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Arizona TV Station Update - May 2013

dhett

dhett

Questions, additions, comments and corrections are always welcome.

New licenses

  • K47DJ-D 15.x Prescott (Scripps Media, Inc.) requested and was granted a license to cover its modified construction permit with reduced power. Technical specifications: Ch 47; TL 34-29-25 N, 112-32-0 W (Mt. Francis); ERP 1.2 kW directional; HAAT 485 m.
  • K31LZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has been granted a license to cover its displacement construction permit. It rebroadcasts KPHO-TV 5.1 Phoenix. Technical specifications: Ch 31; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-23 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.165 kW directional; HAAT 670 m.

Programming changes

  • KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has given Bounce TV a new virtual channel, 45.3, and has added Movies! on channel 45.2. Bounce TV still appears on Program 5, while Movies! is on Program 6.
  • K38IZ-D 38.2 Phoenix (Spanish Independent Broadcast Network LLC) is missing its Tuff TV programming, airing instead a blank screen. Problem with the feed from Luken Communications?
  • KPHE-LD 44.4 Phoenix (Lotus TV of Phoenix LLC) is missing its My Family Network programming, airing instead a blank screen. Problem with the feed from Luken Communications?
  • KEGS-LD 30.x (24) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has resumed airing AlmaVisión on channel 30.2.
  • KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC) is airing a black screen instead of color bars on channel 39.3. Sign of programming to come?
  • KLAS-TV 8.x (7) Las Vegas NV (KLAS LLC) has announced its intention to add Movies! to channel 8.3 in mid-June. KLAS is not a Fox O&O, nor is it an affiliate of either of the Fox networks, Fox or My Network TV.

Call sign changes

  • K55IY Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has changed its call sign to K31LZ, following licensing of its displacement facilities.

Transactions

  • KYMA-DT 11.x Yuma (Yuma Broadcasting Company) has reached an agreement with Blackhawk Broadcasting LLC to acquire the station and its assets for $1.3 million. Michigan-based Blackhawk Broadcasting's parent company, Northwest Broadcasting, Inc., currently holds 25 other broadcast TV licenses as Mountain Licenses, Broadcasting Licenses, Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Laredo, and Stainless Broadcasting, all in small markets. KYMA would be Northwest's first station purchased as Blackhawk Broadcasting, and would be the its sixth full-power station overall, joining KAYU-TV Spokane WA, KFFX-TV Pendleton OR, KMVU-DT Medford OR, KVTV Laredo TX and WICZ-TV Binghamton NY. The transaction is awaiting FCC approval.
  • K36JX-D 7.x Many Farms (KOAT Hearst Television Inc.) is proposed to be transferred from Hearst Holdings, Inc. to Hearst Communications, Inc., in a pro forma transaction.
  • K10IN Chinle (KOAT Hearst Television Inc.) is proposed to be transferred from Hearst Holdings, Inc. to Hearst Communications, Inc., in a pro forma transaction.
  • K30GL-D 13.x Many Farms (Lin of Colorado LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K10PW-D 7.x Gallup NM (KOAT Hearst Television Inc.) is proposed to be transferred from Hearst Holdings, Inc. to Hearst Communications, Inc., in a pro forma transaction.
  • K18HF-D 2.x Gallup NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K48GK Gallup NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K45CU Shiprock NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K14LO Lordsburg NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K29DP Lordsburg NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K31HQ Lordsburg NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.
  • K40HJ Lordsburg NM (Lin of New Mexico LLC) is proposed to be transferred from Lin TV Corp. to Lin Media LLC, in a pro forma merger of the two entities.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

