New licenses

• KUVE-DT 46.x Green Valley (Univision Tucson LLC) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 46; TL 32-24-54 N, 110-42-56 W; ERP 70.8 kW; HAAT 1113 m.
• KPNX 12.x Mesa (Multimedia Holdings Corporation [Gannett]) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 12; TL 33-20-0 N, 112-3-48 W; ERP 39 kW; HAAT 555 m.
• KTVW-DT 33.x Phoenix (KTVW License Partnership GP) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 33; TL 33-20-0 N, 112-3-46 W; ERP 196 kW; HAAT 510 m.
• KPPX-TV 51.x Tolleson (America 51 LP, D-I-P [ION Media Networks]) has been granted a license to cover its post-transition digital facilities. Technical specifications: Ch 51; TL 33-20-3 N, 112-3-38 W; ERP 210 kW; HAAT 533 m.
• K14NA-D Globe & Miami (KTVK, Inc. [Belo\]) has been granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 14; TL 33-20-24 N, 110-52-12 W; ERP 0.49 kW directional; HAAT 700 m.
• K33IY-D Le Chee (Page) (University of Utah) has applied for a license to cover a power increase for the rebroadcaster of KUED 7.x Salt Lake City UT via K55KE-D (K36-D) Rural Garfield County UT. Technical specifications: Ch 33; TL 36-51-20 N, 111-26-26 W; ERP 0.1 kW directional; HAAT 8 m.
• KEEN-CA 17.x Las Vegas NV (Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc.) has been granted a modification to its construction permit, and has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Its transmitter is 16.3 m (50 ft) lower than originally requested. Technical specifications: Ch 17; TL 36-0-36 N, 115-0-20 W; ERP 4.1 kW non-directional; HAAT 310 m.
• K16II-D Hildale UT (University of Utah) has applied for a license to cover construction of its new digital LPTV station, rebroadcasting KUED 7.x Salt Lake City UT via K44JI-D Washington UT, a mere five days after being granted the original construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 16; TL 36-53-39 N, 113-1-52 W; ERP 0.06 kW directional; HAAT 35 m.
• K18DN-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital, rebroadcasting KBYU-TV 11.x Provo UT via K45BY-D Garfield UT. The station is on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP: 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.
• K20EC-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital, rebroadcasting KUTV 2.x Salt Lake City UT via K39FT-D Garfield UT. The station is on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 20; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP: 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.
• K23DP-D Kanab UT (University of Utah) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital, rebroadcasting KUEN 9.x Ogden UT via K43DY-D Rural Garfield County UT. The station is on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP: 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.
• K28IT-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital, rebroadcasting KJZZ-TV 14.x Salt Lake City UT via K41EB-D Garfield County UT. The station is on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 28; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP: 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.
• K32DC-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital, rebroadcasting KTVX 4.x Salt Lake City UT via K51AH-D Rural Garfield County UT. The station is on the air. Technical specifications: Ch 32; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP: 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.

