KNTS-LP
KNTS-LP, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 19), was a low-powered AMGTV-affiliated television station licensed to Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1995 but launched over the air in 1998 by CP-Tel Network Services, a local Internet services provider, and it was managed by Richard Gill. It was originally affiliated with America One and received cable coverage one month after it began broadcasting.
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| Channels | |
| Branding | KNTS-LD 17, KNYS-LD 27 (general) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sanphyl Broadcast Network, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | June 21, 1998 |
Last air date | February 15, 2021 (license canceled) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 17 (UHF, 1998-2002) |
| Primary: America One (1998–?) FamilyNet AMGTV | |
Call sign meaning | K NaTchitocheS |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 56189 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°44′20″N 93°8′1″W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | see KNTS-LP infobox |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 40584 |
Most recently, the station broadcast religious programs including The 700 Club weekdays at noon.
At one point, KNTS-LP was the flagship station for the Northwestern State University Demons. Despite its broadcast in analog, KNTS-LP had a digital translator, KNYS-LD (virtual and UHF digital channel 27).
Sanphyl Broadcast Network surrendered the licenses for KNTS-LP and KNYS-LD to the Federal Communications Commission on February 15, 2021; the FCC cancelled both licenses the same day.