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Arizona TV Station Update - November 2016

dhett

dhett

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

Programming changes


  • KAET 8.x Phoenix (Arizona Board of Regents for ASU) has once again added channel 8.5, this time duplicating the KBAQ-FM radio programming on channel 8.4. Channel 8.4 is due to become PBS Kids on January 17, 2017. The changes extend to all of KAET's digital translators as well.
  • KSAZ 10.x Phoenix (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc.) is set to launch Light TV, a family-oriented diginet, sometime in December. Press releases say that it will be on KSAZ-TV, but Fox could put it on KUTP. A request for information from KSAZ-TV has gone unanswered. This change sill extend to all of KSAZ-TV's digital translators as well.
  • KMOH-TV 6.x (19) Kingman and KEJR-LD 40.x Phoenix (Hero Broadcasting LLC) has plans to replace MundoMax programming on channels 6.1 and 40.1 with América Tevé, following the shutdown of the MundoMax network. The MundoMax feed dropped off suddenly at midnight local time, right in the middle of a movie, following MundoMax top-of-hour station ID and heading into a commercial break. Programming since have been constant infomercials, some in English and others in Spanish, and don't follow the América Tevé streaming feed, neither live or on a two-hour delay. The station still identifies at the top of the hour as MundoMax 40, but clearly, it is not MundoMax.
  • KTVP-LD 22.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has added another subchannel, channel 22.7, currently a black screen. Perhaps Jimmy Swaggart wants a fourth outlet in Phoenix for his Son Broadcasting Network?
  • KFPH-CD 35.x Phoenix (Unimas Partnership of Phoenix) is silent.
  • KPDF-CA 41.x Phoenix (Northstar Phoenix License LLC) has finally found a lessee for its vacant channel 41.3, adding LifeHacks TV. Not a lifestyle channel as suspected, it is merely a Direct Response TV, or infomercial, channel.
  • K18JL-D 25.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has added two subchannels. Channel 25.3 is showing color bars and channel 25.4 has a third outlet for SonLife Broadcasting Network, also shown on Mako's KTVP-LP 22.3 and Globe LPTV's KFPB-LP 50.4.
  • K19FD Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is broadcasting The Hope Channel.
  • K21GE Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is broadcasting Three Angels Broadcasting Network.
  • K23FZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is broadcasting Amazing Facts Television.
  • K25MK-D Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is silent.
  • K31LZ Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is silent.
  • K47IK Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is silent.
  • K49HP Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is silent.
  • KVVU-TV 5.x (9) Henderson NV (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation) has replaced its weather feed on channel 5.2 with Bounce TV.
  • KMCC 34.x (32) Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition LLC) has replaced MundoMax programming with Action TV on channel 34.1, following the shutdown of the MundoMax Network.
  • KGNG-LD 47.x (48) Las Vegas NV (King Kong Broadcasting, Inc.) has moved The Justice Channel from channel 47.8 to channel 47.3, replacing Bounce TV, and put QVC Plus on 47.8 in place of The Justice Channel. Rumor has it that Ebru TV, currently showing part-time on channel 47.5, may cease to exist as a network soon.
  • XHCTME-TDT 3.x (17) Mexicali BN (Grupo Imagen), like all Imagen TV stations, has been given permission to multicast. Channel 3.1 will continue to air the live feed of Imagen TV, channel 3.2 will be a one-hour delay of Imagen TV, channel 3.3 will be a two-hour delay of Imagen TV, and channel 3.4 will be Excélsior TV.

New allocations


  • Mexico has announced a new auction of TV channels (IFT-6), in which up to 148 new TV channels could begin broadcasting as early as December 2017. Two of the new channels could be viewed in Arizona: channel 16 in Mexicali BN and channel 15 in Agua Prieta SO. If both channels end up in a national network, the network will most likely be assigned virtual channel 6, but the Agua Prieta station would likely use its virtual channel due to KUAT Tucson already on virtual channel 6.

Branding change


  • XHNSS-TDT 8.x (31) Nogales SO (Jaime Juarista Santos) has rebranded from sietenogales to ochonogales, following its change from virtual channel 7 to virtual channel 8.

Transactions


  • KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.) has filed to replace Janice Crouch, deceased, with Laurie Crouch on its Board of Directors. The transfer of control has been approved by the FCC.
  • KPPX-TV 51.x (31) Tolleson (America 51, LP) has requested another extension of time to consummate its pro forma assignments of license to Ion Media Phoenix License, LLC.

