KQTV

KQTV

St. Joseph, Missouri United States
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	KQ2
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: ABC 2.2: Antenna TV 2.3: Ion Television
Ownership
Owner	Heartland Media (St. Joseph TV License Company, LLC)
History
First air date	September 27, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-09-27)[1]
Former call signs	KFEQ-TV (1953–1969)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF; 1953–2009) Digital: 53 (UHF; 2003–2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (1953–1967) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955) ABC (secondary, 1956–1967)
Call sign meaning	Variation of the Q from former KFEQ-TV call sign
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20427
ERP	40 kW
HAAT	179 m (587 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°46′12″N 94°47′53.4″W / 39.77000°N 94.798167°W / 39.77000; -94.798167
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kq2.com

KQTV (channel 2) is a television station in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Heartland Media. The station's studios and transmitter are located on Faraon Street in eastern St. Joseph.

Although KQTV serves as the primary ABC affiliate for the St. Joseph market, the network's Kansas City affiliate KMBC-TV (channel 9) is considered an alternate ABC affiliate for the area as its transmitter provides a city-grade over-the-air signal in St. Joseph proper, and is carried alongside KQTV by some local cable providers.