KDGL-LD

For the ICAO airport code KDGL, see Douglas Municipal Airport (Arizona). For the FM Station KDGL, see KDGL.

KDGL-LD
Sublette, Kansas/Guymon, Oklahoma
City	Sublette
Branding	TV23 (general) NewsWest23 (newscasts)
Slogan	TV23 Your Community TV
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF)
Subchannels	6
Affiliations	RTV/The Action Channel/Ebru TV/The Family Channel/ The Walk TV / AMG TV
Owner	High Plains Broadcasting, LLC. (High Plains Broadcasting, LLC)
First air date	October 1, 2012
Call letters' meaning	Dodge Garden Liberal
Sister station(s)	KDDC-LD Dodge City, Kansas / KGCE-LD Garden City, Kansas / KSWE-LD Liberal, Kansas / KDGU-LD Ulysses, Kansas
Transmitter power	1 kW HAAT = 71.6 m
Facility ID	182368
Transmitter coordinates	37°28′28.0″N 100°51′11.0″W / 37.474444°N 100.853056°W / 37.474444; -100.853056
Website	www.kdgltv.com www.NewsWest23.com

KDGL-LD^[1] channel 23, is an Independent TV station serving Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. KDGL has sister stations in Dodge City, Kansas, Garden City, Kansas, Liberal, Kansas, and Ulysses, Kansas.^[2]^[3] This forms a continuous coverage of over 90 miles radius from Sublette, Kansas. FCC service contours indicate that KDGL and its sister stations cover approximately 156,350 people.^[4] Actual people covered is estimated to be 204,000+ with 74,000+ households with the 2010 census using the Longley-Rice model.

Ownership

High Plains Broadcasting, LLC owns the 5 stations. The southernmost licensed station, KSWE, also serves much of the Oklahoma Panhandle, which is part of the Amarillo DMA.

Purpose

KDGL was formed to provide local news, weather, sports, and community events to the Southwest Region of the State of Kansas as well as much of the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Location

KDGL is located in an old AT&T microwave radio tower on the South edge of Sublette, Kansas.

Facilities

Currently KDGL is operating a completely digital SD-SDI/AES master control plant. MPEG2 Encoding and Multiplexing is accomplished with a Motorola TMX-2010 system. Automation software is from Deyan Automation Systems in Cyprus. Traffic and Billing software is Natural Log 8. Live events are streamed over the internet or private backhauls to the stations master control plant with a Streambox ACT-L3. Video is stored in a 20 disk Leitch VR400 MPEG2 server system. The on-air weather graphics system for severe weather graphics was written by the station. The on-air or studio control room is analog with several pieces of digital equipment. Graphics are done with a dual channel SDI Chyron Corporation Duet SD character generator running Lyric. Switching is done with a Grass Valley Group Model 250 2-1/2 M/E switcher formerly from a Public TV Station in Iowa. Picture in picture and 2 talking heads is accomplished with a Grass Valley Group DPM-700 dual channel picture manipulator.

Studio

KDGL is utilizing existing building space in the 22 x 78 building. The studio is 15 x 20.

Digital television

Channel	Programming
23.1	Retro TV
23.2	The Action Channel
23.3	Ebru TV
23.4	The Family Channel
23.5	The Walk TV
23.6	AMG TV

References

Broadcast television in Central and Western Kansas, including Wichita, Salina, and Hutchinson

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Wichita–Hutchinson

KSNW (3.1 NBC, 3.2 Telemundo, 3.3 Ion)
KPTS (8.1 PBS)
KAKE (10.1 ABC, 10.2 MeTV)
KWCH (12.1 CBS, 12.2 Local weather)
K15DD-D 15 (HSN)
KSAS (24.1 Fox, 24.2 Antenna TV)
KGPT-CD (26.1 Cozi TV, 26.2 Bounce TV, 26.3 Grit, 26.4 Escape, 26.5 NewsMax, 26.6 Rev'n, 26.7 AccuWX, 26.8 Azteca)
KWKD-LP 28 (Daystar)
KSMI-LP (30.1 RTV, 30.2 The Family Channel, 30.3 PBJ, 30.4 Tuff TV, 30.5 FGO, 30.6 JTV)
KDCU (31.1 UNI)
KSCW (33.1 CW, 33.2 Decades)
KMTW (36.1 MNTV, 36.2 Country)
KFVT-LP (40.1 SSN, 40.3 TCN, 40.4 Sonlife)
KLKT-LP 41
KCTU-LD (43.1 This TV, 43.2 theCoolTV, 43.3 Untamed, 43.4 Punch TV 43.5 FamilyNet/AMGTV, 43.6 Ebru TV, 43.7 TV Scout)

Central Kansas
(incl. Hays, Great Bend and Salina)

KBSH (7.1 CBS)
KOOD (9.1 PBS)
KOCW / KAAS (14.1 / 18.1 Fox)
K15CN 15 (silent)
KSNC / KSNL-LD (2.1 / 47.1 NBC)
K25CV 25 / KGBD-LP 30 / K38GH / KHDS-LP 51 (ABC)

Northwest Kansas / SW Nebraska
(incl. Colby, Goodland and McCook)

KLBY (4.1 ABC)
KSNK (8.1 NBC)
KBSL (10.1 CBS)
KWKS / K23BU 23 / K32BY 32 (19.1 PBS)

Southwest Kansas
(incl. Dodge City and Garden City)

