KDTP

KDTP is a full-power religious television station serving Holbrook, Arizona, under the ownership of the Daystar Television Network. Although its license authorizes full-power operation, the station's practical over-the-air service is concentrated in and around Holbrook. Its transmitter is located northeast of the city, while its offices are in downtown Holbrook. The station's limited effective reach is associated with its low operating power and terrain, including mountainous areas that obstruct the signal from reaching the Phoenix metropolitan market. To extend Daystar programming into Phoenix, KDTP is associated with KDPH-LD, a low-power translator operating on channel 48. The translator relays KDTP's programming for viewers in the Phoenix area, where KDTP's direct signal is not an effective substitute for a local full-service transmission. This arrangement gives Daystar a presence in both the small Holbrook market and the much larger Phoenix television market without treating KDTP itself as a Phoenix full-power station. The station's origins date to a construction permit issued on January 10, 2000, to Community Television Educators. The original proposal called for a noncommercial station on channel 39 in Phoenix. It was intended to replace the local Daystar service previously associated with low-power station K39BI, which was later moved to channel 35 and sold. KDTP received its license on November 14, 2001, and began carrying Daystar programming. KDTP's present channel and community-of-license identity resulted from a facilities and license reconfiguration involving KPHZ, the former call sign of the station now identified with KTAZ. During the mid-2000s, NBC Universal sought to establish a full-service Telemundo station in Phoenix capable of competing directly with Univision-owned KTVW-TV. The proposed arrangement involved moving KPHZ from Holbrook to Phoenix and moving KDTP from Phoenix channel 39 to Holbrook channel 11. Daystar would also receive former NBC-related low-power facilities, including KDRX-CA, now KDPH-LD, and KPHZ-LP, now KDTP-LP, together with additional consideration. The transaction required the Federal Communications Commission to remove the noncommercial reservation from Phoenix channel 39. Although Univision objected, the FCC determined that the public-interest benefit of adding another competitive Spanish-language service outweighed the loss of the second noncommercial allocation. The transfer was completed by July 2006. As a result, KDTP became a Holbrook-licensed Daystar station while retaining a technical and programming connection to Phoenix through its low-power translator. KDTP's principal offering is religious television programming supplied through the Daystar network rather than a broad locally originated general-entertainment schedule. Its role is therefore best understood as a local broadcast outlet and network distribution point: it maintains a licensed full-power service in northeastern Arizona and supplements that service with a translator serving Phoenix viewers. No separate public information in the supplied references identifies a distinct commercial product portfolio, independent corporate leadership team, or publicly traded structure.

KDTP originated as a proposed noncommercial television service for Phoenix. On January 10, 2000, the FCC issued a construction permit to Community Television Educators for a station on channel 39. The proposal followed the earlier presence of low-power station K39BI, which had carried Daystar programming locally before moving to channel 35 and being sold. KDTP was licensed on November 14, 2001, and entered service with Daystar programming. The station's operating identity changed through a facilities exchange developed during the 2000s. NBC Universal wanted to place a full-service Telemundo station in Phoenix so that the network could compete more directly with Univision-owned KTVW-TV. At that time, KPHZ operated as a full-service station licensed to Holbrook on channel 11, while KDTP held the Phoenix channel 39 allocation. The proposed transaction would move KPHZ to Phoenix and move KDTP to Holbrook, allowing the two stations to exchange their principal facilities and communities of license. The proposal was complicated because Phoenix channel 39 was reserved for noncommercial use. The FCC generally approached removal of such reservations cautiously, and Univision objected to the plan. The commission nevertheless concluded that the addition of a competing Spanish-language full-service station provided sufficient public-interest value to justify the change. As part of the broader arrangement, NBC Universal transferred KDRX-CA, a Phoenix-area Class A or low-power facility later known as KDPH-LD, to Daystar, along with additional consideration that included KPHZ-LP, later identified as KDTP-LP. The transaction was completed by July 2006. KDTP consequently became a full-power religious station licensed to Holbrook and operating on channel 11. Its transmitter is located northeast of Holbrook and its offices are in the city's downtown area. Despite its full-power license, the station's direct coverage is limited by its low effective operating power and by terrain that obstructs reception toward Phoenix. Daystar addresses this limitation through KDPH-LD, a low-power translator on channel 48 that relays KDTP programming into the Phoenix metropolitan area. KDTP's history is therefore closely tied to broadcast licensing, allocation policy, and network distribution rather than to the development of a separately marketed consumer product. The station functions as a local Daystar outlet for Holbrook and as part of the network's wider Arizona distribution system. The supplied references do not document a separately branded local news operation, a substantial schedule of locally originated programming, or a distinct executive structure apart from its ownership by the Daystar Television Network.

• 2006

  Move to Holbrook channel 11 completed

  [1]KDTPen.wikipedia.org

  The facilities exchange was completed by July, establishing KDTP as a Holbrook-licensed station on channel 11 and transferring related low-power facilities to Daystar.

• 2004

  Facilities-exchange agreement developed

  [1]KDTPen.wikipedia.org

  NBC Universal and Daystar reached an agreement intended to support a full-service Telemundo station in Phoenix while relocating KDTP to Holbrook.

• 2001

  KDTP licensed and launched

  [1]KDTPen.wikipedia.org

  The station received its license on November 14 and began carrying Daystar Television Network programming.

• 2000

  Original construction permit issued

  [1]KDTPen.wikipedia.org

  Community Television Educators received a construction permit for a proposed noncommercial television station on channel 39 in Phoenix.

Local religious television station and Daystar network distribution outlet serving Holbrook, Arizona, with Phoenix-area reach through a low-power translator.

• Religious television broadcasting · 2001

  KDTP broadcast service

  KDTP is a full-power television service licensed to Holbrook, Arizona. Its schedule is principally supplied by the Daystar Television Network and is designed to distribute religious programming over the station's terrestrial signal. The station's direct coverage is concentrated around Holbrook because of its operating power and local terrain.

• Low-power television translator

  KDPH-LD relay

  KDPH-LD is a low-power translator associated with KDTP and operating on channel 48 in the Phoenix area. It relays KDTP's Daystar programming to viewers who cannot reliably receive KDTP's direct Holbrook signal because of distance and mountain obstructions. The translator extends the station's practical metropolitan reach without changing KDTP's Holbrook license.

• 2006

  Relocation of KDTP from Phoenix to HolbrookStrategy

  Background

  NBC Universal sought a full-service Phoenix station for Telemundo, while KDTP held a noncommercial Phoenix channel allocation and KPHZ was licensed to Holbrook.

  Action taken

  The FCC approved a facilities exchange that moved KDTP to Holbrook channel 11, moved KPHZ to Phoenix, and transferred additional low-power facilities to Daystar.

  Aftermath

  KDTP became a Holbrook-licensed Daystar station, while its Phoenix-area distribution was maintained through the low-power KDPH-LD translator.

  • Univision — Univision objected to removing the noncommercial reservation from Phoenix channel 39 during the FCC review.

  Source

1. 1KDTPen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Daystar Television Networkdaystar.com