KDGL-LD

KDGL-LD channel 23, is an Independent TV station serving Southwest Kansas. KDGL has sister stations in Dodge City, Kansas, Garden City, Kansas, Liberal, Kansas, and Ulysses, Kansas. This forms a continuous coverage of over 90 miles radius from Sublette Kansas. FCC service contours indicate that KDGL and its' sister stations cover approximately 156,350 people. Actual people covered is estimated to be 204,000+ with 74,000+ households with the 2010 census using the Longley-Rice model.

Ownership

High Plains Broadcasting, LLC. owns the 5 stations.

Purpose

KDGL was formed to provide local news, weather, sports, and community events to the Southwest Region of the State of Kansas.

Location

KDGL is located in an old AT&T microwave Radio Tower on the South edge of Sublette, Kansas.

Facilities

Currently KDGL is operating a completely digital SD-SDI/AES master control plant. MPEG2 Encoding and Multiplexing is accomplished with a Motorola TMX-2010 system. Automation software is from Deyan Automation Systems in Cyprus. Traffic and Billing software is Natural Log 8. Live events are streamed over the internet or private backhauls to the stations master control plant with a Streambox ACT-L3. Video is stored in a 20 disk Leitch VR400 MPEG2 server system. The on-air weather graphics system for severe weather graphics was written by the station. The on-air or studio control room is analog with several pieces of digital equipment. Graphics are done with a dual channel SDI Chyron Corporation Duet SD character generator running Lyric. Switching is done with a Grass Valley Group Model 250 2-1/2 M/E switcher formerly from a Public TV Station in Iowa. Picture in picture and 2 talking heads is accomplished with a Grass Valley Group DPM-700 dual channel picture manipulator.

Studio

KDGL is utilizing existing building space in the 22 x 78 building. The studio is 15 x 20.

Digital television