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Arizona TV Station Update - August/September 2015

dhett

dhett

Due to several unforeseen events, the August update could not be published. This update covers news from both August and September.

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

New licenses

  • KYUM-LP 2 Yuma (Centro Cristiana Vida Abundante, Inc.) requested and was granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. The license application originally specified channel 2, its analog channel, but was corrected to specify channel 15. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 32° 40' 21" N, 114° 20' 10" W (Telegraph Pass); ERP 1.8 kW directional; HAAT 383 m.

Programming changes

  • KTVW-DT 33.x Phoenix (KTVW License Partnership, G.P.) has added Bounce TV on channel 33.4. Bounce TV continues to air on channel 45.3. It is expected that KDOS-LD in Globe also has the new subchannel.
  • KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) is scheduled to replace the KSAZ-TV SD simulcast on channel 10.2 with the Heroes & Icons diginet on October 1.
  • KASW 61.x (49) Phoenix (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) is scheduled to add Decades TV on channel 61.2 on October 1. Nexstar does not generally like to multiplex its stations' signals, so this is a surprise and makes one wonder if the station is being controlled by Meredith Corporation. It also makes onewonder what will happen if Nexstar succeeds in wooing Media General, which is currently planning to merge with Meredith.
  • K18JL-D 25.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has switched programming on channel 25.1 from AFTV to 3ABN Proclaim!, yet still under the label GNTV2.
  • KFPB-LD 50.x Globe (Globe LPTV LLC) no longer airs TeleRomántica programming on channel 50.3, replacing it with a blue screen. Meanwhile, infomercials have returned to channel 50.6, first as audio only, and now with video as well.
  • K23FZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has resumed programming, airing AFTV.
  • K25MK-D Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) is silent.
  • K31LZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) is silent.
  • K47IK Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) is silent.
  • KNAZ-TV 2.x (22) Flagstaff (Multimedia Holdings Corporation) is now broadcasting in 1080i HD. It had been 480i SD.
  • KTVW-CD 6.x (27) Flagstaff (KTVW License Partnership, G.P.) has added a simulcast of KFPH-DT 13.1 Flagstaff on channel 6.2.
  • K42IQ-D Flagstaff (EICB-TV East, LLC) is operational, but is not sending out any programming or broadcast information.
  • K50HU-D 5.x Flagstaff (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation) is silent.
  • Multiple sources have reported that Airbox does offer their service to the public in Phoenix. Their website has information about the receivers and programming packages offered. Apparently, Radio Shack carries the receivers (assuming one can find a Radio Shack anymore.)
  • KNTV 13.x Las Vegas NV (Journal Broadcast Corporation) has announced that they will replace the Heroes & Icons diginet with Grit on channel 13.3 in January 2016.
  • MundoFox has rebranded as MundoMax, following Fox terminating its partnership in the joint venture.

Transactions

  • Media General has announced its intention to acquire Meredith Corporation, forming Meredith Media General. If the FCC approves, the following Meredith television stations viewable in Arizona would come under control of Media General:
    • KTVK 3.x (24) Phoenix (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • KPHO 5.x (17) Phoenix (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K11LC-D 3.x Prescott (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K14NA-D 3.x Globe/Miami (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K15HY Williams (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation) (analog - KTVK)
    • K25MG-D 3.x Flagstaff (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K27KS-D 5.x Globe/Miami (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K30JD-D 5.x Prescott (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K38AC-D 3.x Cottonwood (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K40AD-D 5.x Cottonwood (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K50HU-D 5.x Flagstaff (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
    • KVVU-TV 5.x (9) Henderson NV (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation)
    • K28EU-D 5.x Laughlin NV (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation)
    And the following Media General station would become part of the new group:
    • K30GL Many Farms (Lin of Colorado, LLC)
  • KVMY 21.x (2) Las Vegas NV (Southern Nevada Communications Company) has amended its Assignment of License application to include unredacted copies of the Asset Purchase Agreement and Disclosure Statement concerning its transfer to Channel 33, Inc. as a precursor to its proposed sale to Howard Stirk Holdings. It has also added a copy of the tower and studio lease agreements with Sinclair.
  • KVCW 33.x (29) Las Vegas NV (Channel 33 Inc.) has filed for an extension of consummation in its pro-forma assignment to KUPN Licensee, LLC. The transaction is ready to consummate but needs to occur in conjunction with the transfer of KVMY to Channel 33, Inc. prior to its sale to Howard Stirk Holdings. The KVMY transfer is still pending FCC approval.