KSWK / KDCK (3.1 / 21.1 PBS)
KBSD (6.1 CBS)
KSNG (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Telemundo)
KUPK (13.1 ABC, 13.2 MeTV)
KSAS-LP 29 / KAAS-LP 31 (29.1 / 31.1 Fox)
KDGL-LD / KDDC-LD / KGCE-LD / KSWE-LD / KDGU-LD (23.1 RTV, 23.2 Tuff TV), 23.3 Micasa, 23.4 LaunchTV, 23.5 The Walk TV, 23.6 PBJ)
K39FW 39 (TBN, defunct)
K43HN 43 (TBN, defunct)

Cable channels

Kansas 22

Adjacent locals

Denver	KWGN 2 (CW) KCNC 4 (CBS) KMGH 7 (ABC) KUSA 9 (NBC) KDVR 31 (Fox)

Grand Island	KLNE (3.1 PBS, 3.2 NET2, 3.3 Create) KNHL (5.1 NBC, 5.2 This TV) KGIN (11.1 CBS, 11.2 MNTV) KHGI / KWNB (13.1 / 6.1 ABC, 13.2 / 6.2 Fox)

Joplin-Pittsburg	KOAM (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox) KODE (12.1 ABC, 12.2 NBC) KFJX (14.1 Fox, 14.2 CBS) KSNF (16.1 NBC) KOZJ (26.1 PBS)

Topeka	KTWU (11.1 PBS, 11.2 Create, 11.3 PBS HD) WIBW (13.1 CBS, 13.2 MNTV) KSNT (27.1 NBC, 27.2 Fox) KTKA (49.1 ABC, 49.2 Weather, 49.3 CW)

Tulsa	KJRH-TV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 Bounce TV, 2.3 Laff) KOTV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 CW/KQCW-DT, 6.3 News on 6 Now) KTUL (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Comet, 8.3 RTV) KOED (11.1 PBS, 11.2 OETA Okla) KQCW (19.1 The CW, 19.2 This TV) KOKI (23.1 Fox, 23.2 TheCoolTV)

Defunct

KSMH 14 (Hays, KS)

KEDD 16 (Wichita, KS)

KWIS 24 (Wichita, KS)

KSLN 34 (Salina, KS)

See also: Topeka TV; Kansas City TV; Oklahoma City TV; Tulsa TV; Amarillo TV; Lincoln TV; Joplin TV

Broadcast television in the Texas Panhandle / Oklahoma Panhandle / High Plains area, including Amarillo

Amarillo and surrounding area	KACV-TV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 V-me) KAMR-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MNTV, 4.3 Laff) KBEX-LP 6 (WN) KVII-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 CW, 7.3 Comet) KFDA-TV (10.1 CBS, 10.3 KEYU, 10.4 24/7 News and Weather) KWET (12.1 PBS/OETA, 12.2 OETA Okla, 12.3 Create, 12.4 PBS Kids) KDAX-LD 13 (Daystar) KCIT (14.1 Fox, 14.2 Grit, 14.3 Escape, 14.4 Bounce TV) KAUO-LD (15.1 Bounce TV, 15.2 DrTV, 15.3 Laff) K17HI-D (17.1 3ABN, 17.2 3ABN Latino, 17.3 3ABN Radio, 17.4 Radio 74) KPTF-DT (18.1 GLC) KLKW-LD (22.1 Estrella TV, 22.2 GetTV, 22.3 SBN, 22.4 Buzzr, 22.5 Grit, 22.6 Escape) KEYU (31.1 Telemundo, 31.2 LATV) KCPN-LP 33 (MNTV) K45IQ 45 (MTV2) K51JN-D 51 (Rev'n) Defunct K25GI (TBN) KAMM-LP 30 (Tres) KTMO-LP 36 (TMD) K39HF 39 (Ion) KTXD-LP 43 (AZA) KTXC-LP 46 (Ind) KAMT-LP 50 (TeleFutura) K69IH 69 (INSP)

Northeastern New Mexico	KENW (3.1 PBS HD, 3.2 PBS SD, 3.3 PBS Kids/Encore, Portales) KVIH-TV (12.1 ABC, 12.2 The CW, 12.3 Grit, Clovis) KCVP 34 (GLC, Clovis) Albuquerque channels with repeaters in region KASA-TV (2.1 Fox, 2.2 Cozi TV, 2.3 Ion) KOB (4.1 NBC, 4.2 This TV, 4.3 Comet) KOAT-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Estrella TV) KRQE (13.1 CBS, 13.2 GetTV)

Oklahoma Panhandle	K16AB-D (16.1 PBS/OETA, 16.2 OKLA, 16.3 Create, 16.4 Kids) Southwest Kansas channels available in region KSWK (3.1PBS/SHPTV, 3.2 PBS HD, 3.3 Create, 3.4 World) KBSD-DT (6.1 CBS, 6.2 Weather) KSNG (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Telemundo, 11.3 Ion) KUPK (13.1 ABC, 13.2 MeTV) KLKT 41 (A1)

Texas broadcast television areas by city Abilene/Sweetwater Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) Austin (Hill Country) Beaumont/Port Arthur Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas) Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio Eagle Pass El Paso (West Texas) Houston Laredo Lubbock (South Plains) Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin) Rio Grande Valley San Angelo San Antonio Sherman/Ada, OK Texarkana/Shreveport, LA Tyler/Longview (East Texas) Victoria Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK New Mexico broadcast television areas by city Albuquerque/Santa Fe Amarillo, TX El Paso, TX Odessa/Midland, TX Oklahoma broadcast television areas by city Ada/Sherman, TX Amarillo, TX Fort Smith, AR (Eastern OK) Joplin, MO (Northeast OK) Lawton/Wichita Falls, TX Oklahoma City Metro Texarkana, TX–AR/Shreveport, LA Tulsa (East Central OK)

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