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Arizona TV Station Update - May 2012

dhett

dhett

Questions, additions, comments and corrections are always welcome.

New licenses

  • KSWT 13.x Yuma (Pappas Arizona License, LLC) has requested a license to cover a correction in site coordinates. Technical specifications: Ch 13; TL 33-3-18 N, 114-49-39 W (Black Mtn.); ERP 50 kW directional; HAAT 480 m.
  • KUVE-DT 46.x Green Valley (Univision Tucson, LLC) has modified its license application to correct the antenna model. Technical specifications: Ch 46; TL 34-24-54 N, 110-42-56 W (Mt. Bigelow); ERP 172 kW directional; HAAT 1113 m.
  • KPSN-LD 12.x (22) Payson (Multimedia Holdings Corporation) has been granted a license to broadcast in digital, yet is still broadcasting in analog, as of May 25. Technical specifications: Ch 22; TL 34-17-23 N, 111-11-26 W (Diamond Point); ERP 3.3 kW directional; HAAT 289 m.
  • K25MK-D Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has been granted a license to cover its displacement construction permit to move from channel 57 to channel 25. Although the call sign indicates a digital station, the service class of the license is analog translator, and the station is broadcasting in analog. Technical specifications: Ch 25; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-22 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.293 kW directional; HAAT 670 m.
  • K34EE-D Prescott-Cottonwood (KTVK, Inc.) applied for and was granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 34; TL 34-41-11 N, 112-6-58 W (Mingus Mtn.); ERP 1.6 kW directional; HAAT 791 m.
  • K43GQ-D Klagetoh 4.x (KOB-TV, LLC) applied for and was granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. As of 5/28, it was not broadcasting. Technical specifications: Ch 43; TL 35-40-15 N, 109-12-3 W; ERP 0.205 kW non-directional; HAAT 123 m.

Programming changes

  • K34EE Prescott-Cottonwood (KTVK, Inc.) has begun broadcasting the full digital signal from KASW 61.x Phoenix.
  • KFPB-LD 50.x Globe (Globe LPTV, LLC) has again added ESNE TV to channel 50.2 and ESNE Radio to 50.12. ESNE - El Sembrador Nuevo Evangelización - is a Spanish-language Catholic ministry.
  • KPHE-LD 44.2 Phoenix (Lotus TV of Phoenix, LLC) has replaced Más TV with programming from LarsaVisión, from Obregón, Sonora. LarsaVisión broadcasts in HD, but KPHE shows it in SD, with the edges cut off. According to the website, LarsaVisión can be seen on channel 39.3 in New York City as well.
  • K14NA-D 3.x Globe-Miami (KTVK, Inc.) is silent.
  • K16FB-D 35.x Globe (Telefutura Partnership of Phoenix) is broadcasting, but sending out a null packet with no data in the Program Association or Program Map Tables.
  • K45LU-D 5.x Window Rock (The Navajo Nation) is on the air as a full repeater of KNME Albuquerque NM, with PBS programming on 5.1, V-Me on 5.2, and a M/H feed of the PBS programming. The station is supposed to have been a companion to analog K44BB, but I had never been able to get a signal from K44BB, and still couldn't.
  • K38CX Shonto (Digital Networks Southwest) is on the air, broadcasting TBN programming, but with a very poor quality signal.

Proposed allotment

  • The FCC has proposed an allotment of UHF channel 14 to Tolleson AZ, giving KPPX-TV an alternate channel should it wish to relocate from channel 51.

Transactions

  • K51HV Cottonwood (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.) has been named among 36 translator stations being sold by Trinity Broadcasting to Regal Media. Regal is paying $9,404.86 for the station.
  • The FCC has dismissed an application to transfer KCOS-LP 28 Phoenix from Aracelis Ortiz Corporation to Paso de Fe/Widows Might Incorporated. No reason was given.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

