in 2001, the station also launched a repeater, kppi-lp, in garapan, saipan, northern marianas islands, on vhf channel 7. the station started off as k07xg (november 19, 2001–december 17, 2004), before gaining the callsign of kppi-lp (december 17, 2004–march 28, 2005). it was deleted for three days (as dkppi-lp, from march 28 to march 31, 2005), before being reinstated as kppi-lp on march 31, 2005. it is the only broadcast station in saipan today, after kuam-tv satellite wsze shut down in the 2000s. the station has a construction permit to flash-cut to digital as kppi-ld on vhf channel 7.