel 17) is a low-power tourist information–formatted television stationinBranson, Missouri, United States. It is owned by Branson Visitors TV, LLC, a joint venture between Gray Television (50.1%) and Market Branson, LLC (49.9%); Gray's interest makes K17DL-D a sister stationtoSpringfield-based NBC affiliate KYTV (channel 3), ABC affiliate KSPR-LD (channel 33), and CW affiliate KYCW-LD (channel 25). K17DL-D's transmitter is located on US 160 in western Taney County.

History[edit]

The original construction permit to construct a low-power station on channel 17 in Branson was issued on March 3, 1993,^[2] and issued the call sign K17DL;^[3] on May 16, 1994, original owner Lorianne Crook-Owens sold the station to GEP, Inc.^[4] On July 26, 1999,^[5] K17DL, along with K05JQ (channel 5, now defunct) and Springfield-based K15CZ (channel 15, now KSPR-LD), was sold to Miller Family Broadcasting.^[6] By this point, channel 17 had come on the air through a series of special temporary authority grants^[7] and was simulcasting UPN programming with K15CZ; the station was fully licensed on January 14, 2002.^[8] Miller sold K17DL and K15CZ to Schurz Communications, owner of KYTV, on March 14, 2002.^[9][10] After UPN and The WB closed down to form The CW in 2006, K17DL and K15CZ affiliated with the new network.

On May 20, 2009,^[11] Schurz sold a 49.9-percent interest in K17DL to Market Branson for $250,000;^[12] following the sale, the station dropped CW programming (moving to LD2) and began carrying tourist information.^[13] The station also converted to digital television and began broadcasting in high definition;^[13] consequently, the call sign was modified to K17DL-D on May 29, 2009.^[3] Schurz' remaining 50.1-percent interest in channel 17^[12] is included in Gray Television's purchase of Schurz' television stations.^[14]

Subchannels[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Aspect

Short name

Programming^[16]

480i

16:9

KYWX

Simulcast of KYCW-LD2 / WeatherNation

720p

BVTV

Main K17DL-D programming / Tourist information

KYCW

Simulcast of KYTV-DT2 / The CW

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 23969 (K17DL-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System