K38HE-D
K38HE-D, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-powered religious television station licensed to West Plains, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Promised Land Ministries. It covers parts of southern Missouri and north-central Arkansas. It is also seen on Fidelity Communications (channel 8) in West Plains and in Thayer, Missouri and Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (channel 18).
| West Plains, Missouri United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 38 (PSIP) |
| Slogan | Light the World |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 38.1: Religious 38.2: Blank 38.3: Blank 38.4: Blank |
| Affiliations | TCT WHT |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Promised Land Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | 2002 |
Former call signs | K38HE (2002-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 38 (UHF, 2005-2015) Digital: 38 (UHF, 2015-2018) |
| UBN (2002-2008) Gospel Music Television | |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 125039 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 101 m (331 ft) |
It carries local and nationally known programming from noon through 6am daily and network programming from 6am until noon from TCT. Operations are supported by donations from loyal viewers.
In 2009, a severe thunderstorm late on the evening of July 11 seriously damaged the new 85-foot (26 m) radio tower at its new TV studio, which holds the microwave-band dish antenna for the studio/transmitter link. In use for less than two weeks, it was made necessary because of a move in the studio location further away from the TV transmitter site, making the cost of leasing a much longer fiber-optic line than before prohibitive.
K38HE went off the air couple of times after a transmitter tube broke in the transmitter and returned to the air on October 9, 2009. However, this was short-lived. On Monday night September 21, 2009, K38HE went off the air after a tube broke in the transmitter. This station has returned to the air on Monday night October 19, 2009. K38HE went off the air after a rebuilt tube broke in the transmitter. K38HE has replaced the transmitter with a new tube and returned to the air on October 23, 2009.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.1 | 480i | 4:3 | K36NK-D | Religious |
| 38.2 | K38HE | Blank | ||
| 38.3 | ||||
| 38.4 |
Analog-to-digital conversion
K38HE, on December 9, 2014, has completed the required transition to digital broadcasting.[2]
Local programming
- Community Calendar: A program that tells whats going on around southern Missouri and north-central Arkansas.
- General Store/Community Calendar: Viewers can call in and buy items that are being shown for donations. All donations help support the station.
- The Calling
- Forgiven with Velma Childers
- Ed Carter Ministries
- For Such a Time As This with Sarah George
- Joanie Buchanan Ministries
- Inside Channel 38
- Fire Desire
- Yours For a Song with Dan Duncan
- OMC Hospice
- The Hour of Vision
- The Evangelist with Robby Mitchell
- Charles Nichols & Friends
- Ozark Tradition with Carl Trantham and Friends
- From Our Hearts with Richie (the Mule Jump Preacher) & Carolyn DeMent
- Vetrice Earith
- Rhonda Spreutels
- The Bottom Line
- Growing in Grace with Brenda Mantooth
- Grace Revealed with Apostle Peter Barnes
- Holiness Unto the Lord with Pat Ward
- Arnold Wade
- Central Calvary Baptist Church
- Eastgate Ministries
- The Voice of Breakthrough
- 1st Baptist Church of West Plains
- True Connection
- Generation Now
- The Kevin Shorey Show