As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.
New Stations
Programming Changes
Transactions
Construction Permits and STAs Granted
Canceled, Denied, Dismissed, Expired or Expiring
Notifications
Spectrum Repack
Mexican authorities claim that most of their stations are already transitioned to their post-repack channels.
Arizona border stations having completed repack
Arizona border stations not having completed repack
Arizona border stations status unknown
New Stations
- KTVW-DT 33.x Phoenix (KTVW License Partnership GP) requested and has been granted a license to cover digital TV auxiliary operations. Technical specifications: Ch 33; TL 33° 20' 0" N, 112° 3' 49" W (South Mtn.); ERP 470 kW (1.5° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 510 m.
- XHCNS 2.x (34) Cananea SON (Televimex) has transitioned from pre-repack channel 45 post-repack channel 34. Technical specifications: Ch 34; TL 30° 58' 38" N, 110° 18' 23" W, ERP 32 kW directional; HAAT 211 m.
Programming Changes
- KTVK 3.x Phoenix (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation) has replaced its 24/7 news feed on channel 3.2 with Comet TV.
- KAZT-TV 7.x Prescott and KAZT-CD 7.x (36) Phoenix (KAZT LLC) is preparing to add the Charge! network to a new 7.4 subchannel. Launch date is unknown.
- KSAZ-TV 10.x Phoenix (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc.) has added Light TV to its lineup on channel 10.4. The network had been promised in Phoenix since December 2016.
- KUAS 27.x (28) Tucson (Board of Regents / U of A) is silent.
- KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix (Fox Television Stations, LLC) has dropped the My45 branding on channel 45.1 in favor of new Fox 10 Xtra branding, although the bug still shows my45 and my45.com.
- K17CM Duncan (Gospel Light Broadcasting, Inc.) is silent.
- K20GG-D 6.x Duncan (Arizona Board of Regents) has resumed retransmission of KUAT-TV Tucson. The translator had been silent.
- K21GC Safford (KTVW License Partnership GP) is silent.
- KFPB-LD 50.x Phoenix (Globe LPTV LLC) briefly added three new subchannels, 50.8, 50.9 and 50.10, labeled SBN_ESP, EAS and EAS, respectively, then removed them, along with longtime silent subchannel 50.7, which had been a shopping channel. The station now has six subchannels, all with programming.
- KEGS-LD 30.x (24) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has seen its Asian Cultural TV feed on channel 30.6 go dark.
- KNBX-CD 31.x Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has replaced Newsmax TV with Get TV on channel 31.2.
- K41IO-D Las Vegas NV (Enlace Christian Television, Inc.) dropped AvivaVision on channel 41.3, but has since restored it.
- K43FO-D Las Vegas NV (Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.) is silent.
- KGNG-LP 47 Las Vegas NV (King Kong Broadcasting LLC) is silent.
- KLSV-LD 50.x Las Vegas NV (Biltmore Broadcasting Las Vegas, Inc.) has been silent, then on, then silent. My last report was silent, so that's what I'm going with.
- XHAPS 15.x (22) Agua Prieta SON (Gobierno de Estado de Sonora) has resumed transmission of Telemax programming.
Transactions
- K17LM-D Yuma (Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.) is included in a number of 3ABN stations in the process of being sold to Edge Spectrum, Inc. The sale was approved by the FCC in March, but not yet consummated. The parties have filed for a 90-day extension on consummation, which will expire 9/30.
- K21CX-D Tucson (Ventana Television, Inc.) has been included in the proposed purchase of all HSN properties by Liberty Interactive Media. Ventana Television is a subsidiary of HSN, while Liberty Interactive is the parent company of QVC. Liberty Interactive already owns a 38% share of HSN and is proposing to purchase the remaining shares.
Construction Permits and STAs Granted
- KTAZ 39.x Phoenix (NBC Telemundo License LLC) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 29; TL 33° 20' 3" N, 112° 3' 41" W (South Mtn.); ERP 425 kW directional (1.2° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 552 m.