License renewals

The following stations have been granted renewal of their licenses through October 1, 2022:

  • KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.)
  • K09SU Hildale UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
  • K25JS-D St. George UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
  • K28EA-D Washington UT (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)

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

  • KBFY-LP 41 Fortuna (Powell Meredith Communications Company)
  • KCOS-LP 28 Phoenix (Aracelis Ortiz Corporation)
  • KHRR 40.x Tucson (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
  • KJPO-LD 49.x Parker (Iglesia Manmin Toda La Creacion USA INC.)
  • KRPO-LD 21.x Quartzsite (Jenifer Juarez)
  • KTAZ 39.x Phoenix (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
  • KZVE-LP 30 Littlefield (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.)
  • 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)
  • KSNV 3.x (22) Las Vegas NV (KUPN Licensee, LLC) - filed as KVMY.
  • KVCW 33.x (29) Las Vegas NV (Channel 33, Inc.)
  • KNBX-CD 31.x (14) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications, LLC)
  • KMYU 12.x (9) St. George UT (KUTV Licensee, LLC)
  • 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)
 
Morning finds Buzzr TV on channel 45.3, replacing Bounce. Heroes & Icons has not yet made its debut, nor has Decades TV.
 
The H&I website now reports that the diginet will debut in Phoenix on November 1. And so we wait...
 
A quick line item:

Yesterday the IFT, Mexico's FCC, announced that the analog shutoff process would finally reach San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, on October 29 at 12:00am (start of the day).

XHLRT-44 and XHRCS-50 are the only two stations affected by this move. They are already in digital on RF channels 32 and 30. The IFT authorization for the shutoff only lists XHLRT, even though XHRCS is now on the air as are quite a few Telemax transmitters. (I still expect it to potentially go away.)

Digital progress is mostly complete around Sonora, with the biggest missing stations being XHUS-8 in Hermosillo and several rural Telemax transmitters. Mexico's second-oldest university television station, with roots dating to 1965, will be conducting a flash-cut as it has applied for an "intermittent operation" authorization.

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And KYUM-LP is going to be in a squeeze when repacking happens. The FCC-IFT repacking proposal, which automatically assigns channels for new Mexican TV stations and which Trip sent me, would put XHMEE-45 (38.x) on 15. That's in Mexicali and is a 200 kW DTV station.
 
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Just got word from KASW:

Your PHX CW6 Hi David. The tentative launch date for Decades is Nov. 1. Hope this helps!
 
And now the Decades TV website puts the launch date in KASW at 10/28. (That's this Wednesday, for those of you in Rio Linda, California.)
 
New Channels available Today 11/01/2015 in Metro Phoenix

6.1 (30) KUAT/PBS Tucson
6.2 V-me (PBS Spanish)
6.3 Create/Ready TV/PBS Encore

11.1 (25) KMSB Fox Tucson
11.2 Movies!
11.3 Justice

Heroes and Icons on 10.2 (26.4) and Decades on 61.2 (49.2) have not gone on the air.

I Live In Glendale, AZ zip 85301
 
Digging through stuff and found that FanVision is putting up a temporary channel 44 at Avondale (PIR) for the races there later this month.

They got the temporary callsign of K44ST-D and will be operating with 100 watts ERP. You can't search this in the FCC under the callsign.
 
The ST in K44ST-D stands for "Special Temporary". The FCC uses those two letters for special temporary authorizations such as the one for FanVision. The temporary station will be up for about a week while the PIR event is going on, then it will disappear until the next PIR event.

I've tried to tune in to the station from the road outside the race track in the past, but have never been able to receive or even detect a signal. FanVision does the same at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway using channel 49, but my contact in Vegas has never been able to receive the signal there, either.
 
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