KBCP-TV

KBCP-TV, virtual channel 25 (digital channel 4) is a religious independent television station licensed to, , United States and serving the. It is the flagship over-the-air television property of RJH Media. The station shares studios with it's sister cable television networks Flex TV and Christian Music Network at RJH Media's campus in, its transmitter is located in.

Origins
On July 23, 1978, KBCP-TV would sign on as the first religious station in Dallas. The station was founded by R.J. Hawkins (an Episcopal minister; as well as relative of film director Sandra Hawkins). Hawkins' goal with the station was to provide Christians in the Dallas area with high-quality programming to educate and entertain them.

When the station launched, it was an affiliate of the. However, in a situation in which TBN doesn't provide programming, KBCP-TV would air a mix of secular syndicated programming, local religious programming, and both secular and religious children's programming, in a manner similar to the independent stations owned by the. KBCP-TV would lose its affiliation with TBN after TBN launched in 1987, which took over the local affiliation rights to the network.

Soon after KBCP-TV lost its TBN affiliation, it expand its emphasis on local religious programming and would pick up several syndicated shows as well starting in 1988.

Growth as a superstation
On October 5, 1986, a superstation feed of KBCP would be officially launched with the intent of bringing KBCP's programming to a national audience.

In mid-1989, sister service American Christian Television re-launched as KBCP Family Channel, a commercial family-oriented network. The channel would split from its branding under KBCP, becoming Flex TV and switching to a general entertainment format.

On July 5, 2007, KBCP's parent RJH Media would discontinue the station's super-station feed due to the unprofitability of owning superstations.

Programming
Currently, KBCP-TV offers a mix of secular general entertainment programs (mostly sitcoms, dramas, children's series, first-run syndicated fare and local sports events), with religious programming filling most of its schedule.

Syndicated religious programs broadcast by KBCP-TV include A New Believer's Voice with Ronald Hawkins (for which KBCP-TV serves as the flagship station of). Syndicated secular programs seen on the station include How I Met Your Mother, The King of Queens, Seinfeld, That 70's Show, Heartland, The Doctors, Judge Mathis, 25 Words or Less, UWF Brawl, Maximum Justice, Debt Court with Adam Baranski and Whacked Out Sports.