KGJT-CD (channel 27) is a low-power, Class A television station in

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, United States, serving Colorado's Western Slope region as an affiliate of

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. Owned by

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, it is a

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affiliate

KREX-TV KREX-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for Colorado's Western Slope region. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister station to low-power, Class A MyNetworkTV ...

(channel 5); Nexstar also operates

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affiliate

KFQX KFQX (channel 4) is a television station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Colorado's Western Slope region. Owned by Mission Broadcasting, the station is managed by Nexstar Media Group, owner of ...

(channel 4) under a

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agreement (SSA) with owner

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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 September 1, 1994, originally carrying

programming. After that network moved to the newly established

in June 2000, the station would affiliate with

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, and stayed with that network until folding in September 2006. After KGJT's subsequent affiliation with MyNetworkTV, 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

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baseball games on Sundays. KGJT resumed a separate schedule with

programming towards the end of 2008. KGJT airs newscasts from its sister station, KREX-TV. The simulcasts only include the weekday morning newscast (5–7 a.m.)

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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References

External links

* 1994 establishments in Colorado GJT-CD MyNetworkTV affiliates Nexstar Media Group Television channels and stations established in 1994 GJT-CD {{Colorado-tv-station-stub