- KHRR 40.x Tucson (NBC Telemundo License LLC) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 16; TL 32° 14' 56" N, 111° 6' 59" W (Tower Peak); ERP 235 kW directional (0.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 622 m.
- KPDF-CA 41.x Phoenix (Northstar Phoenix License LLC) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 22; TL 33° 20' 0" N, 112° 3' 47" W (South Mtn.); ERP 3.02 kW directional (1.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 472 m.
- KUVE-CD 42.x Tucson (Univision Tucson LLC) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 36; TL 32° 14' 56" N, 111° 7' 5" W (Tower Peak); ERP 8.2 kW directional (1.5° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 582 m.
- KPPX-TV 51.x (31) Tolleson (America 51, LP) requested and has been granted a Legal STA in the form of a waiver from specifying its post-repack facilities. KPPX had been assigned channel 14, but preliminary analysis suggests that it may interfere with operations in the 460-470 MHz Land Mobile band directly below the channel 14 frequency band if it operates at fully authorized power. The station has cited the experience of KTNC in the San Francisco Bay Area. KTNC operates on channel 14 but has caused interference in the Land Mobile band at authorized power levels, so it has been required to operate at 1/3 power per STA. After eight years and about $500K spent, plus time and labor costs, it still has not been able to resolve interference issues. KPPX-TV requested and has been approved to specify alternate facilities in the first priority filing window, which has been announced for August 9 through September 8. It will be a major change application, which will be subject to the local public notice requirements in the Commission’s rules, including a 30-day period for the filing of petitions to deny. If and when the alternate facilities are approved, the station will have one month to apply for reimbursement of relocation costs, if any. It is probable that KPPX-TV will request to continue current operations on RF channel 31, accepting adjacent-channel interference from KUAT-TV on RF channel 30, but not causing any.
- KWBA-TV 58.x (44) Sierra Vista (Journal Broadcast Corporation) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 31° 45' 32" N, 110° 48' 6" W (Santa Rita Mtns.); ERP 525 kW directional (0.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 332 m.
- KASW 61.x Phoenix (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 33° 20' 1" N, 112° 3' 47" W (South Mtn.); ERP 200 kW directional (0.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 551 m.
- KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC) requested and has been granted a construction permit for its post-repack facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 20; TL 36° 0' 34" N, 115° 0' 23" W (Black Mtn.); ERP 630 kW directional (0.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 371 m.
Canceled, Denied, Dismissed, Expired or Expiring
- The FCC has dismissed the application filed by KUVE-DT 46.x Green Valley (Univision Tucson LLC) to build a two-site Distributed Transmission System in Tucson. The station will no longer be broadcasting on channel 46 after November 30, 2018.
Notifications
- KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.) has filed notice of equipment failure with the FCC. The station has been operating at 80% power level since June 30.
Spectrum Repack
Mexican authorities claim that most of their stations are already transitioned to their post-repack channels.
Arizona border stations having completed repack
- XHCNS 2.x Cananea (Televimex) 45 -> 34 (Las Estrellas)
Arizona border stations not having completed repack
- XHCCS 15.x Cananea (Gobierno de Estado de Sonora) 43 -> 16 (Telemax)
Arizona border stations status unknown
- XHNON 5.x Nogales (Televimex) 38 -> 26 (Canal Cinco)
- XNNOS 2.x Nogales (Televimex) 41 -> 17 (Las Estrellas)
- XHMEX 5.x Mexicali (Televimex) 44 -> 18 (Canal Cinco)
- XHMEE 38.x Mexicali (Televimex) 45 -> 15 (Gala TV) - would displace KYUM-LD
- XHILA 66.x Mexicali (Intermedia y Asociados de Mexicali) 46 -> 20 (Independent)
- XHBC 4.x Mexicali (Televisora de Mexicali) 47 -> 14 (Televisa Mexicali)