  • K03ID-D Flagstaff (One Ministries, Inc.) has been granted the six-month extension to its construction permit that it had sought. The permit now expires on 1/9/2014.
  • K47DJ-D 15.x Prescott (Scripps Media, Inc.) requested and was granted a six-month extension to its STA to operate in digital at 1.2 kW instead of the FCC-approved 7.5 kW. The station continues to negotiate with the US Forest Service, which had imposed a 1.2 kW limit on all broadcasts from the Mt. Francis electronics site.
  • KUDF-LD 14.x Tucson (LM Media Group, Inc.) requested and was granted a six-month extension to its STA to operate in digital while it awaits Mexican coordination of its digital flash cut construction permit.
  • KYUM-LP 2.x (15) Yuma (Centro Cristiana Vida Abundante, Inc.) has been graned a modification to its construction permit. The station needed to lower its requested ERP to conform to new power restrictions at the Telegraph Pass electronics site. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 32-40-22 N, 114-20-11 W (Telegraph Pass); ERP 1.8 kW directional; HAAT 384 m.
  • K14HG Kingman (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) requested and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 35-4-52 N, 113-54-13 W (Hayden Peak); ERP 0.8 kW directional; HAAT 1096 m.
  • K18CB Bullhead City (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) requested and has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 35-4-52 N, 113-54-13 W (Hayden Peak); ERP 0.8 kW directional; HAAT 1096 m.
  • K47DJ-D 15.x Prescott (Scripps Media, Inc.) requested and was granted a modification of its digital flash cut construction permit, to permanently accept the power limit imposed by the US Forest Service and the Mt. Francis broadcast site. Technical specifications: Ch 47; TL 34-29-25 N, 112-32-0 W (Mt. Francis); ERP 1.2 kW directional; HAAT 485 m.
  • DK38LA-D 5.x Overton NV (Moapa Valley Television Maintenance District) requested and was granted a six-month extension of its STA to operate digital facilities, retroactive to April 5. Its new expiration date is October 5. The KSL-TV translator's license had been canceled due to a clerical error, but the FCC cannot grant the license at this time.
  • K24CY St. George UT (Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation) has been granted a construction permit to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 24; TL 37-3-50 N, 113-34-19 W (Webb Hill); ERP 0.3 kW non-directional; HAAT 49 m.

Applications and Special Temporary Authorizations requested

  • K43IE Williams (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc.) has filed a request to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 43; TL 35-12-1 N, 112-12-13 W (Bill Williams Mtn.); ERP 1.62 kW directional; HAAT 773 m.
  • K15CR Lake Havasu City (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has requested to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 14; TL 35-4-52 N, 113-54-13 W (Hayden Peak); ERP 0.8 kW directional; HAAT 1096 m.
  • K23BY Scottsdale (KAZT LLC) has filed a request for a Silent STA, claiming that the station went silent 4/30 due to a transmitter failure. I cannot remember the last time I was able to receive any signal from that station.
  • KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has filed to correct its transmitter location in the FCC databases, following a survey. No actual transmission parameters have changed, however, the change also alters the station's official service contour, extending it slightly. Old technical specifications: Ch 45; TL 33-20-1 N, 112-3-32 W (South Mountain); ERP 1000 kW directional; HAAT 517 m. New technical specifications: Ch 45; TL 33-20-3 N, 112-3-41 W (South Mountain); ERP 1000 kW directional; HAAT 528 m.
  • KSAZ-TV 10.x Phoenix (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc.) has filed to correct its auxiliary transmitter location in the FCC databases, following a survey. No actual transmission parameters have changed, however, the change also alters the station's official service contour, extending it slightly. Old technical specifications: Ch 10; TL 33-20-1 N, 112-3-32 W (South Mountain); ERP 20 kW directional; HAAT 498 m. New technical specifications: Ch 10; TL 33-20-3 N, 112-3-41 W (South Mountain); ERP 20 kW directional; HAAT 509 m.
  • KMSQ-LD 15.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) has requested a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. The station cites uncertainty due to the channel repack as justification.
  • KTTB-LD 19.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) has requested a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. The station cites uncertainty due to the channel repack as justification.
  • KVMP-LD 21.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) has requested a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. The station cites uncertainty due to the channel repack as justification.

Extreme Mako-vers

Low-power pay-to-play stations that change lineups so often that it's hard to keep the current channels straight.

