KSPJ

KSPJ is a WB affiliate serving Bend, Oregon and the surrounding area. Broadcasting on channel 39, KSPJ is owned and operated by Alltel Communications. The station was founded on July 26, 2002 as K59HT with an original construction permit issued by the FCC to Trinity Broadcasting Network. In February 2005, before the station began broadcasting, Trinity sold the construction permit to Brady Broadcasting, who changed the station's call letters to KSPJ in March 2005. The station went on the air July 22, 2005, but immediately began causing problems, as its signal interfered with internet service from a local telephone co-op. Being a secondary service, KSPJ was forced to find another frequency or to cease operations. The station applied to move to channel 39 on July 27, 2005 and then applied for an STA to operate on that frequency several days later. The FCC granted both requests, first the STA on August 24, 2005 which cleared the way for the station to move immediately, then the construction permit on October 31, 2005. On October 20, 2005, Brady Broadcasting sold the station to Lamar Veasey, one of its agents. Veasey was struggling to keep the station profitable, and in early 2006, Veasey sold the station to Lady Luck Communications, who began to make upgrades to the station. KSPJ's luck then changed when KXWB (then an affiliate of The WB) announced that they would be leaving the network to join The CW and changed their call letters to KXCW. In response, KSPJ announced that they would become the new Bend affiliate for The WB. In 2010, KSPJ launched their prime-time newscast. In 2015, Lady Luck Communications announced that they've sold the station to Flinn Broadcasting. This was largely due to Capital Cities purchasing a share of The WB, and Lady Luck focusing their attention on their partnership with UPN. On Apr. 10, 2017, Flinn Broadcasting, along with 4 other companies, merged to form Alltel Communications.
Category:Channel 39
Category:Bend, Oregon
Category:Oregon
Category:WB network affiliates
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2002
Category:Alltel Communications