KXLJ-LD (channel 24) was a low-power television station in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was a full-time satellite of Sitka-licensed CBS affiliate KTNL-TV (channel 13) which was owned by Denali Media Holdings (a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI). KXLJ-LD was a sister station to low-power NBC affiliate KATH-LD (channel 5), licensed to both Juneau and Douglas. KXLJ-LD shared transmitter facilities with KATH-LD in downtown Juneau.
History
The station was not granted its original construction permit until October 4, 2005; however, it originally launched under a series of special temporary authority (STA) grants starting in 2001, the most recent one granted on April 4, 2008.[1] These special temporary authority grants were for analog operation; however, in 2008, the station filed for a flash-cut to digital television,[2]