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)
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	Q from former KFEQ-TV call sign
Technical information[1]
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.

KQTV went on the air as KFEQ-TV, the sister station to KFEQ radio, on September 27, 1953. It was the only major network affiliate based in St. Joseph for 59 years and commanded news viewership in the small market, even as it had to compete with Kansas City stations for viewers during non-local programming. The station changed its call sign to KQTV in 1969 when it and KFEQ radio were separated and has had a succession of owners, with Heartland acquiring KQTV in 2017 from Nexstar Broadcasting Group.