▁granted ▁an ▁initial ▁license ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁as ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Blo om berg ▁Television ▁network . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Jacob sen ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁construction ▁permit ▁to ▁operate ▁an ▁experimental ▁broadcast ▁station ▁using ▁the ▁facilities ▁of ▁K 1 9 DD ▁to ▁broadcast ▁in ▁digital ▁format . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Jacob sen ▁sold ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁US ▁Inter active ▁L LC , ▁who ▁soon ▁after ward , ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K P HE - LP . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁pilot ▁program ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁using ▁low - power ▁U H F ▁television ▁stations ▁to ▁deliver ▁wireless ▁data ▁services ▁to ▁subscri bers . ▁The ▁Digital ▁Data ▁Services ▁Act ▁pilot ▁project ▁was ▁effective ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁through ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁during ▁which ▁time , ▁K P HE ▁was ▁un available ▁as ▁an ▁over - the - air ▁analog ▁broadcast ▁station . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁pilot ▁project ▁was ▁complete , ▁K P HE ▁programming ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁camera ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁fish ▁tank . ▁View ers ▁could ▁watch ▁the ▁fish ▁while ▁music ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁That ▁changed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁Valley ▁residents ▁Jeff ▁C raw ford ▁and ▁Jenn ifer ▁Harris ▁C raw ford ▁le ased ▁the ▁station ▁from ▁US ▁Inter active ▁and