  • K27KS-D Globe (Meredith Corporation) has been granted a construction permit to change its antenna from an off-the-shelf Bogner, which is no longer supported, to a composite Scala. The permit also corrects the location and height of the antenna. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 33-20-31 N; 110-52-12 W (Madera Peak); ERP 1.0 kW directional; HAAT 676 m.
  • K40AD-D Cottonwood (Meredith Corporation) has been granted a construction permit to modify its construction permit, increasing power from 2.3 kW to 12.6 kW. Technical specifications: Ch 40; TL 34-41-12 N, 112-6-59 W (Mingus Mtn.); ERP 12.3 kW directional; HAAT 773 m.
  • K34EE Cottonwood (KTVK, Inc.) was granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. The facility has been built, licensed, and is operational. Technical specifications: Ch 34; TL 34-41-11 N, 112-6-58 W (Mingus Mtn.); ERP 1.6 kW directional; HAAT 791 m.
  • K19JT-D Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 19; TL 33-17-13 N, 111-57-43 W (Lone Butte); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT 30 m. Both proposed Lone Butte stations have now been granted construction permits.
  • K19JV-D Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 19; TL 33-22-37 N, 112-13-31 W (Maricopa Village); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT -3 m (55 m AGL). Both proposed Maricopa Village stations have now been granted construction permits.
  • K21MD-D Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 33-1-49 N, 111-34-29 W (Signal Peak); ERP 7 kW directional; HAAT 21 m.
  • K29KO-D Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 29; TL 33-1-49 N, 111-34-29 W (Signal Peak); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT 21 m. Both proposed Signal Peak stations have now been granted construction permits.
  • K29KP-D Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 29; TL 33-9-38 N, 111-48-4 W (Stotonic); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT 23 m. This is the first of the Stotonic stations to be granted a construction permit; the proposed Stotonic station on channel 21 remains the only ungranted application for Gila River Telecommunications.
  • K21GE Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) applied for and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. The antenna coordinates were mistakenly identified as 34-23-13 N, roughly 5 miles south of the current analog site, and the HAAT is therefore mistakenly calculated as 560 m. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 34-28-13 N, 111-52-21 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.5 kW directional; HAAT 667 m.
  • K23FZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) applied for and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 34-28-13 N, 111-52-21 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 1 kW directional; HAAT 667 m.
  • K47IK Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) applied for and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 47; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-22 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.17 kW directional; HAAT 669 m.
  • K49HP Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) applied for and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 49; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-22 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.17 kW directional; HAAT 669 m.

Applications and Special Temporary Authorizations requested

  • KPHO-TV 5.x (17) Phoenix (Meredith Corporation) has requested to maximize facilities, raising the location of the transmitting antenna to the top of the tower and switching from a directional antenna to a omni-directional antenna. Technical specifications: Ch 17; TL 33-20-2 N, 112-3-40 W (South Mtn.); ERP 1000 kW non-directional; HAAT 530 m.
  • KVFA-LP 6 Yuma (KM Communications, Inc.) has requested a Silent STA, claiming to have lost its lease on the tower due to financial difficulties, as of 4/30. I have never observed the station actually broadcasting.
  • KUDF-LP 14 Tucson (Una Vez Más Tucson License, LLC) has applied for a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 14; TL 32-24-54 N, 110-42-54 W (Mt. Bigelow); ERP 5 kW directional; HAAT 1087 m.
  • KVVU-TV 5.x (9) Henderson NV (Meredith Corporation) has requested to maximize facilities, increasing its ERP to approximate coverage of the largest station in the market, KSNV-DT. Technical specifications: Ch 9; TL 36-0-26 N, 115-0-22 W (Black Mtn.); ERP 160 kW non-directional; HAAT 384.5 m.
  • KGNG-LD 47.x (48) Las Vegas NV (King Kong Broadcasting, Inc.) has applied for a displacement construction permit to change channels, citing significant visual interference to its analog operations on channel 47 from the digital operations on channel 48. It proposes to use the channel vacated when the license for KBBB-LP/KBBB-LD was revoked. Technical specifications: Ch 26; TL 35-56-44 N, 115-2-33 W (Black Mtn. Arden site); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT 541 m.

Licenses and permits canceled or expired, and applications dismissed

  • The FCC has dismissed the license of KBBB-LP Boulder City NV for failure to broadcast within a twelve-month period. The construction permit for KBBB-LD Las Vegas NV was also dismissed.

