Thomas C. Griner purchased the station and gave it call letters KKJK-LP in November 1997. When the FCC released its initial digital channel allocations on April 21, 1997, it had assigned KUPN's digital companion channel to UHF channel 20.
The FCC allocated digital channels for KUPN's counterpart station in April 1997, assigning it to UHF channel 20. Thomas C. Griner purchased the station and changed its call letters to KKJK-LP in November 1997.