Phoenix
  • KTVP-LD (Mako Communications)
    • 22.1 Good News TV
    • 22.2 QVC
    • 22.3 Sonlife Broadcasting Network
    • 22.4 Más TV
    • 22.5 AlmaVisión
    • 22.6 Color bars
  • K25DM (Mako Communications)
    • 25.2 Black screen
  • KPDF-CD (Una Vez Más Phoenix License)
    • 41.1 Azteca America
    • 41.2 LTN
    • 41.3 LATV
    • 41.4 Infomercials (OnTV4U)
  • KPHE-LD (Lotus Communications)
    • 44.1 CNN Latino
    • 44.2 Telemax
    • 44.3 CNN Latino
    • 44.4 My Family TV
  • KFPB-LD (Globe LPTV)
    • 50.1 TeleVida Abundante
    • 50.2 ESNE TV
    • 50.3 TV Real
    • 50.4 Restauración TV
    • 50.5 VideoZona
    • 50.6 Blue screen
    • 50.12 ESNE Radio

Las Vegas
  • KEEN-CD (Christian Media Associates)
    • 17.1 World Harvest Network
    • 17.3 Worship
    • 17.6 QVC
    • 17.7 Videos
    • 17.8 So Cool Videos
  • KHMP-LD (Hilltop Church)
    • 18.1 AMG TV
    • 18.2 America One
    • 18.3 America One
    • 18.4 Tuff TV
  • KHDF-CD (Una Vez Más Las Vegas License)
    • 19.1 Azteca America
    • 19.2 For Lease slide
    • 19.3 For Lease slide
    • 19.4 For Lease slide
  • KVPX-LD (Mako Communications)
    • 28.1 Blank screen
  • KEGS-LD (Mako Communications)
    • 30.1 Color bars
    • 30.2 AlmaVisión
    • 30.3 Color bars (video)/Sonlife Broadcasting Network (audio)
  • KNBX-CD (Mako Communications)
    • 31.1 Color bars
    • 31.2 The Walk
    • 31.3 History Of Television
    • 31.4 History Of Television
  • KGNG-LD (King Kong Broadcasting)
    • 47.1 HSN
    • 47.2 Aviva TV
    • 47.3 Bounce TV
    • 47.4 RTN
    • 47.5 Movies+
    • 47.6 My Family TV
    • 47.7 PBJ
    • 47.8 Arirang
  • KLSV-LD (Biltmore Broadcasting) (PSIP shows only channels 50.2 and 50.3; other TVs may show as 50.1 and 50.2)
    • 50.2 Jewelry Television
    • 50.3 Joan Rivers Beauty
 
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Applications and Special Temporary Authorizations requested

  • K15CR Lake Havasu City (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has requested to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 34-36-9 N, 114-22-13 W (Goat Hill); ERP 1.09 kW directional; HAAT 45 m.
 
It didn't take long for the changes to begin to roll in:

Programming changes

  • K25DM 25.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has restored QVC programming to channel 25.2. Meanwhile, channel 25.1 continues to exist without any content.
  • K38IZ-D Phoenix (Spanish Independent Broadcast Network LLC) has restored Tuff TV to channel 38.2, while channel 38.4 is now labeled Zuus Country, following Zuus Media's acquisition of The Country Network (TCN). http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article...cquisition-of-THE-CONTRY-NETWORK-TCN-20130606
  • KPHE-LD 44.x Phoenix (Lotus TV of Phoenix LLC) has restored My Family TV to channel 44.4.
  • KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC) has restored the color bars to channel 39.3, with "Canal SOI" as the PSIP channel description.
  • KVPX-LD 28.x Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has restored Sonlife Broadcasting Network (SBN) programming to channel 28.1.
  • KEGS-LD 30.x (24) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has restored Sonlife Broadcasting Network (SBN) programming to channel 30.3.
  • KEEN-CD 17.X Las Vegas NV (Christian Media Associates International, Inc.) is rumored to be adding a channel 17.5 soon.
 
K16BP Mingus Mtn (KUTP-DT My Network) has flash cut to digital. Interestingly,
they are showing 10.2 as their first position, carrying KSAZ in S.D.
They show KUTP's My Network as 45.1, MOVIES! as 45.2 and Bounce
as 45.3. 45.1 is in H.D 16x9 ratio, the rest are in S.D. K28CW-D Mt Eldon,
Flagstaff is showing all but the 10.2, from it's source, K16BP. K14HC Badger
Mtn Prescott remains analog. They appear to be working at the Mingus
site as the physical and virtual channel labeling is continuing to change.
 
