KTVJ 3
CMC Owned & Operated television for the great Treasure Valley
BOISE - NAMPA - MERIDAN
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May 2025 Updates
On May 11, 2025 KTVJ experienced a transmitter malfunction and is currently off the air. We are working to resume or repair transmission, and will keep you appraised of the situation. Thank you for your understanding.
On May 2, 2025 CMC confirmed its application to move the KTVJ carrier frequency from VHF 6 to UHF 26 as approved by the FCC. CMC selected GatesAir and Jampro as the suppliers of a new state of the art 2600 W GatesAir transmitter and 12 Bay Circular Polarized Jampro Antenna for the new facility. The pending move comes with a fivefold increase in power ensuring beautiful coverage penetrating every corner of the Boise-Nampa-Meridian DMA as well as smaller communities throughout the foothills.
Installation is expected in late June or early July 2025 when the summer weather is best high atop the Deer Point mountain peaks overlooking the Treasure Valley.
KTVJ remains on viewers' TV channel 3 ideally located between the local CBS and PBS affiliates.
October 2024 Update
On October 3, 2024, the FCC approved an application to move the carrier frequency of KTVJ Channel 3 from rf channel 6 to rf channel 26.
August 2024 Update
In August 2024, KTVJ Channel 3 submitted a Major Modification to move from rf channel 6, 3 KW ERP to rf channel 26, 15KW ERP.
June 2024 Update
Beginning August 20, 2024, all Class A, LPTV, and TV translator stations will be permitted,
on a nationwide basis and without geographic limitation, to file a major modification to seek authority to change channel.
KTVJ is considering applying to change its frequency to a higher channel in order to improve reception for viewers with indoor antennas.
KTVJ will remain on channel 3 on your tv sets, but the carrier freqeuncy would no longer be on channel 6.
If you would like to comment in support of a frequency move for KTVJ in order to imrpove your receiption,
then please email your comments to rick@cmctv.com.
Meanwhile, the best way to receive KTVJ is with an outdoor antenna.
When an indoor antenna is needed, KTVJ engineers recommend the following indoor solutions:
RCA Amplified Indoor Antenna
and if more amplification is needed, the following can be added to other existing antennas too:
RCA Universal Digital Amplifier for Indoor Antenna
May 2024 update:
Over the last several weeks we suspect that solar flares have interrupted reception of KTVJ for many viewers.
According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the dynamic solar flare occurred late Saturday (May 10) from an active sunspot region called AR3664. It peaked at 9:23 p.m. EDT (0123 May 11 GMT), registering as a massive X5.8 class flare, SWPC officials said. As a result, parts of some of the Earth's sunlit side had temporary or complete loss of high frequency (HF) radio signals.
Source: https://www.space.com/sun-fires-off-massive-x-class-solar-flares-may-11-2024
Thank you for discovering KTVJ-TV Channel 3 in Boise. KTVJ signed on the air on November 5, 2021.
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Here are some progress pictures for the delivery, arrival, and completed installation of our newly built Jampro KTVJ antenna.
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