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Arizona TV Station Update - October 2016

dhett

dhett

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

New licenses

  • KPPX-TV 51.x (31) Tolleson (America 51, LP) applied for and was granted a license to cover its change from RF channel 51 to RF channel 31. Technical specifications: Ch 31; TL 33° 20' 3" N, 112° 3' 41" W (South Mtn.); ERP 645 kW horiz/161.25 kW vert non-directional (1° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 548 m.
  • KNXV-TV 15.x Phoenix (Scripps Media, Inc.) applied for and was granted a license to cover a construction permit for auxiliary facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 33° 20' 0" N, 112° 3' 49" W (South Mtn.); ERP 530 kW non-directional (0.75° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 491 m.
  • XHCTME-TDT 3.x (17) Mexicali BN (Grupo Imagen Multimedia) began operations on October 17 as an Imagen TV station. Technical specifications: Ch 17; TL 32° 31' 34" N, 115° 35' 49" W (Sierra Cucupa); ERP 150 kW directional; HAAT unknown.


Programming changes

  • KAET 8.x Phoenix (Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University) has announced that it will add PBS Kids programming full-time on channel 8.4 on January 17. The KBAQ-FM broadcast will move to channel 8.5.
  • KUAT-TV 6.x (30) Tucson (Arizona Board of Regents/Univ of AZ) has dropped V-Me programming on channel 6.2 in favor of PBS Kids and has replaced Ready TV on channel 6.3 with World between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM. Ready TV remains on channel 6.3 between 6 AM and 6 PM. PSIP on channel 6.3 is "R-World". V-Me remains available on Cox and Comcast cable.
  • KUAS-TV 27.x (28) Tucson (Arizona Board of Regents for Benefit of Univ of AZ) has added Ready TV to its lineup, sharing time with World. PSIP on channel 27.3 is "R-World". KUAS-TV has now become a full-power repeater of KUAT-TV, duplicating coverage in central Tucson, but providing fill-in coverage to Marana and Oro Valley, which are blocked from KUAT-TV.
  • K46IL Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has flash cut to digital. The programming is a simulcast of K32LO-D Prescott and bears the K32LO PSIP.
  • XHLRT 2.x (32) San Luis Rio Colorado SO (Televimex SA de CV) has added Canal 5 programming on a second subchannel, according to Mexico's IFT, using virtual channel 5.1.


Virtual channel changes

Mexican TV stations have undergone a massive realignment of virtual channels. National and regional networks use a common virtual channel throughout the network, the virtual channel of the flagship station, with exceptions in the border areas where there is a conflict with an American station. Local stations have been assigned virtual channels that do not conflict with national, regional or American stations. Stations viewable in Arizona include:

  • Mexicali BN
    • XHAQ RF28 Televisión Azteca SA de CV
      • 1.1 Azteca Trece (was 5.1)
      • 1.2 Proyecto 40 (was 5.2)
    • XHBM RF34 Televimex SA de CV
      • 2.1 Las Estrellas (was 14.1)
    • XHCTME RF17 Grupo Imagen Multimedia
      • 3.1 Imagen TV (new)
    • XHBC RF47 Televisora de Mexicali SA de CV
      • 4.1 Televisa Mexicali (was 3.1)
    • XHMEX RF44 Televimex SA de CV
      • 5.1 Canal 5 (was 32.1)
    • XHEXT RF25 Televisión Azteca SA de CV
      • 20.1 Azteca 7
    • XHMEE RF45 Televimex SA de CV
      • 38.1 Gala TV
    • XHILA RF46 Intermedia y Asociados de Mexicali SA de CV
      • 66.1 Canal 66
      • 66.2 Una Voz con Todos
      • 66.3 Canal 66 (2 hr delay)
      • 66.4 Milenio TV
  • San Luis Rio Colorado SO
    • XHLRT RF32 Televimex SA de CV
      • 2.1 Las Estrellas (was 44.1)
      • 5.1 Canal 5 (new)
    • XHRCS RF30 Gobierno del Estado de Sonora
      • 15.1 Telemax (was 50.1)
  • Nogales SO
    • XHFA RF15 Televisión Azteca SA de CV
      • 1.1 Azteca trece (was 2.1)
      • 1.2 Proyecto 40 (new)
    • XHNOS RF41 Televimex SA de CV
      • 2.1 Las Estrellas (was 50.1)
    • XHNON RF38 Televimex SA de CV
      • 5.1 Canal 5 (was 38.1)
    • XHNOA RF24 Televisión Azteca SA de CV
      • 7.1 Azteca 7 (was 22.1)
    • XHNSS RF31 Jaime Juaristi Santos
      • 8.1 Independent (was 7.1)
  • Naco SO
    • XHNAC RF33 Gobierno del Estado de Sonora
      • 15.1 Telemax (was 7.1)
  • Cananea SO
    • XHCAN RF25 Televisión Azteca SA de CV
      • 7.1 Azteca 7 (was 4.1)
  • Agua Prieta SO
    • XHAPT RF17 Televimex SA de CV
      • 2.1 Las Estrellas (was 17.1)
    • XHAPS RF22 Gobierno del Estado de Sonora
      • 15.1 Telemax (was 12.1)


