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Arizona TV Station Update - March 2016

dhett

dhett

As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.

Programming changes


  • Almavision has fixed its transmission problems, and its programming is once again airing on Mako Communications LLC stations KTVP-LD 22.5 Phoenix and KEGS-LD 30.2 Las Vegas NV.
  • K18JL-D 25.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) is silent, possibly for good? The AZ Conference of 7th Day Adventists have moved Amazing Facts TV from its own spot on GNTV2 channel 25.1 to sharing time with 3ABN, Hope Channel and LLBN on GNTV channel 22.1.
  • K38IZ-D Phoenix (Spanish Independent Broadcast Network) now airs Gun TV on channel 38.2 overnights (10 pm - 4 am). Gun TV is a new network devoted entirely to selling firearms and is now the overnight programming for Tuff TV. Makes sense.
  • KSNV 3.x (22) Las Vegas NV (KUPN Licensee LLC) has upgraded its broadcast of Estrella TV on channel 3.2 from 480i to 720p.
  • KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC) has added Cozi TV on channel 39.4.


Transactions


  • KAZT-TV 7.x Prescott and KAZT-CD 7.x (36) Phoenix (KAZT LLC) have been granted a pro forma transfer of control from Larry Schuneman to Priscilla Lynn Londen. Both parties comprised the ownership of both KAZT stations before the transaction and after. The transaction has been consummated.
  • KYMA-DT 11.x Yuma and KSWT 13.x Yuma (Blackhawk Broadcasting LLC) has proposed a pro forma transfer of control, whereby owner Brian Brady would transfer 50.1% of his interest in the stations to NBI Holdings, LLC, of which Brady is the solo member, and 49.9% of his interest in the stations to an insulated party. The two parties would then transfer their respective memberships to Bryson Broadcast Holdings LLC. Bryson and NBI would then become upstream entities between Blackhawk and the ultimate owners and Brady would retain controlling interestin the stations. The proposal is pending FCC approval.
  • KCSG 4.x (14) Cedar City UT (Southwest Media LLC) has proposed an assignment of license to West American Financial Corporation. The proposed sale also includes translators K16DS-D and K27MQ-D, both licensed to and serving St. George UT.


Canceled, Denied, Dismissed, Expired or Expiring


  • The FCC has canceled the analog license of KDTP-LP 48 Phoenix (Community Television Educators, Inc.). The odd thing is that other than a brief disappearance in August 2015, KDTP-LP has had a channel 48 analog signal on the air since 2013 and still does. The FCC had incorrectly listed the station as silent. I would imagine that the only reason Daystar has for continuing the analog station is to convert it to digital, which they have been trying to do on channels 9 and 11. The FCC does show KDTP-LD RF 9 as CP OFF AIR, meaning that a valid construction permit exists, but the station has not yet signed on. Contrast this development to this month's license renewals - I can't remember when KCOS-LP 28 Phoenix last had a signal on the air, and KBFY-LP 41 Fortuna hasn't been on the air since being forced off by KYMA 11 Yuma opening temporary digital facilities on channel 41 in 2002.


License Renewals


  • KBFY-LP 41 Fortuna (Powell Meredith Communications Company) has been granted a license renewal. The station hasn't been seen since KYMA-DT started broadcasting in digital on its transitional channel 41 assignment well over 10 years ago.
  • KCOS-LP 28 Phoenix (Aracelis Ortiz Corporation) has been granted a license renewal. I cannot remember the last time the station was on the air, and with the coming repack, I don't see it surviving for the next renewal.
  • KRPO-LD 21.x Quartzsite (Jenifer Juarez) was granted a license renewal, only to have it rescinded the following day. The license renewal application was filed in June 2014 and a petition to deny was filed in September 2014. The station license was supposedly transferred from Hispanic Christian Community Networks, Inc. (HCCN) to Jenifer Juarez with approval coming from the FCC in April 2010, but the consummation notice was not filed until November 2014, indicating that consummation had taken place in July 2010. However, since the transfer has been consummated, all station documents have continued to be filed by HCCN, including the renewal application. The now-bankrupt HCCN was headed by Cesar Guel, who was shown to not be a US citizen, and was therefore ineligible to hold broadcast licenses. Apparently, the FCC is still trying to figure this one out.
  • KJPO-LD 49.x Parker (Iglesia Manmin Toda La Creacion USA, Inc.) has refiled its 2014 application renewal. The original application was filed in June 2014 by Hispanic Christian Community Networks, Inc. (HCCN), but KJPO-LD had been approved by the FCC for transfer to Iglesia Manmin in September 2008. The Consummation Notice was not filed until November 2014, indicating that consummation had actually taken place in February 2012, but all filings for the station between consummation and this month continued to be in the name of HCCN, including the original renewal application, which falsely certified that the station was on the air. Unlike the original application, this application does not certify that the station is on the air, however, Iglesia Manmin is still headed by Cesar Guel, who is not a US citizen, and therefore, is ineligible to hold a broadcast license.