Old news (Better late than never)

  • Missed this. On June 1, 2011, KSWT 13.x Yuma (Pappas Arizona License, LLC) filed a Petition for Rulemaking and Request for Waiver to move the station back to its pre-transition channel, channel 16, due to inferior propagation on channel 13. The request for a waiver was made necessary because on May 31, 2011, the FCC froze all channel assignments, only granting channel change requests by waiver of the freeze for individual cases. To date, the FCC has not acted on the request.
 
dhett said:
  • K25MK-D Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club)...Ch 25; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-22 W
    (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.293 kW directional; HAAT 670 m.
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There's another Squaw Peak in AZ? Better not tell Janet! ;)
 
oldiesfan6479 said:
There's another Squaw Peak in AZ? Better not tell Janet! ;)
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Actually, there are about a dozen places in Arizona with the word "Squaw" in their name. Right after Governor Janet forced the name change of the Phoenix Squaw Peak, I wrote to here listing a number of the other locations and asked if she was working on changing those too. Never got an answer from the Gov.
 
KGUN 9's sub-channel 9.2 had been broadcasting a Spanish language station, now it seems 9.2 is just a rebroadcast of 9.
 
Has KGUN been able to up its ERP yet? Should I try rescanning (I'm in PHX)
to try and get them? Thery were great when they DTed initially on 35.
 
KGUN had Mexicanal on 9.2 - I'll check with my Vegas source as soon as that website comes back up, because whatever KGUN is doing, there's a good chance KTNV is doing it also, as both stations are owned by Journal Broadcast Corporation.

A different owner has Mexicanal in Phoenix on an LPTV subchannel. I'll see if they still have theirs.
 
Just received word from my Las Vegas contact. KTNV has done the same thing as KGUN, so it sounds like a Journal Broadcasting Corporation decision. Mexicanal continues to air in Phoenix on Mako's channel 22.2. Since Mako operates three LPTV stations in Vegas, I wouldn't be surprised to see Mexicanal wind up on one of those stations.
 
I think it stinks that they just use it to re-broadcast their normal signal. Maybe journal can find a different network that they can be happy with the broadcast on 9.2. dang at this point I'd rather see a shopping network than just a re-broadcast. Btw, IDK what KGUNS erp is but I do notice I do pick them up a heck of alot better than before, I get duplicates of both 9.1 and 9.2, the second set seems to come in better.
 
ShowLow said:
I think it stinks that they just use it to re-broadcast their normal signal. Maybe journal can find a different network that they can be happy with the broadcast on 9.2. dang at this point I'd rather see a shopping network than just a re-broadcast. Btw, IDK what KGUNS erp is but I do notice I do pick them up a heck of alot better than before, I get duplicates of both 9.1 and 9.2, the second set seems to come in better.
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Dave, is his second set of channel 9's K16EO? (I list its digital facility as an application, but wouldn't rule out an STA)
 
K16EO has been up and running in digital since December 2009, after being granted and STA in July 2009. It was renewed at least twice, with the last posted renewal expiring in January 2011, but given the FCC's inconsistency in posting STAs, it's quite likely that the STA has since been renewed and is active until July 2012, when it would be again up for renewal. I'm assuming that the lack of Mexican coordination keeps the CP from being granted.

Depending on your receiver, sometimes it shows up as 9.1 - 9.6 with half of the subchannels as KGUN on RF 9 and the other half as K16EO on RF 16. I've noted 9.1 - 9.3 as KGUN, while 9.4 - 9.6 were K16EO. I've also seen where I would have two of each subchannel: 9.1 - 9.3. Journal Broadcast Corporation has replaced Mexicanal on channel 9.2 with an SD version of the ABC-HD programming.
 
ShowLow said:
I think it stinks that they just use it to re-broadcast their normal signal. Maybe journal can find a different network that they can be happy with the broadcast on 9.2. dang at this point I'd rather see a shopping network than just a re-broadcast. Btw, IDK what KGUNS erp is but I do notice I do pick them up a heck of alot better than before, I get duplicates of both 9.1 and 9.2, the second set seems to come in better.
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Maybe Tucson will get Antenna TV before Phoenix does. Or else Journal is holding onto the bandwidth and simulcasting 9.1 until they add mobile DTV.

