KQSL

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KQSL
Fort Bragg, California
United States
ChannelsDigital: 8 (VHF)
Virtual: 8 (PSIP)
AffiliationsTLN West
OwnerOne Ministries, Inc.
First air date1990 (29 years ago) (1990)[1]
Call letters' meaningQSL = Q code for receipt of transmission
Sister station(s)KKPM-CD
Former callsignsKFWU (1990–2003)
KUNO-TV (2003–2010)
KBQR (2010–2011)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
8 (VHF, 1990–2009)
Digital:
15 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Former affiliationsAs satellite of KRCR-TV:
ABC (1990–1997)
As satellite of KTNC-TV:
Independent (1997–2001)
Azteca América (2001–2007)
TuVision (2007–2009)
Estrella TV (2009–2010)
As stand-alone station:
Retro TV (2010–2011)
TheCoolTV (2011–2012)
FilmOn (2012–2013)
Independent (2013–2016, 2017–2018)
Sonlife (2016–2017)
Transmitter power26 kW
Height744 m (2,441 ft)
Facility ID8378
Transmitter coordinates39°41′37.5″N 123°34′47″W / 39.693750°N 123.57972°W / 39.693750; -123.57972
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitekqsl.org
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 
Download coordinates as: KML · GPX

KQSL, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a Total Living Network broadcast partner television station licensed to Fort Bragg, California, United States. The station is owned by One Ministries, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Santa Rosa, California. KQSL's transmitter is located west of Laytonville, California. The station is available throughout the San Francisco market on DirecTV and Dish Network channel 8, as well as AT&T U-verse channel 15. KQSL is carried on Comcast Xfinity cable but only in Mendocino County on channels 8 and 721.

History[edit]

KQSL debuted in 1990 as KFWU, under the ownership of California Oregon Broadcasting. As a satellite of ABC affiliate KRCR-TV in Redding,[2] the station was sold to Lamco Communications (along with KRCR) in 1995.[3] It was then sold to Sainte Limited in 1996,[4] and to Pappas Telecasting Companies in 1997,[5] at which point KFWU became a satellite of KTNC-TV in Concord (however, at first, KFWU was considered the main station and KTNC the satellite[2]). It became KUNO-TV in 2003.[6]

On November 7, 2008, KUNO was taken silent due to financial troubles. In May 2008, Pappas filed for bankruptcy protection. On November 5, 2008, KUNO returned to on-air operation just under one year of having been silent with its analog facilities on channel 8 and pre-transition DTV facility on channel 15.

On January 16, 2009, it was announced that several Pappas stations, including KTNC and KUNO, would be sold to New World TV Group after the sale received United States bankruptcy court approval.[7]

On June 12, 2009, KUNO signed off of its analog signal and completed its move to digital. Both KUNO and KDSL-CA (licensed to Ukiah, California) were transferred to Titan TV Broadcast Group on October 15, 2009. KUNO was taken silent again on October 31, 2009 and was subsequently sold to Jeff Chang in July 2010 for $100,000.[8] The sale to Jeff Chang was completed on October 6, 2010, and he got the station back on the air just under one year of it being silent. If not for Jeff Chang relaunching KQSL's on-air operation, its license would have been revoked.

Upon taking over, Chang dropped the KTNC simulcast in favor of Retro Television Network programming, under new call letters.[9] In October 2010, he call signed the station as KBQR; in June 2011, the station was given new a new call sign again, this time to KQSL.[6] The KQSL call sign had previously belonged to an LPFM construction permit in Penngrove, California, belonging to One Ministries, Inc., and coincidentally One Ministries, Inc. would become the future owner of KQSL in 2018.

KQSL joined TheCoolTV in September 2011;[10] the network regarded the station as its San Francisco affiliate.[10] In 2012, KQSL dropped TheCoolTV and picked up FilmOn programming. The station dropped FilmOn in early 2013, but carried a schedule of classic television shows and entertainment news magazines and specials until 2016. After this, it began broadcasting Jimmy Swaggart's Sonlife Broadcasting Network.

Jeff Chang was successful in getting KQSL onto Dish Network, AT&T U-verse and DirecTV throughout the San Francisco Bay Area after getting the station back on the air. Video fiber circuits were installed to provide Dish, U-Verse and DirecTV feeds of KQSL.

On August 1, 2017, KQSL reverted to independent programming. The Sonlife affiliation had transferred to KCNS. On January 15, 2018, KQSL began carrying Total Living Network (TLN) programming as a simulcast of TLN programming carried on Comcast cable channel 138 in Chicago. TLN also was carried on a West Coast feed until April 16, 2019 on KTLN, licensed to Novato, California. KQSL began carrying TLN's West Coast feed, TLN West, on April 6, 2019.

On July 11, 2018, One Ministries, Inc. completed its purchase of KQSL from Jeff Chang for $2 million. K11WP-D was also sold to Jeff Chang for $1 as part of the KQSL transaction. The broadcast partnership with TLN was retained. One Ministries, Inc. had closed a deal to sell three LPTV stations to HC2 Holdings for $2.15 million one day prior to having consummating the deal to purchase KQSL. In addition to airing programming from TLN West, KQSL also airs locally originated programming daily from midnight to 6 a.m. and Saturdays from midnight to 5 p.m.

KQSL began airing local news for Northern California and Southern Oregon in December of 2018. The local news program is called Mornings on the Dove which aired 6 to 8 a.m. weekdays initially and was subsequently moved to noon to 1 p.m. weekdays in April 2019.

KQSL upgraded to 1080i HD picture quality in March 2019 on Dish Network and April 2019 on DirecTV. KQSL is still aired in SD quality on AT&T U-verse due to being carried via retransmission consent.

KQSL was added to Xfinity's Mendocino County cable system covering the towns of Ukiah, Willits, Fort Bragg, and Mendocino on June 27, 2019 on channels 8 and 721.

KQSL requested in July 2019 to be added to San Bruno Cable in San Bruno, California and is in the process of being added as channel 373.[11]

KQSL requested in August 2019 to be added to Wave Broadband cable and noted that it carried eight locally produced shows as well as local news and weather.[11]

Digital channel[edit]

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
8.1 1080i 16:9 KQSL Total Living Network

Translators[edit]

KQSL is rebroadcast on the following low-powered translators in Northern California.[12]

Additionally, the following Digital Replacement Translators (DRTs) are planned:

  • KQSL RF Channel 18, Virtual 8.1 Lakeport
  • KQSL RF Channel 16, Virtual 8.1 Ukiah

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says May 13.
  2. ^ a b "Memorandum Opinion and Order". Federal Communications Commission. July 23, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Digital TV Market Listing for KBQR Retrieved November 15, 2010
  7. ^ "New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M". TVnewsday. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "San Francisco television station going to LPTV group owner". Television Business Report. July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "San Francisco's Ch. 8 To Go RetroTV". TVNewsCheck. August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "TheCoolTV Lands San Francisco Affiliate". TVNewsCheck. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "KQSL Public Inspection File". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  12. ^ RabbitEars.Info

External links[edit]

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