KGPT-CA
 
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Wichita, Kansas United States |
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| Branding | KGPT-26 |
| Slogan | Local Television in South Central Kansas |
| Channels |
Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 26 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Cozi TV (DT1) Bounce TV (DT2) Grit TV (DT3) Escape (DT4) BUZZR (DT5) Doctor TV(DT6) The Local AccuWeather Channel (DT7) Azteca America (DT8) |
| Owner | Great Plains Television Network, LLC |
| First air date | June 6, 1998 |
| Call letters' meaning | Kansas Great Plains Television |
| Sister station(s) | KSMI-LP |
| Former callsigns | K53EO (1998) KTQW-LP (1998–2004) KTQW-CA (2004–2007) |
| Former channel number(s) | 53 (UHF, 1998–2004) 49 (UHF, 2004–2013) |
| Former affiliations | America's Voice, TLN, UATV, ZDTV, Sportsman Channel, Faith TV, MundoFox, QVC, Doctor TV |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 820' (AGL) |
| Class | DC |
| Facility ID | 190120 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°48′1″N 97°31′29″W / 37.80028°N 97.52472°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
/ KGPT-LD Profile / KGPT-LD CDBS |
| Website | kgpt26.com |
KGPT-CA, virtual channel 26 (UHF digital channel 24), is a low-powered television station located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The station is locally owned by Great Plains Television Network, LLC. KGPT maintains offices located on South Greenwood Street in Wichita, and its transmitter is located in rural northwestern Sedgwick County (north-northeast of Colwich).
The station first signed on the air on June 6, 1998 as K53EO, broadcasting on UHF channel 53. It was originally an affiliate of both America's Voice and ZDTV. On November 16, 1998, the station's call letters were changed to KTQW-LP, in reference to its slogan "Total Quality Wichita". At first, it was the sole broadcast affiliate of the otherwise cable and satellite network that evolved into TechTV, carrying the network's programming 20 hours a day, with the remaining four hours allocated to locally produced programs. The station relocated its signal to UHF channel 49 on June 10, 2004, and upgraded its license to Class A status, modifying its callsign to KTQW-CA.
In 2006, Knowledge LC sold the station to Great Plains Television Network, LLC; the sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on December 14, 2006, and was completed one week later on December 21. On January 8, 2007, the station's call letters were officially changed to KGPT-CA to match the name of the company, Kansas Great Plains Television Network. The station has applied to increase its effective radiated power from 4.8 to 13.91 kilowatts.
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