Speaking of mobile DTV, does it use up that much bandwidth that a .2 subchannel outside of weather would not be feasible? In my correspondence with KPHO's Program Director, they are hesitant to affiliate their .2 with Antenna TV for that exact reason. I personally believe that mobile DTV will be a major flop, but that's just my view.
 
Eric Stein said:
Speaking of mobile DTV, does it use up that much bandwidth that a .2 subchannel outside of weather would not be feasible? In my correspondence with KPHO's Program Director, they are hesitant to affiliate their .2 with Antenna TV for that exact reason. I personally believe that mobile DTV will be a major flop, but that's just my view.
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If they only intend to simulcast their main feed, then they could easily fit something like Antenna TV with Mobile. The problem is if they decide to add additional subscription-only services, and Meredith is a part of Dyle TV which intends to do that. Then you need more bandwidth for that and your subchannels do become an issue.

- Trip
 
tripinva said:
If they only intend to simulcast their main feed, then they could easily fit something like Antenna TV with Mobile. The problem is if they decide to add additional subscription-only services, and Meredith is a part of Dyle TV which intends to do that. Then you need more bandwidth for that and your subchannels do become an issue.
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Ouch. And most of our full-powered stations are owned by members of the MCV (Dyle affiliates). Belo won't add a subchannel to 61.2 because they couldn't get cable carriage for 3.2, and knowing Scripps as of late, they won't be getting rid of Live Well on 15.2.

It would be nice to see a Tucson station pick up Antenna TV. However, the Journal stations don't have Phoenix market fringe coverage at all, unlike some of the other stations down there.
 
Sorry if this question is not where it should be posted but I couldn't think of anywhere else. All of a sudden tonight all of the channels coming into my DTV box have some kind of strange interference happening. I am hearing these beeps like a morse code, and get the choppy picture. I changed channels thinking it was maybe just the one channel I am watching but it's all Tucson stations. It comes in and out but very annoying. I've never had this happen before, and never on all channels. Any advice would be appreciated. I haven't tried changing the antenna or box location because this just doesn't make sense and all the channels came in fine before tonight, or the most part.
 
ShowLow said:
Sorry if this question is not where it should be posted but I couldn't think of anywhere else. All of a sudden tonight all of the channels coming into my DTV box have some kind of strange interference happening. I am hearing these beeps like a morse code, and get the choppy picture. I changed channels thinking it was maybe just the one channel I am watching but it's all Tucson stations. It comes in and out but very annoying. I've never had this happen before, and never on all channels. Any advice would be appreciated. I haven't tried changing the antenna or box location because this just doesn't make sense and all the channels came in fine before tonight, or the most part.
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If it's happening to *all* your channels, then it's something local to your equipment.

- This is an over-the-air DTV box, connected to an antenna, not a cable box, right?
- If you pull up one of the setup menus, is there interference to the *setup menu*? (I'm betting there is)
- How is the box connected to the TV? (one RF cable? Three cables? (video, left audio, right audio))
- If you connect something else (DVD player, VHS machine, game console) to the TV *with the same cables*, does it work OK?

Most likely, your DTV box is broken. If a DVD player/VHS/etc. plays through the TV OK, then you know it's the DTV box. If the DVD player/VHS/etc. has the same problem, it's your TV that's screwed up. (or the connecting cable, check that by using a different cable of the same type)

There is no way that interference to the received over-the-air DTV signals can cause that kind of audio symptom. (and most types of interference will not affect *every* channel.)
 
thanks,yes it is a dtv box, just connected directly to an antenna which is hooked up to the TV. It's a cheap Motorola, I've herd lots of complaints about this model, mine has worked fine thus far but maybe it's coming to the end of its life span. All of a sudden the audio/visual thing is not happening anymore. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
 
K28CW has ceased transmitting in analog atop Mt Eldon in Flagstaff. It is now transmitting
digitally with an analog signal source of K16BP (KUTP) atop Mingus Mtn.
 
I'm not surprised that K28CW is now digital; they just reached an interference agreement with KTVW-CD on channel 27. What is surprising is that they're using an analog source.
 
Tranlator, K28CW, atop Mt. Eldon in Flagstaff has ceased transmitting in analog.
It is transmitting the signal of KUTP Phoenix, digitally, with the source being
analog K16BP atop Mingus Mtn.
 
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