KJTV-TV
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Lubbock, Texas United States |
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| Branding | Fox 34 (general) Fox 34 News (news) |
| Slogan | It's News at Nine. At ten, it's history. |
| Channels |
Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 34 () |
| Subchannels | 34.1 Fox 34.2 FOX 34 News NOW 34.3 Ion Television |
| Affiliations | Fox (1986–present) |
| Owner | Ramar Communications II, Ltd. |
| First air date | December 11, 1981 |
| Sister station(s) | KJTV-CD, KLBB-LP, KXTQ-CD, KMYL, KLCW-TV, KJTV (AM), KTTU-FM, KXTQ-FM, KLZK, KLBB-FM, KLBB-LP |
| Former callsigns | KJAA (1981–1985) KJTV (1985–2000) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 34 (UHF, 1981–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Independent (1981–1986) Secondary: PTEN |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 273.9 m |
| Facility ID | 55031 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°30′8.7″N 101°52′21.5″W / 33.502417°N 101.872639°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.fox34.com |
KJTV-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station serving Lubbock, Texas. It is owned by Ramar Communications, and is the flagship property of the locally based media corporation. KJTV was a charter station for its network, having broadcast the network since its launch on October 9, 1986. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 35. The station also operates a low-powered sister station on channel 32.1, KJTV-CD, branded as FOX 34 News NOW, also on KJTV's digital 34.2 subchannel. The station has studios located at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock, which also houses MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LD, The CW affiliate KLCW-TV, Telemundo affiliate KXTQ-CD, branded as Telemundo Lubbock, Me-TV affiliate KLBB-LD and seven radio stations (1 on AM and 6 on FM). Just yards from the studio, KJTV's transmissions emanate from a 950-foot (290 m) tower with an effective radiated power of 1 million watts for its digital signal. Syndicated programming on KJTV includes: Two and a Half Men, Friends, Ellen, How I Met Your Mother, and AgDay.
Channel 34 first appeared in 1967 as KKBC-TV (owned by the KB Company (Chester and Clarance Kissell), operating from a control room and transmitter at the tallest downtown building. It had approximately 25 kilowatts of visual power from an antenna about 320 feet (98 m) above average terrain. The station signed on with a few films, some network programs declined by KCBD and KLBK-TV, and The Mike Douglas Show. Local engineer Alvie Ivey built the facility from used equipment gathered from stations in the region.
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