KGJT-CD

KGJT-CD (channel 27) is a low-power, Class A television station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, serving Colorado's Western Slope region as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister station to CBS affiliate KREX-TV (channel 5); Nexstar also operates Fox affiliate KFQX (channel 4) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Mission Broadcasting. 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.

KGJT-CD

Grand Junction, Colorado United States
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 27
Branding	MyNetworkGJ
Programming
Affiliations	27.1: MyNetworkTV 27.2: CBS
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	KREX-TV, KFQX
History
Founded	July 9, 1991
First air date	September 1, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-09-01)
Former call signs	K27CO (1991–1998) KGJT-LP (1998–2014)
Former affiliations	Fox (1994–2000) UPN (1995–2006, secondary until 2000) CBS (via KREX, 2008)
Call sign meaning	Grand Junction -or- Grand Junction Television
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71948
Class	CD
ERP	1.94 kW
HAAT	913 m (2,995 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°5′20.9″N 108°13′39.2″W
Translator(s)	KREX-TV 5.3 Grand Junction
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.westernslopenow.com

History

The station signed on for the first time on September 1, 1994, originally carrying Fox programming.^[2] After that network moved to the newly established KFQX in June 2000, the station would affiliate with UPN, 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 Colorado Rockies baseball games on Sundays. KGJT resumed a separate schedule with MyNetworkTV 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.)

See also: KREX-TV § Studio fire

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KGJT-CD^[3]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
27.1	480i	4:3	KGJT-SD	MyNetworkTV
27.2	1080i	16:9	KREX-HD	CBS (KREX-TV)

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station