The following stations have filed for renewal but the licenses have not yet been renewed:


  • KHRR 40.x Tucson (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
  • KJPO-LD 49.x Parker (Iglesia Manmin Toda La Creacion USA INC.)
  • KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.)
  • KRPO-LD 21.x Quartzsite (Jenifer Juarez)
  • KTAZ 39.x Phoenix (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
  • KTVP-LD 22.x Phoenix (Mako Communications, LLC)
  • KZVE-LP 30 Littlefield (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.)
  • KAJB 54.x (36) Calipatria CA(Calipatria Broadcasting Company, LLC)
  • KMCC 34.x (32) Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition, LLC)
  • K33MB-D 34.X Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition, LLC)
  • KVTE-LP 35 Las Vegas NV (Mountain Ridge Holdings, Inc.)
  • KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC)
  • KVMY 21.x (2) Las Vegas NV (Southern Nevada Communications Company)
  • KSNV 3.x (22) Las Vegas NV (KUPN Licensee, LLC)
  • KVCW 33.x (29) Las Vegas NV (Channel 33, Inc.)
  • KVVU 5.x (9) Henderson NV (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation)
  • K28EU-D 5.x Laughlin NV (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation)
  • KNBX-CD 31.x (14) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications, LLC)
  • KMYU 12.x (9) St. George UT (KUTV Licensee, LLC)
  • K09SU Hildale UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
  • K25JS-D 5.x St. George UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
  • K28EA-D 5.x Washington UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
  • K07SC Hildale UT (KUTV Licensee, LLC)
  • K49AS-D 2.x Santa Clara UT (KUTV Licensee, LLC)
  • K08PC-D 2.x Hildale UT (KUTV Licensee, LLC)
  • K17JQ St. George UT (EICB-TV East, LLC)
  • K40KZ St. George UT (EICB-TV East, LLC)
 
Guel has been in hot water for improperly filed and boilerplate LPFM applications across the country, two of them in Phoenix (106.5 and 107.5 Mesa). Apparently one of the few that made it to air, in Dallas, has been throwing interference at a Univision FM.

I am going to point out that the FCC Query is starting to show Mexican stations on post-repacking channel allotments. No equivalent Mexican action has been taken to recertify the stations for the new channels which are included in the Mexico repacking tables from next year.
 
Per the exchange of letters found on the Incentive Auction webpage, the new channels are protected now. They're taking a while to show up in CDBS because they all have to be hand-entered, so he's doing it a little at a time. I know the guy who does the hand entering. I don't envy him.

- Trip
 
tripinva said:
Per the exchange of letters found on the Incentive Auction webpage, the new channels are protected now. They're taking a while to show up in CDBS because they all have to be hand-entered, so he's doing it a little at a time. I know the guy who does the hand entering. I don't envy him.

- Trip
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Yeah, I can imagine it being a mess. There have been two minor errors, mostly "DTD" instead of "TDT".

The continued presence of XHRBA continues to baffle, but if Mexico continues to protect it, the only way it can stop being a mystery is if they put it out for bid sometime. Unfortunately it doesn't show up in the 2015 or 2016 PABFs so it can't be put out for bid. I'm sure there'd be a good number of Mexican suitors, both commercial and noncommercial, for a high-power station down there.
 
tripinva said:
Per the exchange of letters found on the Incentive Auction webpage, the new channels are protected now. They're taking a while to show up in CDBS because they all have to be hand-entered, so he's doing it a little at a time. I know the guy who does the hand entering. I don't envy him.

- Trip
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Trip I noticed you're not updating Rabbitears anymore?? Since you've gotten married you must be really busy! ;) ;) congratulations. Any chance rabbitears will be updated any time soon? nice to hear from you again. I really miss the site (so do a lot of other people I'm sure!)

cheers
 
Like you, I miss Trip's updates as well. But I understand; my story is similar.

For those of you here that are looking for the April update, it will have to be combined with May. As I explained on Rabbitears, my schedule has been murder over the past couple of months and will continue to be so until July. Arizona's TPT "Simplification" is sucking the life outta me.
 
Dave, I and I'm sure a good number of others, look forward to your
monthly updates. Wishing you the best and hope things slow down for
you soon.
 
I still update RabbitEars, usually every day. I'm just not as thorough as I used to be. I really need to upload my backlog of TSReader data though, including some from Dave. Sorry. :)

- Trip
 
Nathan O'Dan said:
Looks like I'll have to rescan the TVs. KTTU always seems to come in for me KUAT seems to be out of range more times than not recently.
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It just showed up on both my Samsungs. Would have thought a rescan would be needed. Don't know where you are but interestingly enough today in Fountain Hills KUAT appears to be off the air. I receive all the time 4,6,9,11,13,18,and 46 without any problems and on occasion 27, 40, and 58 although not recently.
 
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