KQSL

KQSL, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a Total Living Network broadcast partner television station licensed to Cloverdale, California, United States. The station is owned by One Ministries, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Santa Rosa, California. KQSL's transmitter is located west of Laytonville, California.

Not to be confused with Kafr Qasem Sign Language.
KQSL
Cloverdale, California
United States
ChannelsDigital: 8 (VHF)
Virtual: 8 (PSIP)
Programming
AffiliationsTLN West
Ownership
OwnerOne Ministries, Inc.
KKPM-CD, KQTA-LD, KMMC-LD, KORB
History
First air date
1990 (1990)[1]
(in Fort Bragg, California; license moved to Cloverdale in 2021)
Former call signs
KFWU (1990–2003)
KUNO-TV (2003–2010)
KBQR (2010–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
8 (VHF, 1990–2009)
Digital:
15 (UHF, 2002–2009)
As satellite of KRCR-TV:
ABC (1990–1997)
As satellite of KTNC-TV:
Independent (1997–2001)
Azteca América (2001–2007)
TuVision (2007–2009)
Estrella TV (2009–2010)
As stand-alone station:
Retro TV (2010–2011)
TheCoolTV (2011–2012)
FilmOn (2012–2013)
Independent (2013–2016, 2017–2018)
Sonlife (2016–2017)
Call sign meaning
QSL = Q code for receipt of transmission
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8378
ERP26 kW
HAAT744 m (2,441 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°41′37.5″N 123°34′47″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitekqsl.org

History

KQSL debuted in 1990 as KFWU, originally licensed to Fort Bragg, California and owned by California Oregon Broadcasting. As a satellite of ABC affiliate KRCR-TV in Redding,[2] the station was sold to Lamco Communications (along with KRCR) in 1995.[3] It was then sold to Sainte Limited in 1996,[4] and to Pappas Telecasting Companies in 1997,[5] at which point KFWU became a satellite of KTNC-TV in Concord (however, at first, KFWU was considered the main station and KTNC the satellite[2]). It became KUNO-TV in 2003.[6]

On November 7, 2008, KUNO was taken silent due to financial troubles. In May 2008, Pappas filed for bankruptcy protection. On November 5, 2008, KUNO returned to on-air operation just under one year of having been silent with its analog facilities on channel 8 and pre-transition DTV facility on channel 15.

On January 16, 2009, it was announced that several Pappas stations, including KTNC and KUNO, would be sold to New World TV Group after the sale received United States bankruptcy court approval.[7]

On June 12, 2009, KUNO signed off of its analog signal and completed its move to digital. Both KUNO and KDSL-CA (licensed to Ukiah, California) were transferred to Titan TV Broadcast Group on October 15, 2009. KUNO was taken silent again on October 31, 2009 and was subsequently sold to Jeff Chang in July 2010 for $100,000.[8] The sale to Jeff Chang was completed on October 6, 2010, and he got the station back on the air just under one year of it being silent. If not for Jeff Chang relaunching KQSL's on-air operation, its license would have been revoked.

Upon taking over, Chang dropped the KTNC simulcast in favor of Retro Television Network programming, under new call letters.[9] In October 2010, he call signed the station as KBQR; in June 2011, the station was given new a new call sign again, this time to KQSL.[6] The KQSL call sign had previously belonged to an LPFM construction permit in Penngrove, California, belonging to One Ministries, Inc., and coincidentally One Ministries, Inc. would become the future owner of KQSL in 2018.

KQSL joined TheCoolTV in September 2011;[10] the network regarded the station as its San Francisco affiliate.[10] In 2012, KQSL dropped TheCoolTV and picked up FilmOn programming. The station dropped FilmOn in early 2013, but carried a schedule of classic television shows and entertainment news magazines and specials until 2016. After this, it began broadcasting Jimmy Swaggart's Sonlife Broadcasting Network.

Jeff Chang was successful in getting KQSL onto Dish Network, AT&T U-verse and DirecTV throughout the San Francisco Bay Area after getting the station back on the air. Video fiber circuits were installed to provide Dish, U-Verse and DirecTV feeds of KQSL.

On August 1, 2017, KQSL reverted to independent programming. The Sonlife affiliation had transferred to KCNS. On January 15, 2018, KQSL began carrying Total Living Network (TLN) programming as a simulcast of TLN programming carried on Comcast cable channel 138 in Chicago. TLN also was carried on a West Coast feed until April 16, 2019 on KTLN, licensed to Novato, California. KQSL began carrying TLN's West Coast feed, TLN West, on April 6, 2019.