Actually, K28CW-D has 10.2 as well. K28CW-D was being fed from K16BP, so it was only airing the primary subchannel of KUTP. Now that K16BP has the full digital data stream, so does K28CW-D.

K16BP has the full data stream of KUTP: My Network TV on Program 3 (45.1), KSAZ-TV SD simulcast on Program 4 (10.2), Bounce TV on Program 5 (45.3) and Movies! on Program 6 (45.2).

Fox has applications to take K14HC Prescott and K15CR Lake Havasu City digital, but they cannot be granted without first securing Mexican approval as the stations are within the 200-mile border zone. They also filed applications for K14HG Kingman and K18CB Bullhead City, which are outside the border zone; those have already been granted.
 
dhett said:
Fox has applications to take K14HC Prescott and K15CR Lake Havasu City digital, but they cannot be granted without first securing Mexican approval as the stations are within the 200-mile border zone. They also filed applications for K14HG Kingman and K18CB Bullhead City, which are outside the border zone; those have already been granted.
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Aaaah - got the Prescott and Williams stations mixed up. KUTP translator K14HC has had a CP for digital operations since August 2009, which has been extended to 9/1/2015. KSAZ translator K43IE Williams has the application that has not yet been granted.
 
KVOA ch 4.2 still blank. saying "4.2 test channel" :-\I wonder if they are worried ab out putting up cozi tv that it will take ratings away from the crap nbc puts out ???. Tucson sure is the poor stip child when it comes to sub channels. :'(
 
ShowLow said:
KVOA ch 4.2 still blank. saying "4.2 test channel" :-\I wonder if they are worried ab out putting up cozi tv that it will take ratings away from the crap nbc puts out ???. Tucson sure is the poor stip child when it comes to sub channels. :'(
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Think you have it tough? At least Tucson has Antenna TV. Phoenix has a redundant weather channel at 5.2.

{broken record mode off}
 
Actually, Tucson has it pretty good for subchannels. I just finished a cross-country trip and had an opportunity to sample stations from cities across the US. In one city - I think it was Terre Haute IN - they have three full-power TV stations and only carried the big 4 networks between them. Part of Tucson's problem is that the LPTV stations that often are the source for a lot of the subchannels are used as fill-in stations for the full powers up on Mt. Bigelow so that Marana and Oro Valley can have OTA TV service as well.
 
K36AE-D on Mingus Mtn has flash cut to digital. It carries KSAZ Fox 10
in HD 16x9 format on 10.1. There does not appear to be any other
subchannels. K42AC also on Mingus Mtn, which usually carries KAET
PBS 8 appears off the air. Perhaps this is due to the storm that passed
through a few hours ago. In it's place, I am presumably receiving
K42IQ-D Flagstaff which broadcasts religious programming. Several other
translators that serve Flagstaff, Cottonwood and Prescott are also off
the air, presumably, due to the storm
 
K36AE is a translator of KSAZ-DT, so it will only carry what KSAZ does: one 720p 16:9 HD feed, designated channel 10.1, and an encrypted mobile/handheld feed. I'm curious as to whether K39FC and K48GI in Flagstaff have also flash cut, as I believe they are both fed from K36AE.

K42IQ-D carries programming from Cornerstone Television Network. I'm surprised that you're able to receive it from your location, even without the presence of K42AC.
 
K48GI on Mt Eldon remains analog. K39FC appears to send most of its signal
eastward, so I have not attempted to receive it. One of the issues I've been
having with digital tv is that my converter boxes as well as my flatpanels tend
to have problems when there's an analog and digital signal on the same physical
channel. I wasn't able to receive K42IQ-D until K42AC, closer and on Mingus,
went off the air. K42IQ-D's signal is actually quite good, nearly as good as
K25MG-D (KTVK) on par with K28CW-D (KUTP) and better than K24KS-D (KNXV).
K50HU-D (KPHO) is just too weak to produce a picture at my location.
 
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