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|---|---|
| City | Ames, Iowa |
| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Family Educational Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | July 12, 1996 |
First air date | November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) |
Last air date |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 34 (UHF, 2005–2009) |
| TBN (2005–2016) | |
Call sign meaning | Educational Family Broadcasting |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 82619 |
| ERP | 37.23kW |
| HAAT | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°58′49″N93°44′23″W / 41.98028°N 93.73972°W /41.98028; -93.73972 |
KEFB (channel 34) was areligious television station licensed toAmes, Iowa, United States, which served theDes Moines area as an affiliate of theTrinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Owned by Family Educational Broadcasting, the station maintained a transmitter southwest of Ames. In addition to TBN programming, KEFB also served the community as an independent educational station.
The station was originally granted aconstruction permit on July 12, 1996. The station would not be officially granted a full license until 2005, when it was granted thecall letters KEFB.
On September 20, 2016, Family Educational Broadcasting announced it was permanently discontinuing all operations of KEFB and returning the station's license to theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] KEFB's license was formally canceled and its callsign deleted on October 5, 2016.[2] TBN programming remains available in the Des Moines–Ames area via the network's national feed onMediacom channel 92.[3][4]
The station's digital signal wasmultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KEFB-DT | TBN |
| 34.2 | Hillsong Channel |
KEFB shut down its analog signal, overUHF channel 34, on June 12, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 34.[6] Because it was granted an originalconstruction permit after the FCC finalized theDTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[7] the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station.
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