Transactions

  • KZVE-LP 30 Littlefield (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.) has filed for an involuntary pro forma transfer to the Bankruptcy Estate of Hispanic Christian Community Netw'k, Inc., along with several other broadcast properties owned by HCCN.


Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations (STAs) granted

  • KTVW-DT 33.x Phoenix (KTVW License Partnership, GP) has been granted a construction permit for auxiliary facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 33; TL 33° 20' 0" N, 112° 3' 49" W (South Mtn.); ERP 470 kW directional (1.5° electrical beam tilt); HAAT 510 m.
  • Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin', boys! It's that time again at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and FanVision has requested and been granted an STA to broadcast on RF channel 44 from PIR during the Sprint Cup races during the second weekend of November.


License renewals

The following stations have filed for renewal but the licenses have not yet been renewed:

  • 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)
  • KZVE-LP 30 Littlefield (Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc.)
  • 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)
 
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If I'm doing this right, XHCTME has a HAAT of 57 meters. It also has a beam tilt of 1°.

Proyecto 40 probably won't be on XHFA until December 1, when Azteca plans to activate it on dozens of stations where they have piled up auths with the IFT.
 
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Observed on a road trip to the Mexican border areas earlier this week:
  • K42KZ-D Calexico CA (Broadcast Group Ltd.) is on the air with Canal 66 programming on channel 42.1, Una Voz con Todos on channel 42.2, 2-hour delayed Canal 66 progrmming on channel 42.3 and Milenio TV on channel 42.4.
  • XHAQ-TDT 1.x (28) Mexicali BN (Televisión Azteca SA de CV) has Azteca Trece on channel 1.1 and Proyecto 40 on channel 1.2.
  • XHBM-TDT 2.x (34) Mexicali BN (Canales de Televisión Populares SA de CV) has Las Estrellas on channel 2.1.
  • XHCTME-TDT 3.x (17) Mexicali BN (Cadena Tres I SA de CV) is on channel the air with Imagen TV on channel 3.1.
  • XHBC-TDT 4.x (47) Mexicali BN (Televisora de Mexicali SA de CV) has local Televisa programming on channel 4.1.
  • XHMEX-TDT 5.x (44) Mexicali BN (Televimex SA de CV) has Canal 5 on channel 5.1.
  • XHEXT-TDT 20.x (25) Mexicali BN (Televisión Azteca SA de CV) has Azteca Siete on channel 20.1 and a data stream on channel 1.20, using program 810 and description FVDld.
  • XHMEE-TDT 38.x (45) Mexicali BN (Televimex SA de CV) has Gala TV on channel 38.1.
  • XHILA-TDT 66.x (46) Mexicali BN (Intermedia y Asociados de Mexicali SA de CV) has local programming on channel 66.1, Una Voz con Todos on channel 66.2, 2-hour delayed local programming on channel 66.3 and Milenio TV on channel 66.4.
  • XHAQ-TDT 1.x (28) San Luis Rio Colorado SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV), a repeater of the Mexicali station, has Azteca Trece on channel 1.1 and Proyecto 40 on channel 1.2.
