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Arizona TV Station Update - July 2010 (Part 1 of 2)

dhett

dhett

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

New licenses

  • KAET 8.x Phoenix (Arizona Board of Regents for ASU) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 8; TL 33-20-0 N, 112-3-49 W; ERP 40 kW non-directional; HAAT 549 m.
  • KAZT-TV 7.x Prescott (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 7; TL 34-41-15 N, 112-7-1 W; ERP 3.2 kW; HAAT 792 m.
  • KNXV-TV 15.x Phoenix (Scripps Media) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 33-20-0 N, 112-3-46 W; ERP 458 kW; HAAT 521 m.
  • K33IY-D 7.x Le Chee (Page) (University of Utah) filed for and was granted a license to cover its power increase. Technical specifications: Ch 33; TL 36-51-20 N, 111-26-26 W; ERP 0.1 kW; HAAT 8 m.
  • K32FQ-D 7.x St. George UT (University of Utah) has filed for a license to cover construction of its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 32; TL 37-3-50 N, 113-34-20 W; ERP 0.225 kW; HAAT 62 m.
  • K36FT-D 11.x Santa Clara UT (Brigham Young University) has filed for a license to cover construction of its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 36; TL 37-9-19 N, 113-52-56 W; ERP 0.225 kW; HAAT 1064 m.
  • K39JZ-D 11.x St. George UT (Brigham Young University) has filed for a license to cover construction of its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 39; TL 37-3-50 N, 113-34-20 W; ERP 0.325 kW; HAAT 62 m.
  • KUWB-LD 30.x (22) Bloomington UT (High Plains Broadcasting License Company LLC) has filed for a license to cover construction of its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 22; TL 37-3-48 N, 113-34-23 W; ERP 0.13 kW; HAAT 58 m.
  • K18DN-D 11.x Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has filed for and was granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 103 m.
  • K20EC-D 2.x Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has filed for and was granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 20; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 103 m.
  • K23DP-D 9.x Kanab UT (University of Utah) has filed for and was granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 103 m.
  • K28IT-D 11.x Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has filed for and was granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 28; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 103 m.
  • K32DC-D 4.x Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has filed for and was granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 32; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 103 m.
  • K23FE-D 5.x Gallup NM (Regents of U of NM & Board of Educ of city of Albu. NM) has been granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 35-36-16 N, 108-40-49 W; ERP 0.356 kW; HAAT 359 m.

Programming changes

  • KPDF-LD 41.x Phoenix (Una Vez Mas Phoenix License LLC) has added three subchannels, numbered 41.2 - 41.4. There is no programming for the subchannels yet; KPDF is airing a slide on each advertising the channel for lease. Interestingly, the Azteca America logo appears on the slide; Una Vez Mas doesn't use one of their own.
  • K41ER Globe-Miami (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.) is back on the air, again rebroadcasting KPAZ-TV 21.1 Phoenix.
  • KFBP-LD 50.x Globe (Globe LPTV) began airing programming from Video Zona TV on channel 50.2, then moved it to 50.1, then changed the PSIP major channel number to 3, conflicting with KTVK. The station has now gone silent.
  • K25HD Bullhead City (Richard D. Tatham) has requested a Silent STA due to transmitter failure.
  • K46IL Verde Valley (The Camp Verde TV Club) has resumed broadcasting after fixing a transmitter short. It is now running 3ABN programming.
  • K23FZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) is having problems with their transmission. The station is broadcasting but is sending out a black screen, possibly due to a nearby lightning strike. Unfortunately, the Squaw Peak electronics site can be difficult to access and is prone to lightning strikes.
  • K47IK Camp Verde and K57DC Verde Valley (The Camp Verde TV Club) are both experiencing signal problems. Both stations share facilities, and the source of the problem has been identified, but as with K23FV, the stations' antennas are on Squaw Peak, so the same access issues apply.

Call sign changes

  • KVBC-TV 3.x (2) Las Vegas (Valley Broadcasting Company) has changed its call sign to KSNV-DT. SNV = Southern Nevada.

