• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Arizona TV Station Updates - February 2010

dhett

dhett

It's baaaaack. Just needed a break to sort out priorities now that a fiancee and two kids are in the picture.

As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome. New activity since last posting:

New licenses

  • KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc) has been granted a license to cover its digital facilities. The license application was filed in March 2007. Operating parameters: Ch 20; TL 33-20-3 N, 112-3-42 W; ERP 500 kW; HAAT 489 m.
  • KSAZ-TV 10.x Phoenix (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc. [Fox]) has been granted a license to cover a construction permit to modify its post-transition facility, following an interference agreement with KCFG Flagstaff, which is looking to build facilities on channel 9. KSAZ modified its requested ERP from 53 to 48 and is using a directional antenna. Operating parameters: Ch 10; TL 33-20-3 N, 112-3-43 W; ERP 48 kW; HAAT 558 m.
  • KAZT-CD 7.x (36) Phoenix (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has been granted a license to cover its digital operations on channel 36. Operating parameters: Ch 36; TL 33-20-2 N, 112-3-41 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 485 m.
  • KVPA-LD 42.x Phoenix (KRCA License LLC [Liberman Broadcasting]) has been granted a license to cover its digital operations on channel 42, broadcasting Estrella TV. Operating parameters: Ch 42; TL 33-19-57 N, 112-3-57 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 452 m.
  • KFPB-LD 50.x Phoenix (Globe LPTV LLC) has filed for a license to cover its construction permit for digital operations on channel 50. No signal has been detected from KFPB. Approved operating parameters: Ch 50; TL 33-19-58 N, 112-3-57 W; ERP 4.5 kW; HAAT 469 m.
  • KVYE 7.x (22) El Centro CA (Entravision Holdings LLC) has been granted a license to cover its digital facilities. The license application was filed in June 2007. Operating parameters: Ch 22; TL 33-3-2 N, 114-49-38 W; ERP 1000 kW; HAAT 477 m.
  • KMCC 34.x (32) Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition LLC Debtor-in-Possession) has been granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Operating parameters: Ch 32; TL 35-39-7 N, 114-18-42 W; ERP 1000 kW; HAAT 607 m.
  • KVMY 21.x (22) Las Vegas NV (KUPN Licensee LLC [Sinclair]) has been granted a license to cover its digital facilities. Operating parameters: Ch 22; TL 36-0-28 N, 115-0-24 W; ERP 1000 kW; HAAT 383 m.
  • K59EX Laughlin NV (Journal Broadcast Corporation) has been granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital operations on channel 44. The station's new call sign is K44JR-D and it continues to be a co-owned translator of KTNV 13.X Las Vegas NV. Operating parameters: Ch 44; TL 35-14-57 N, 114-44-33 W; ERP 7 kW; HAAT 686 m.
  • K24II-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has filed for a license to cover its construction permit to increase power from 7 Watts to 63 Watts. The station is a digital companion to K07ES and a translator of KUED-DT 7.X (42) Salt Lake City UT via K55KE-D Rural Garfield County UT. Approved operating parameters: Ch 24; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW; HAAT 94 m.
  • K67HK Saint George UT (Obidia Porras) has filed for a license to cover its displacement construction permit. The TBN repeater has moved in-core to channel 6 and has been assigned call sign K06PE. Approved operating parameters: Ch 6; TL 37-3-49 N, 113-34-20 W; ERP 0.35 kW; HAAT 41 m.

Programming changes

  • KPPX 51.x Tolleson (America 51 LP [ION Media Networks]) has switched to 720p high-definition programming on its main subchannel. To make room, it has dropped the DT4 subchannel, which had carried progrmming from the Worship Channel.
  • KDTP-LD 48.x (46) Phoenix (Community Television Educators [Daystar]) has begun digital operations on channel 46, simulcasting KDPH-LP 48 Phoenix. The station has not yet filed an application to cover.

Silent stations

  • KCFG 9.x (32) Flagstaff (KM Communications of Flagstaff) has filed a request for silent STA, claiming to have lost its transmitter site. The station claims to have gone silent on Sept. 9, 2009; I have never been able to receive a signal from the station and its Flagstaff studios have been shut down.
  • KDFQ-LP 47 Prescott (Una Vez Mas Prescott License II LLC) ceased operations on February 26 due to technical difficulties and has filed a request for silent STA.
  • K57JO Laughlin NV (9th Island Broadcasting, Inc.) has filed a request for silent STA pending approval of its displacement flash cut to digital on channel 49.

Transactions

  • The FCC has approved the pro forma transfer of K44CN Cottonwood, K47DJ Prescott, K52CM Flagstaff and K57FY Kingman from Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company to Scripps Media Inc.
  • KMCC 34.x (32) Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition LLC Debtor-in-Possession) has been approved by the FCC to drop the debtor-in-possession status following its emergence from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
  • KBLR 39.x (40) Paradise NV (Telemundo Las Vegas License LLC) has filed an application to transfer control of the ownership from General Electric Company to Comcast Corporation as part of the sale of NBC.
  • KTUD-CA 25 Las Vegas NV (Las Vegas TV Partners LLC) has filed a pro forma request to transfer the station to a debtor-in-possession status following a court approved order.