Dismissed, canceled, expiring or expired


  • The license of phantom KZVE-LP 30 Littlefield (Bankruptcy Estate of Hispanic Christian Community Network Inc.) and its digital flash cut application have been dismissed. No reason was given or letter sent, so it's likely that the action was initiated by the bankruptcy trustee.

License Renewals


  • KJPO-LD 49.x Parker (Iglesia Manmin Toda la Creacion USA Inc.) has amended its license renewal application to state that the station is currently broadcasting. I wonder. The reported transmitter location puts it in the Harquahala Mountains just east of Wenden and Salome, and TV Fool reports a very terrain-constrained broadcast pattern that serves about a 90° arc generally to the NNW, which covers mostly empty desert. US 60 runs through the broadcast pattern between Aguila and Wickenburg and the intersection with Urea Ranch Rd. is right in the middle of the pattern, so if anyone is in the area that can verify...

Still without a renewed license:

  • 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)
  • KMCC 34.x (32) 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)
 
Correcting some typos:

Programming changes
KSAZ-TV: This change will extend to all of KSAZ-TV's digital translators as well.
KMOH-TV: Programming since has been constant infomercials...
KTVP_LD: Perhaps Jimmy Swaggart wants a fourth outlet in Phoenix for his SonLife Broadcasting Network?

New allocations
...but the Agua Prieta station would likely need to use a different virtual channel due to KUAT Tucson already on virtual channel 6 and XHAPS-TDT Agua Prieta already on virtual channel 15.
 
More Arizona TV news:

Programming changes

  • KMOH-TV 6.x (19) Kingman and KEJR-LD 40.x Phoenix (Hero Broadcasting LLC) has dumped the infomercials for the promised América TeVé. We'll see if a Miami-based station with Cuban-themed entertainment proves popular with a primarily Mexican-American audience. I'm guessing no.

Dismissed, canceled, expiring or expired

  • The HCCN saga continues. There was a bit of mystery to the license renewal modification from KJPO-LD 49.x Parker (Iglesia Manmin Toda la Creación). The station was part of an assignment of license from Hispanic Christian Community Network that was dismissed last week, however the FCC database showed Iglesia Manmin as the owners. (Both organizations were headed by Antonio Cesar Guel.) The December 5th FCC Daily Digest, however, shows the transfer to Iglesia Manmin as dismissed, along with the assignment of KRPO-LD 21.x Quartzsite to Jenifer Juarez.

FCC Spectrum Auction

  • The FCC auction concluded stage 3 without an agreement in price. In fact, the wireless carriers bid even less in stage 3 than in stage 2. What that means is that the auction proceeds to stage 4 with a tentative start date of Tuesday, December 13, with 70 MHz available to wireless carriers, plus 14 MHz in guard band for a total of 84 MHz. UHF channels 33 - 36 are now retained for television use. Many believe that this is where the auction will come to a successful conclusion, and it aligns with the channels taken out of Mexican TV service. What it means for Arizona TV stations is that they are likely out of the auction. There should be enough UHF spectrum to accommodate all Arizona full-power and class A stations without any shutting down or moving to VHF. Las Vegas market TV stations were never part of the auction - there was enough UHF band to accommodate all eligible stations to begin with.
 
The new diginet Light TV is scheduled to debut on Dec. 15. We'll see if KSAZ-TV or KUTP picks it up at that time.
 
KAET is now running full-time promos for PBS Kids on channel 8.4, with short PSIP description of AZ KIDS and long PSIP description AZ PBS Kids. Channel 8.5 reads 8.5 | KBAQ | KBAQ Programming, but it's only a black screen for now.

Light TV was a no-show for Dec. 15, but an ad agency in New York is reporting a Dec. 22 launch for the diginet on their FB page.
 
KFPH, Flagstaff/Phoenix has been sending out their usual signal
but no audio or video. Not sure if their Phoenix translator is
doing the same.......
 
Prescott Joe said:
KFPH, Flagstaff/Phoenix has been sending out their usual signal but no audio or video. Not sure if their Phoenix translator is doing the same.......
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33.2 is working fine. I thought they turned 35 off awhile back.
 
KAZT-CD had problems last night. The signal was still present, but no video, audio or PSIP, so it showed up as channels 36.3, 36.4 and 36.5, which are its physical program numbers. The station is back this morning. I would imagine that it was weather-related.

KFPH-CD is back on but the signal has been in and out here at my west Chandler estate. I'm not sure whether the station is experiencing problems, or if it's just a function of my location. KFPH has been my most problematic signal. Some of it may be due to the station's broadcast pattern which gives me only about half power.

