 The station was licensed on October 28, 2005 as Holbrook's second local over-the-air television station.KNJO went off the air on April 27, 2012 due to vandalism that damaged its equipment, and economic factors that prevented repairs; it never returned to the air, and the license was canceled on June 19, 2013.In June 2006, the FCC opened a window for low-power television stations to file short-form applications for digital companion channels for the DTV transition.