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K22JA-D ("KDF") is an independent television station in Corpus Christi, Texas. It broadcasts a low-powered digital signal on UHF channel 22 (virtual channel 47) from a transmitter southeast of downtown along TX 358. Owned by Cordillera Communications (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Evening Post Industries), the station is sister to NBC affiliate KRIS-TV and CBS affiliate KZTV (owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting but operated by Cordillera through shared services agreement). All four stations share studios on Artesian Street in Downtown Corpus Christi. Syndicated programming on this station includes: ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''My Wife and Kids'', ''The People's Court'', and ''Judge Mathis''. KDF can also be seen on K31KK-D channel 31 in Kingsville–Alice (transmitter northwest of Bishop along the Nueces and Jim Wells County line) and K30EG channel 30 in Beeville–Refugio (transmitter east of Beeville). ==History== K22JA-D was started in 1990 as K47DF by Paloma Broadcasting (which the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi had a stake in). It started as an independent with general entertainment programming. KDF's big break came in 1993 when some high-profile syndicated programming such as ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''Jeopardy!'', and ''Oprah'' moved to the station after KRIS-TV dropped them in favor of other programming. Paloma also launched the station's two repeaters in order to improve KDF's availability in the fringes of the market. That same year, the cable wars between the big three affiliates of Corpus Christi were going on. In 1994, the station became a Fox affiliate. Even though the network name was used in KDF's logo and the station referred to itself as "KDF Fox", it did not follow the station standardization mandate imposed by the network. Otherwise, it would have been called "Fox 47", "Fox Corpus Christi", or even "Fox 13" after its cable slot on Time Warner. By 1997, KDF had invested heavily in expensive programing, leaving the station nearly bankrupt. Regretting its attempt to enter commercial television, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi sold its share in the station. It was then sold to T. Frank Smith, then-owner of KRIS-TV. KDF moved into that station's studios on South Staples Street in Downtown Corpus Christi while ''Wheel of Fortune'', ''Jeopardy!'', and ''Oprah'' were moved back to that channel. On January 16, 2008, it was announced that the station would lose its Fox affiliation in favor of new higher-powered KUQI, which began airing the network's programming starting on February 4, 2008. At that time, the channel reverted to an independent. The last Fox programs on KDF were Super Bowl XLII and its leadout program, the ''House'' episode "Frozen". After the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issues construction permits to KDF and its translators, they will convert to digital-only broadcasting eventually adding high definition capabilities. It is carried on Time Warner Cable on channel 13. From December 13, 2011 to May 2012, K47DF's owners and the cable company were under a dispute regarding carriage fees.〔(Attention Time Warner Cable and former CoBridge customers ) - ''KRIS-TV'' (accessed January 7, 2012)〕 In 2014, the station merged with former sister station K22JA-D ("KAJA Telemundo") on UHF 22 (but displaying as 47), bumping KDF to 47.2, with KAJA remaining on 47.1. KDF remains in 480i SD, until sufficient programming is acquired to convert the feed to high definition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K22JA-D」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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