Transactions

  • TBN has just listed many of their LPTV stations for sale, including the following Arizona and vicinity stations:
    • K51IO Bullhead City
    • K51HV Cottonwood
    • K41ER Globe/Miami
    • K38CX Shonto
    • K57BD Tucson
  • Ownership of K49KI Prescott (Pete E M Warren III) has been transferred to Sara Diaz Warren, Executrix, Estate of Pete E M Warren III. Pete Warren died six years ago; the construction permit was awarded posthumously. Sara Diaz Warren has previously owned LPTV stations in Yuma AZ, Calexico CA and El Paso TX.
  • Christian Communications of Chicagoland has agreed to sell KEEN-CA 17.x Las Vegas NV to Christian Media Associates International, Inc., a locally-owned company, for the sum of $350,000. The sale is pending FCC approval.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

  • K03ID-D Flagstaff (One Ministries, Inc.) was granted an original construction permit. The station's application had been dismissed due to failure to pay a filing fee, but One Ministries timely petitioned for reconsideration and paid the necessary fee. Technical specifications: Ch 3; TL 34-58-6 N, 111-30-28 W; ERP 0.3 kW; HAAT 454 m.
  • K16EO 9.x Oro Valley/Tucson (Journal Broadcasting Company) requested and was granted a six-month extension of its STA to operate in digital pending grant of its construction permit. The permit is awaiting coordination with Mexican authorities.
  • KNJO-LD 6.x (15) Holbrook (KM Communications, Inc.) requested and was granted a second six-month extension of its digital companion channel construction permit, due to financial hardship. The station now has until January 12, 2011, to build its digital facilities.
  • KWKM-LD 10.x (13) Show Low (KM Communications, Inc.) requested and was granted a second six-month extension of its digital companion channel construction permit, due to financial hardship. The station now has until January 12, 2011, to build its digital facilities.
  • KWSJ-LD 12.x (9) Snowflake (KM Communications, Inc.) requested and was granted a second six-month extension of its digital companion channel construction permit, due to financial hardship. The station now has until January 12, 2011, to build its digital facilities.
  • KPHE-LD 44.x (16) Phoenix (Lotus TV of Phoenix) will be granted its displacement application to move to RF channel 31, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claims to suffer interference due to being adjacent to 2 full-power stations. Technical specifications: Ch 31; TL 33-20-1 N, 112-3-45 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 498 m.
  • KFTU-CA 34 Tucson (Telefutura Partnership of Tucson) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 18, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claimed displacement due to proximity to co-owned KTVW-DT 33.x (34) Phoenix, which abandoned channel 34 on June 12, 2009, when it switched to its post-transition facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 32-24-54 N, 110-42-56 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 1079 m.
  • KDOS-LP 50 Globe (KTVW License Partnership, G.P.) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 29, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claimed displacement due to proximity to co-channel KFPB-LD 50.x Globe, which actually operates in Phoenix. Technical specifications: Ch 29; TL 33-17-21 N, 110-49-45 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 1001 m.
  • KZOL-LP 15 Safford (KTVW License Partnership, G.P.) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 16, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claimed displacement due to proximity to the post-transition facilities of KNXV-TV 15.x Phoenix. Technical specifications: Ch 16; TL 32-39-1 N, 109-50-53 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 1311 m.
  • KRPO-LP 55 Quartzsite (Jenifer Juarez) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 21, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. As an out-of-core station, it qualified for displacement. Strictly opinion: the channel selected and new transmitter location near Salome, which does not come close to serving Quartzsite, suggests that the station is in the process of moving to Phoenix. I don't foresee the station ever broadcasting a signal from its Salome location. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 33-43-35 N, 113-37-2 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 90 m.
  • K59CI 5.x (27) Globe/Miami (Meredith Corporation) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 27, barring objections. The station has already completed the flash cut after having been given a Special Temporary Authorization to do so. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. As an out-of-core station, it qualified for displacement. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 33-20-20 N, 110-52-16 W; ERP 1 kW; HAAT 666 m.
  • K21GC Safford (Telefutura Partnership of Phoenix) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 34, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claimed displacement due to proximity to K21JO-D Lordsburg NM. Technical specifications: Ch 34; TL 32-39-1 N, 109-50-53 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 1311 m.
  • K48GX Tucson (Telefutura Partnership of Tucson) will be granted its displacement application to flash cut to digital on RF channel 36 and to move transmitter location from Tower Peak to Mount Bigelow, barring objections. The FCC announced its intention to grant the permit after a 30-day period for objections, which ends August 7. The station claimed displacement due to interference from KDPH-LP 48 Phoenix, however, interference from KAZT-CD 7.x (36) Phoenix doesn't seem to be an issue at the new site. K48GX served as a fill-in translator to serve Marana and Oro Valley with the signal from KFTU-CA 34 Tucson; although the proposed facility's signal contour includes those communities, no other Mount Bigelow signal provides adequate signal to them. Technical specifications: Ch 36; TL 32-24-54 N, 110-42-56 W; ERP 6.7 kW; HAAT 1079 m.
 
dhett said:
Transactions

  • TBN has just listed many of their LPTV stations for sale, including the following Arizona and vicinity stations:
    • K57BD Tucson
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...in the two years that I've lived in Tucson, I have never recieved this station...[/list]
 
They've been off and on. I get the best reception of the station along Grant Rd., from Oracle to Kolb.
 
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