Granted construction permits and STAs

  • KTVW-CA 6 Flagstaff/Doney Park (KTVW License Partnership, GP [Univision]) has been granted a displacement construction permit to build its digital facilities on channel 27, which had formerly been used by sister station KFPH-TV 13 Flagstaff. The station will also relocate its transmitting antenna from Mt. Elden to Mormon Mtn., co-locating with KFPH. Approved operating parameters: Ch 27; TL 34-58-6 N, 111-30-34 W; ERP 7.2 kW; HAAT 461 m.
  • K03ID-D Flagstaff (One Ministries, Inc.) has been granted an original construction permit to broadcast on channel 3 with transmitter antenna atop Mormon Mtn. Approved operating parameters: Ch 3; TL 34-58-6 N, 111-30-28 W; ERP 0.3 kW; HAAT 454 m.
  • K09KV Prescott (Meredith Corporation) has been granted a six-month extension of its CP to build digital facilities on channel 30, claiming possible interference to facilities requested by KCFG Flagstaff. On the surface, the claim makes no sense, as KCFG is requesting to operate on channel 9, while K09KV is requesting operations on channel 30. Perhaps if KCFG's request to move to channel 9 is denied, K09KV wishes to request a change on its application to specify channel 9 instead of channel 30.
  • K16EO Oro Valley/Tucson (Journal Broadcast Corporation) has been granted an extension of its STA to operate digital facilities on channel 16 pending approval of its formal application.
  • KFPH-CA 35 Phoenix (Telefutura Partership of Phoenix [Univision]) has been granted a CP to operate its analog station at 150 kW. The application was filed in February 2003.
  • KPDF-CA 41 Phoenix (Una Vez Mas Phoenix License LLC) has been granted an STA to flash cut to digital as soon as possible while awaiting Mexican coordination for its formal flash cut application. It, along with KTVP-LP 22, are the last Spanish-language stations without a digital signal. KPDF has claimed to have lost three advertising accounts in just the past two weeks because its OTA audience uses converter boxes to get digital signals, meaning that its analog signal no longer reaches those homes.
  • KLVD-LD 23 Las Vegas NV (Word of God Fellowship [Daystar]) has been granted a CP to flash cut to digital. Proposed operating parameters: Ch 23; TL 36-0-36 N, 115-0-20 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 346 m.
  • KVPX-LD 28 Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications) has been granted a six-month extension of its construction permit for digital operations, to 09/16/2010.
  • KHDF-CA 19 Las Vegas NV (Una Vez Mas Las Vegas License LLC) has been granted a CP to operate its analog station at 150 kW.

Applications and STAs requested but not yet granted

  • Fort Mojave Television has filed an application to build a new low-power television station to serve the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation and the entire Mojave Valley, from Laughlin NV/Bullhead City to Needles CA. The transmitting antenna is to be located on the valley floor, resulting in a negative height above average terrain. Proposed operating parameters: Ch 23; TL 34-57-50 N, 114-34-13 W; ERP 15 KW; HAAT -50 m, 55 m above ground level.
  • K63HJ Laughlin NV (Roger Mills) has filed a displacement application to move to an in-core channel and operate in digital from a location near Dolan Springs AZ, co-located with KMCC. Proposed operating parameters: Ch 10; TL 35-39-7 N, 114-18-42 W; ERP 0.3 kW; HAAT 425 m.
  • Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC has filed amendments to its new channel applications to serve Mesquite NV on channels 15, 19 and 21. The amendments correct the common antenna location, HAAT and pattern rotation, the latter yielding proposed station contours that cover the entire city of Mesquite. Amended proposed operating parameters: Chs 15, 19, 21; TL 36-49-56 N, 114-3-31 W; ERP 0.5 kW; HAAT 570 m.
  • K48JD Santa Clara UT (High Plains Broadcasting License Company LLC) has filed an application to flash cut to digital. The station, a translator of KUCW 30 Ogden UT, would receive its feed from K30GC-D Rural Beaver UT. The analog station does not currently broadcast into Arizona, but the digital station is predicted to. Proposed operating parameters: Ch 48; TL 37-9-15 N, 113-51-32 W; ERP 0.5 kW; HAAT 1064 m.
  • KUWB-LP 22 Bloomington UT (High Plains Broadcasting License Company LLC) has filed an application to flash cut to digital. The station, a translator of KUCW 30 Ogden UT, would receive its feed from K48JD Santa Clara UT. Proposed operating parameters: Ch 22; TL 37-3-48 N, 113-34-23 W; ERP 0.13 kW; HAAT 58 m.

Dismissed applications

  • The FCC has dismissed many construction permits for pre-transition facilities and STAs for temporary pre-transition operations.
  • K52EG Yuma (Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.) had an application to move to channel 10 dismissed. No reason was given, but Mexican objection looks like the cause.

Expiring construction permits

  • The digital flash cut construction permit for K36DU Lake Havasu City (Richard D Tatham) will expire 3/22/2010.
  • The digital companion channel construction permit for KHDF-CA 19 Las Vegas NV (Una Vez Mas Las Vegas License LLC) on channel 38 will expire 3/16/2010.
  • The digital companion channel construction permit for K02FN Mesquite NV (Clark County School District) on channel 25 will expire 3/16/2010.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom