KFDR

For the airport serving Frederick, Oklahoma, assigned the ICAO code KFDR, see Frederick Regional Airport.

CTN station in Jefferson City, Missouri

KFDR

* Jefferson City–Columbia, Missouri
* United States

City| Jefferson City, Missouri
Channels|

* Digital: 20 (UHF)
* Virtual: 25

Branding| CTN Mid-Missouri
Programming
Affiliations|

* 25.1: CTN
* 25.2: CTN Lifestyle
* 25.3: CTN International

Ownership
Owner| Christian Television Network, Inc.
History

First air date

| March 30, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-03-30)

Former call signs

| KNLJ (1984–2023)

Former channel number(s)

| Analog: 25 (UHF, 1986–2009)

Former affiliations

| Religious Ind. (1986–2007)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 48521
ERP| 1,000 kW
HAAT| 316 m (1,037 ft)
Transmitter coordinates| 38°42′15″N 92°5′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.70417°N 92.08944°W﻿ / 38.70417; -92.08944
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| ctnonline.com/affiliate/kfdr/

KFDR (channel 25) is a religious television station licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, serving the Columbia–Jefferson City market as an owned-and-operated station of the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's transmitter is located near New Bloomfield, Missouri.

## History

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The station (originally KNLJ) first signed an agreement on Easter Sunday in 1986 at 3 p.m. to be a sister station and simulcast to KNLC in St. Louis; at that time, both stations were owned by Reverend Larry Rice's ministry, the New Life Evangelistic Center.

In September 1986, KNLJ broke away from KNLC while it was still running most of the same Christian programs (such as The 700 Club, Richard Roberts, Jerry Falwell, among others) as well as locally produced programs from the ministry. They ran syndicated cartoons, some classic sitcoms, westerns, and outdoor sporting programs about 12 hours a day. In 1990, KNLJ affiliated with Fox Kids and also ran The Disney Afternoon. When Mid-Missouri got its own Fox affiliate a few years later, the Fox Kids block moved there. As the 1990s progressed, the secular shows were becoming much cheaper.

In mid-2007, the station was sold to the Christian Television Network with the New Life Evangelistic Center retaining KNLC. Both secular and Christian programming was dropped in favor of simulcasting the Christian Television Network full-time. Religious groups had previously bought time on both CTN and KNLJ.

On March 13, 2023, the station changed its call sign to KFDR, in accordance with the approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

## Technical information

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### Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KFDR[2] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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25.1  | 1080i | 16:9 | KFDR-HD | CTN HD
25.2  | 480i | 4:3 | Lifesty | CTN Lifestyle
25.3  | CTNi | CTN International
25.5  | 16:9 | BIZ-TV | Biz TV

### Analog-to-digital conversion

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KNLJ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 25, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20, using virtual channel 25.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFDR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KFDR". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
3. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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Christian Television Network

* KEEN-CD
* KFDR
* KFXB-TV
* KHLM-LD
* KQCK / KQDK-CD
* KWHB
* KWHS-LD
* W50EN (TBN)
* WCLF
* WELU (CTNi)
* WEPH
* WFGC
* WGNM
* WHBR
* WHTN
* WLCF-LD
* WLCN-CD
* WQSJ-CD (CTNi)
* WRXY-TV
* WSJN-CD (CTNi)
* WTJR
* WTNB-CD
* WUSP-LD (Daystar)
* WVLR
* WVQS-LD (CTNi)
* WVUP-CD
* WYBU-CD
* WYKE-CD

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Broadcast television in the Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)

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

Local stations|

* KMOS-TV (6.1 PBS, 6.2 Create, 6.3 Emerge, 6.4 PBS Kids)
* KOMU-TV (8.1 NBC, 8.3 CW+)
* KRCG (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Comet, 13.3 Charge!, 13.4 TBD)
* KMIZ (17.1 ABC, 17.2 MeTV, 17.3 MNT, 17.4 Fox, 17.5 Bounce)
* K18KK-D/KQFX-LD (18.1/22.1 Fox, 18.2/22.2 Laff, 18.3/22.3 Grit, 18.4/22.4 Mystery, 18.5/22.5 Dabl)
* KFDR (25.1 CTN, 25.2 Lifestyle, 25.3 CTNi, 25.5 Biz TV)
* KRMS-LD (32.1 Cozi, 32.2 Real America's Voice, 32.3 OAN, 32.4 Get, 32.5 Buzzr, 32.6 Fun Roads, 32.7 NOST, 32.8 Daystar, 32.9 WxN, 32.10 TCN, 32.11 Local Info)
* K35OY-D (35.1/.4 Ads, 35.2 Am. Crimes, 35.3 Oxygen)
* KGKM-LD (36.1 TMD, 36.2 Ion, 36.3 Court, 36.4 Ion+, 36.5 Grit, 36.6 Scripps, 36.7 SBN)

Defunct|

* K02NQ 2 (Local WX)
* KZOU-LP 38 (Fox/MNTV)
* KOMU-DT2 (8.2 NBC WX+)

See also
St. Louis
Kansas City
Quincy
Springfield
Ottumwa / Kirksville
Joplin
St. Joseph

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Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Missouri

ABC|

* KQTV 2 (St. Joseph)
* KTVO 3 (Kirksville)
* WOI-DT 5 (Ames, IA)
* WSIL-TV 3 / KPOB-TV 15 / K10KM-D 10 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau)
* KETV 7 (Omaha, NE)
* KHQA-DT 7.2 (Hannibal)
* KMBC-TV 9 (Kansas City)
* KODE-TV 12 (Joplin)
* KMIZ 17 (Columbia)
* WATN-TV 24 (Memphis, TN)
* KDNL-TV 30 (St. Louis)
* KSPR-LD 33 / KYTV-DT 33.1 (Springfield)

CBS|

* KMTV-TV 3 (Omaha, NE)
* KTVO 3.2 (Kirksville)
* WREG-TV 3 (Memphis, TN)
* KMOV 4 (St. Louis)
* KCTV 5 (Kansas City)
* KHQA-TV 7 (Hannibal)
* KOAM-TV 7 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KCCI 8 (Des Moines, IA)
* KOLR 10 (Springfield)
* KFVS-TV 12 / K17LV-D 12 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff)
* KRCG 13 (Jefferson City)
* KCJO-LD 30 / KNPN-LD 26.2 (St. Joseph)

Fox|

* KTVI 2 (St. Louis)
* WDAF-TV 4 (Kansas City)
* WGEM-DT 10.3 (Quincy, IL)
* WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, TN)
* KFJX 14 / KOAM-TV 7.2 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KYOU-TV 15 / K30MG-D 15 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KDSM-TV 17 (Des Moines, IA)
* KQFX-LD 22 / K18KK-D 18 / KMIZ 17.4 (Columbia)
* KBSI 23 (Cape Girardeau)
* KNPN-LD 26 (St. Joseph)
* KPTM 42 (Omaha, NE)
* KRBK 49 (Osage Beach)

NBC|

* KYTV 3 (Springfield)
* KSDK 5 (St. Louis)
* WMC-TV 5 (Memphis, TN)
* WOWT 6 (Omaha, NE)
* WPSD-TV 6 (Paducah, KY)
* KOMU-TV 8 (Columbia)
* WGEM-TV 10 (Quincy, IL)
* WHO-DT 13 (Des Moines, IA)
* KYOU-TV 15.2 / K30MG-D 30.2 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KSNF 16 (Joplin)
* KNPG-LD 21 (St. Joseph)
* KSHB-TV 41 (Kansas City)

The CW|

* KOMU-DT 8.3 (Columbia)
* WGEM-DT 10.2 (Quincy, IL)
* KPLR-TV 11ATSC 3.0 (St. Louis)
* KFVS-DT 12.2 / K17LV-D 12.2 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff)
* KFJX-DT 14.2 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KYOU-DT 15.4 / K30MG-D 30.4 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KNPG-LD 21.2 (St. Joseph)
* KCWI 23 (Ames, IA)
* KYCW-LD 25 / KSPR-LD 33.2 / KYTV 33.2 (Branson/Springfield)
* KCWE 29 (Kansas City)
* WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN)
* KPTM-DT 42.3 (Omaha, NE)

MyNetworkTV|

* KMOV-DT 4.2 (St. Louis)
* KCCI-DT 8.3 (Des Moines, IA)
* KMIZ-DT 17.3 (Columbia)
* KOZL-TV 27 (Springfield)
* WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN)
* KPTM-DT 42.2 (Omaha, NE)
* WDKA 49 / KBSI-DT 23.2 (Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau)
* KSMO-TV 62ATSC 3.0 (Kansas City)

Ion Television|

* KQTV-DT 2.3 (St. Joseph)
* WSIL-DT 3.5 / KPOB-DT 15.5 / K10KM-D 10.5 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau)
* WOWT-DT 6.4 (Omaha, NE)
* KODE-DT 12.4 (Joplin)
* KGKM-LD 36.2 (Columbia)
* KFPX-TV 39 (Newton, IA)
* WRBU 46 (East St. Louis, IL)
* KRBK-DT 49.4 (Osage Beach)
* KPXE-TV 50 (Kansas City)
* WPXX-TV 50 (Memphis, TN)

PBS|

* KMOS-TV 6 (Sedalia)
* WSIU-TV 8 (Carbondale, IL)
* KETC 9 (St. Louis)
* WKNO 10 (Memphis, TN)
* KDIN-TV 11 (Des Moines, IA)
* K18GU-D 12 (Ottumwa, IA)
* KCPT 19 (Kansas City)
* KOZK 21 / KOZJ 26 (Springfield / Joplin)
* KYNE-TV 26 (Omaha, NE)
* WQEC 27 (Quincy, IL)

Other|

* WQWQ-LD 9 (TMD, Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau)
* WPXS 13 / KUMO-LP 51 (Daystar, St. Louis/Mount Vernon, IL)
* KXVO 15ATSC 3.0 (TBD, Omaha, NE)
* KTAJ-TV 16 (TBN, Kansas City/St. Joseph)
* WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy, IL)
* KUKC-LD 20 (UNI, Kansas City)
* KNPG-LD 21.3 (TMD, St. Joseph)
* WTWV 23 (Rel. Ind., Memphis, TN)
* KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis)
* KFDR 25 (CTN, Jefferson City)
* WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion, IL)
* KDNL-TV 30 (.2 TBD, .3 Charge!, .4 Nest, St. Louis)
* KWBM 31 (Daystar, Harrison, AR)
* KBNS-CD 36 (Ind., Branson)
* KGKM-LD 36 (TMD, Columbia)
* KMCI-TV 38ATSC 3.0 (Ind., Lawrence, KS)
* KGKC-LD 39 (TMD, Lawrence, KS)

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