On July 11, 2018, One Ministries, Inc. completed its purchase of KQSL from Jeff Chang for $2 million. K11WP-D was also sold to Jeff Chang for $1 as part of the KQSL transaction. The broadcast partnership with TLN was retained. One Ministries, Inc. had closed a deal to sell three LPTV stations to HC2 Holdings for $2.15 million one day prior to having consummating the deal to purchase KQSL. One Ministries also owns and operates low-power TV station KKPM-CD in Yuba City which has a series of translators throughout Northern California, most of which air KQSL on their .4 subchannel. A One Ministries-owned station, KQTA-LD in San Francisco, airs KQSL on its .2 subchannel. In addition to airing programming from TLN West, KQSL also airs locally originated programming daily from midnight to 6 a.m. and Saturdays from midnight to 5 p.m.

KQSL began airing local news for Northern California and Southern Oregon in December 2018. The local news program, from Medford, Oregon-licensed KDSO-LD and KDOV-LD, is called Mornings on the Dove which aired 6 to 8 a.m. weekdays initially and was subsequently moved to noon to 1 p.m. weekdays in April 2019. This program airs live on KKPM-CD and its translators on their primary channel which airs theDove, the religious channel where it originates.

KQSL upgraded to 1080i HD picture quality in March 2019 on Dish Network and April 2019 on DirecTV.

According to FCC database, as of January 12, 2021, KQSL changed its city of license to Cloverdale, California (in Sonoma County).[11]

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
8.11080i16:9KQSLTotal Living Network

Translators

KQSL is rebroadcast on the following low-powered translators in Northern California.[12]

  • KKRM-CD RF Channel 11, Virtual 11.4 Chico
  • KFTY-LD RF Channel 2, Virtual 45.4 Middletown
  • K05NA-D RF Channel 5, Virtual 45.4 Monterey
  • KQRO-LD RF Channel 2, Virtual 45.4 Morgan Hill
  • KFMY-LD RF Channel 6, Virtual 6.4 Petaluma
  • K02QP-D RF Channel 2, Virtual 45.4 Planada
  • K16IW-D RF Channel 16, Virtual 16.4 Redding
  • KRDT-CD RF Channel 23, Virtual 23.4 Redding
  • K04RS-D RF Channel 3, Virtual 4.4 Salinas
  • KURK-LD RF Channel 3, Virtual 3.4 San Francisco
  • KQTA-LD RF Channel 14, Virtual 15.2 San Francisco
  • KQSL-LD RF Channel 4, Virtual 17.4 San Rafael
  • KUKR-LD RF Channel 26, Virtual 27.4 Santa Rosa
  • KKPM-CD RF Channel 28, Virtual 28.4 Yuba City

Additionally, the following Digital Replacement Translators (DRTs) are planned:

  • KQSL RF Channel 18, Virtual 8.1 Lakeport
  • KQSL RF Channel 16, Virtual 8.1 Ukiah

Cable and satellite availability
MVPD Communities served Channel Start date
Dish Network San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose DMA 8 October 26, 2011
AT&T U-verse San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose DMA 15 October 23, 2012
DirecTV San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose DMA 8 April 1, 2015
Comcast / Xfinity Fort Bragg, Willits, Mendocino (Mendocino County) 8 (SD) / 721 (HD) June 27, 2019
Wave Broadband (Astound) Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County) 98 January 2, 2020
San Bruno Municipal Cable San Bruno (San Mateo County) 8 (SD) / 373 (HD) January 3, 2020
Google Fiber Stanford (Santa Clara County) 67 February 14, 2020
Wave Broadband (formerly RCN) San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, Redwood City 11 July 1, 2020

References
  1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says May 13.
  2. "Memorandum Opinion and Order". Federal Communications Commission. July 23, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  3. "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  4. "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  5. "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  6. Digital TV Market Listing for KBQR Retrieved November 15, 2010
  7. "New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M". TVnewsday. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  8. "San Francisco television station going to LPTV group owner". Television Business Report. July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  9. "San Francisco's Ch. 8 To Go RetroTV". TVNewsCheck. August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  10. "TheCoolTV Lands San Francisco Affiliate". TVNewsCheck. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  11. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=8378
  12. RabbitEars.Info
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.