  • XHLRT-TDT 2.x (32) San Luis Rio Colorado SO (Televimex SA de CV) has Las Estrellas on channel 2.1 and Canal 5 on channel 5.1.
  • XHRCS-TDT 15.x (30) San Luis Rio Colorado SO (Gobierno del Estado de Sonora) has Telemax on channel 15.1.
  • XHEXT-TDT 20.x (25) San Luis Rio Colorado SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV), a repeater of the Mexicali station, has Azteca Siete on channel 20.1 but does not have the data stream on channel 1.20.
  • XHSYT-TDT 15.x (14) Sonoyta SO (Gobierno del Estado de Sonora) is on the air with Telemax on channel 15.1.
  • XHFA-TDT 1.x (15) Nogales SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV) has Azteca Trece on channel 1.1. Proyecto 40 programming does not yet appear on the station.
  • XHNOS-TDT 2.x (41) Nogales SO (Televimex SA de CV) has Las Estrellas on channel 2.1.
  • XHNON-TDT 5.x (38) Nogales SO (Televimex SA de CV) has Canal 5 on channel 5.1.
  • XHNOA-TDT 7.x (24) Nogales SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV) has Azteca Siete on channel 7.1 and a data stream on channel 1.20, using program 810. The data stream has no description.
  • XHNSS-TDT 8.x (31) Nogales SO (Jaime Juaristi Santos) has Imagen TV on channel 8.1.
  • XHFA-TDT 1.x (15) Cananea SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV), a repeater of the Nogales station, has Azteca Trece on channel 1.1.
  • XHCNS-TDT 2.x (45) Cananea SO (Televimex SA de CV) has Las Estrellas on channel 2.1.
  • XHCAN-TDT 7.x (25) Cananea SO (Televisión Azteca SA de CV) has Azteca Siete on channel 7.1.
  • XHCCS-TDT 15.x (43) Cananea SO (Gobierno del Estado de Sonora) has Telemax on channel 15.1.
  • XHNAC-TDT 15.x (33) Naco SO (Gobierno del Estado de Sonora) has Telemax on channel 15.1.
  • XHAPT-TDT 2.x (17) Agua Prieta SO (Televimex SA de CV) has Las Estrellas on channel 2.1.
  • XHAPS-TDT 15.x (22) Agua Prieta SO (Gobierno del Estado de Sonora) is silent.
 
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FVDld is some sort of data channel that a bunch of the Azteca transmitters have.

Not sure why XHAPS is silent.

Also, Imagen? XHNSS? Last I heard XHNSS was an independent. It did carry Cadena Tres stuff, but C3 no longer exists. That said, Imagen does not have the right to a station in Nogales and won't even be able to put a shadow there because it's more than 90 km from Agua Prieta.

(Also, both Mediacom's own site and TitanTV are atrocious about the Mexican stations. The former says XHNSS is tied to Televisa, which it was at one point but not now, and mentions XHCAN. The latter doesn't even bother listing XHNSS as anything other than a generic "local" channel. TitanTV does the same thing for KVAW in Eagle Pass, Texas (Piedras Negras), which is basically a Mexican station with a K callsign.)
 
Yup - Imagen. All of my Mexico updates are first-hand information. I suspected that XHNSS might carry Imagen TV programming, but wasn't sure.

As for XHAPS - it's just like back in the analog days. XHAPT: clear as a bell. XHAPS: nothing - even in Douglas. I took my reading last Monday from the junction of AZ-80 and US-191 just west of Douglas, about 2 - 3 miles from the transmitter location. Nothing.
 
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