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32 (

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channel 33), is a low-power, Class A news-formatted

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serving

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, United States, that is

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. Owned by

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–based

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, it is

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to Lubbock-licensed

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affiliate

KJTV-TV KJTV-TV (channel 34) is a television station in Lubbock, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting alongside Wolfforth-licensed low-power, Class A news-formatted independent station KJTV- ...

(channel 34). The two stations are operated under a

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agreement (SSA) by

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, making them sisters to Gray's

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of Lubbock-licensed

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affiliate

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(channel 11) and Wolfforth-licensed CW+ affiliate

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(channel 22), as well as four other low-power stations—

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affiliate KMYL-LD (channel 14), Snyder-licensed

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affiliate

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(channel 42), Class A

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affiliate KXTQ-CD (channel 46), and

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affiliate KLBB-LD (channel 48). The stations share studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock, where KJTV-CD's transmitter is also located.

History

The station was founded in 2001 as an AccuWeather Channel affiliate. It is unique because it is broadcast on two channels in the Lubbock area, channel 32.1 in HD and is rebroadcast in SD on channel 34.2 of

. It is carried on many area satellite and cable systems such as

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(Channel 9 SD, 109 HD),

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(channel 32 in SD and HD), NTS' FTTH system in (channel 5) and

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. Local original programming on the station totals 65 hours per week. Original programming includes a prime time newscast at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. each night, 44 hours per week of sports talk originating from the studios co-owned Double T 97.3 KTTU-FM, local high school football, basketball, baseball and softball, and

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basketball. Additional news programming includes West Texas Ag life from 1-2:30, repeats of FOX 34's Good Day Lubbock and FOX 34's News at 9:00 repeats at 10 and 11 pm. On January 7, 2011, the station's digital channel was licensed under the call sign KJTV-LD. On October 21, 2011, the digital channel changed its call sign to KJTV-CD to reflect its class A status. The station's analog license was cancelled and the KJTV-CA call sign deleted by the

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on December 13, 2011. On December 31, 2013, KJTV-CD added

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to the station's second digital subchannel. The channel is known as ''FOX 34 WeatherNation''.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital channel is

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References

External links

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