KUPK

KUPK, virtual and VHF digital channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Garden City, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by Hampton, Virginia-based Lockwood Broadcast Group. KUPK's news bureau and advertising sales office are located on East Schulman Avenue in Garden City,[1] and its transmitter is located near Copeland, Kansas.

KUPK
Semi-satellite of KAKE, Wichita, Kansas
Garden City/Dodge City, Kansas
United States
CityGarden City, Kansas
ChannelsDigital: 13 (VHF)
Virtual: 13
Brandingsee KAKE (TV) infobox
Programming
Affiliations13.1: ABC
13.2: MeTV
Ownership
OwnerLockwood Broadcast Group
(Knoxville TV LLC)
History
First air date
October 28, 1964 (1964-10-28)
Former call signs
KUPK-TV (1979–2010)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
13 (VHF, 1964–2009)
Digital:
18 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
"KUP-K"AKE (cupcake)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65535
ERP63 kW
HAAT262 m (860 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°39′1″N 100°40′8″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.kake.com

KUPK is part of the KAKEland Television Network (KTN), a regional network of eight stations (three full-power, two low-power, two translators and one digital replacement translator) that relay programming from Wichita ABC affiliate KAKE (channel 10) across central and western Kansas; KUPK incorporates local advertising and news inserts aimed at areas of southwestern Kansas within the Wichita–Hutchinson Plus television market, as well as portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle within the Amarillo market.

History
For information on programming and history post-1987, see KAKE (TV).

On October 28, 1964, KAKE signed on KUPK-TV to serve as a satellite station for southwestern Kansas.

In 1992, with local news inserts having expanded to 15 minutes inside KAKE's 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts, KAKE announced that a new regional news program for western Kansas, known as KTN West, would be launched to air on KUPK and KLBY in Colby;[2] the news inserts continue to air today.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[3]
13.1720p16:9KUPK-TVMain KUPK programming / ABC
13.2480i4:3MeTV

On September 7, 2012, KAKE and its satellites began carrying the classic television network MeTV on their second digital subchannels.[4]

References
  1. "Contact Us". KAKE.com. Lockwood Broadcast Group. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. "Show to cover GC, Colby". Garden City Telegram. Harris News Service. February 4, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. "RabbitEars TV Query for KUPK". Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. https://m.facebook.com/KAKETV/posts/413223378734213


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