KAET has its slideshow with KBAQ-FM background up and running again on channel 8.5. I'll be happy to see PBS Kids launch next month, and hope that Light TV turns out to be good as well. The more family-friendly fare, the better for my young step-daughter.
 
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I've been having issues picking up K38IZ-D lately. Must be all the leaves that fell on my street.

Also, with the new year around the corner, will we finally spot a Comet on 3.2 or 3.3? Meredith has done away with the weather subchannel in Las Vegas, leaving Phoenix as their only market still with a weather sub. I'm sick of having to deal with KFPB-LD's A/V issues, but the management of Meredith Phoenix is tired of hearing from me! :D
 
Dang. I was only joking about Jimmy Swaggart getting another TV outlet in Phoenix, but here's another one. KFPB-LD now has channel 50.8, with PSIP short description SBN_ESP. Even though KFPB is down right now, I'm pretty sure that stands for SBN Español, and Jimmy Swaggart Ministries does have a Spanish-language broadcast.
 
Due to the recent wind and rain storm in Northern Arizona,
power was severed to Mingus Mtn. Radio and television
stations and translators without a generator have been
and continue to be out. Power restoration is expected soon.
 
Power has been restored to Mingus Mtn. All the radio and television stations
and translators are back up and running. The only tv station with issues
remains KFPH, which continues to send out it's usual signal but no audio or
video..... APS reported several power poles were knocked down by the wind.
 
dhett said:
Dang. I was only joking about Jimmy Swaggart getting another TV outlet in Phoenix, but here's another one. KFPB-LD now has channel 50.8, with PSIP short description SBN_ESP. Even though KFPB is down right now, I'm pretty sure that stands for SBN Español, and Jimmy Swaggart Ministries does have a Spanish-language broadcast.
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I'm not surprised they're not able to do SAP like many other LPTVs that carry SBN do. This is the LPTV that can't even figure out the aspect ratio for their widescreen services.

They're still off the air as of 4:30pm Sunday. They must need to get parts from Italy for their transmitter! :D
 
Must have been a quick turnaround from Italy, as they were back on the air Sunday night. What I'd like to know is, how are the SBN feeds crystal-clear on KFPB while Comet TV is an unwatchable, blurry mess?
 
dhett said:
Must have been a quick turnaround from Italy, as they were back on the air Sunday night. What I'd like to know is, how are the SBN feeds crystal-clear on KFPB while Comet TV is an unwatchable, blurry mess?
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Good question. The 16:9 feeds are being fed straight into their 4:3 encoders with no cropping for both SBNs and Comet, while NewsMax is definitely cropped. The other services appear to be native 4:3.
 
Rf channel 9, is broadcasting in 16x9 format and 720i HD.
On their .1 sub channel is "THIS TV."
On their .2 sub channel is "ION TELEVISION."
On their .3 sub channel is "COMET TV."
Cannot determine a broadcast point as the signal meter
reads 97 (maximum) no matter which antenna I use.


Wishful thinking.............
Now wouldn't that be a great Christmas present for us
here in Northern Arizona!!!!!
 
That's odd. Prescott hasn't had a station on RF channel 9 since KPHO's analog translator was turned off. Nobody else in northern AZ has a channel 9 or an application to build one.
 
Correction - there still is a CP for a channel 9 in Show Low (COL Snowflake): KWSJ-LD by KM Communications of Skokie IL, former owners of now-defunct KCFG 9 Flagstaff. They used to run duplicate analog LPTV stations on channels 10 (KWKM-LP) and 12 (KWSJ-LP) with transmitter located east of Vernon, but the digital facilities were planned for Porter Mtn. outside of Show Low for KWSJ (KWKM was to be on channel 13 from a location just outside Snowflake). I doubt either were ever built and as of July 2015, the analog stations were silent as well.

Even if it had been built, KWSJ-LD was planned for 300W, making it highly unlikely a signal could have reached Prescott.
 
dhett said:
Correction - there still is a CP for a channel 9 in Show Low (COL Snowflake): KWSJ-LD by KM Communications of Skokie IL, former owners of now-defunct KCFG 9 Flagstaff. They used to run duplicate analog LPTV stations on channels 10 (KWKM-LP) and 12 (KWSJ-LP) with transmitter located east of Vernon, but the digital facilities were planned for Porter Mtn. outside of Show Low for KWSJ (KWKM was to be on channel 13 from a location just outside Snowflake). I doubt either were ever built and as of July 2015, the analog stations were silent as well.

Even if it had been built, KWSJ-LD was planned for 300W, making it highly unlikely a signal could have reached Prescott.
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I think PJ mentioned that hypothetical station in jest!
 
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