KBGH
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KBGH was an educational television station serving the surrounding the Magic Valley
area of Idaho
. It provided over-the-air service on analog channel 19 from its transmitter on Flat Top Butte near Jerome
. Licensed in Filer, Idaho
, KBGH was owned and operated by College of Southern Idaho
(CSI) of Twin Falls, Idaho
and existed strictly as a means of providing telecourses and distance learning.
signal. The station commenced broadcasting July 6, 1999.
KBGH was granted a Construction Permit to construct a digital television station on channel 18, on February 22, 2001. However, CSI has elected not to transition KBGH to a digital facility. On February 17, 2009, the original day of national digital transition, KBGH completely ceased operations.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101232540&formid=387&fac_num=12284 On March 31, 2009, the FCC officially deleted KBGH's callsign.
It is unknown at present if CSI has alternate means for their telecourse services.
Paradoxically, if CSI initially had applied for a license for a LPTV station instead of as a full-service station, it would have remained free to continue analogue broadcasts after the original February 2009 deadline
.
Magic Valley
The Magic Valley is a region in south-central Idaho consisting of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties. It is particularly associated with the agricultural region in the Snake River Plain located in the area...
area of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. It provided over-the-air service on analog channel 19 from its transmitter on Flat Top Butte near Jerome
Jerome, Idaho
Jerome is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, U.S.A. The population was 10,890 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and sits at an elevation of 3763 feet above sea level. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Jerome is located at ...
. Licensed in Filer, Idaho
Filer, Idaho
Filer is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2000 census the city population was 1,620. Filer is located just west of the intersection of U.S...
, KBGH was owned and operated by College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho is an American public community college. Its main campus is in Twin Falls, Idaho, with outreach programs in Boise, Hailey, Burley and Gooding....
(CSI) of Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
and existed strictly as a means of providing telecourses and distance learning.
History
An original construction permit for a full-service station was granted to CSI on November 3, 1992. Its original callsign was the application ID, 920210KE, but changed to KBGH on May 14, 1993. Although it was to be a full-service station, its permit specified a low-power 75.9 kW ERPEffective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
signal. The station commenced broadcasting July 6, 1999.
KBGH was granted a Construction Permit to construct a digital television station on channel 18, on February 22, 2001. However, CSI has elected not to transition KBGH to a digital facility. On February 17, 2009, the original day of national digital transition, KBGH completely ceased operations.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101232540&formid=387&fac_num=12284 On March 31, 2009, the FCC officially deleted KBGH's callsign.
It is unknown at present if CSI has alternate means for their telecourse services.
Paradoxically, if CSI initially had applied for a license for a LPTV station instead of as a full-service station, it would have remained free to continue analogue broadcasts after the original February 2009 deadline
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
.