Programming changes

• K51IO Bullhead City (Trinity Broadcasting Network) has returned to air, again rebroadcasting TBN programming from KTBN-TV 40.1 Santa Ana CA.
• K21EG Golden Valley (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has returned to air, again rebroadcasting KPNX 12.x Mesa, but now in digital.
• K46CG Golden Valley (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has returned to air, again rebroadcasting KNXV 15.x Phoenix, but now in digital.
• K27EC Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu Christian Television) has switched from Cornerstone Television Network to local Christian programming.
• K36DU Lake Havasu City (Richard D. Tatham) has switched from the Worship Network to Cornerstone Television Network.
• K57BD Tucson (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona, Inc.) has returned to air, again rebroadcasting KPAZ 21.1 Phoenix.
• K27EJ Colorado City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) is experiencing technical difficulties. It is broadcasting, but has no programming.
• K15DX Fredonia (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) is silent. Kane County has likely shut down its analog broadcast facilities permanently and it is unknown if Kane County will convert this station to digital.
• K07PH Le Chee (Page) (University of Utah) is silent, likely permanently now that its digital companion is on the air.
• K35EE Moccasin (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) is experiencing technical difficulties. It is broadcasting, but has no programming.
• KFPB-LD 50 Globe (Globe LPTV) is finally on the air, after receiving its license three months ago. Although licensed to Globe, the station actually broadcasts from South Mountain and serves the Phoenix area with four subchannels. Programming is unknown; the subchannels all air a test pattern with TBA as the programming title.
• KTNV-TV 13.3 is the new home of The Cool TV, replacing KGNG-LP 47.5.
• KGNG-LD 47.x (48) Las Vegas NV (King Kong Broadcasting) has put AMGTV back in its lineup, airing on channel 47.6. Having lost The Cool TV to KTNV-TV, KGNG-LD now airs programming billed as COOLER TV on 47.5.
• KGHD-LP 6 St. George UT (Obidia Porras) programming was misidentified as TBN. It is actually Spanish-language music set to a nature slideshow. Not surprisingly, the programming can also be heard locally on 87.7 MHz FM, which is likely the intent of the recent move to channel 6.
• K05AX Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) is silent.
• K07ES Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) is silent.
• K10ME Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Services District #1) is silent.
• K12ND Kanab UT (Kanab Lions) is silent, likely shut down along with the Kane County stations. It is unknown if the station will be converted to digital.

Call sign changes

• K15IH-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has taken the call sign KMSQ-LD.
• K19IN-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has taken the call sign KTTB-LD.
• K21KK-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has taken the call sign KVMP-LD.

Transactions

• Hispanic Christian Community Network, Inc. has agreed to sell K30IP Littlefield AZ and seven other stations to Iglesia Pentecostal Visperia del Fin of Seattle WA for an undisclosed amount. Or, at least it was supposed to be undisclosed, redacted from the Asset Purchase Agreement, but careful examination reveals the amount to be a whole-dollar figure somewhere between $399,999 and $400,001. Just sayin'. The station has been licensed for a couple of years but has never been on air. The Asset Purchase Agreement for this proposed transaction, which must be approved by the FCC, also does not mention any assets for K30IP.
• Roger Mills is seeking to release his claim to K63HJ Laughlin NV and return the station to 9th Island Broadcasting Inc., who sold the station to Mills in July 2008.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

• K51LF-D Lake Havasu City (Tri-State Broadcasting LLC) has been granted an original construction permit for a digital companion station to K23BJ, a repeater of KKAX-LP 36 Hilltop (Kingman). Technical specifications: Ch 51; TL 34-36-11 N, 114-22-14 W; ERP 5 kW directional; HAAT 27 m.
• K19IP-D Flagstaff (Luke Skelton) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Skelton represents English-language Good News TV, affiliated with Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN), whose programming appears in Phoenix on KPHE-LD 44.3. It is possible that the station will also feature Spanish-language Mas TV, which airs on KPHE-LD 44.2. The station has been approved for the Mt. Elden electronics site for 2 kW, but I thought Mt. Elden had a 1 kW limit. Technical specifications: Ch 19; TL 35-14-28 N, 111-35-48 W; ERP 2 kW directional; HAAT 575 m.
• K38LW-D Payson (Luke Skelton) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Technical specifications: Ch 38; TL 34-17-23 N, 111-11-26 W; ERP 1.51 kW non-directional; HAAT 299 m.
• K50LV-D Prescott (Luke Skelton) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Technical specifications: Ch 50; TL 34-32-27 N, 112-25-40 W; ERP 1.55 kW directional; HAAT 190 m.
• K23JJ Kingman (Advance Ministries Inc.) was granted a displacement modification of its original construction permit, allowing it to move to channel 10, just five days before the construction permit was to expire. The station's new call sign is to be K10QM. The station was not able to build on channel 23, as a station already exists in Kingman on that channel. Although there is no evidence that it caused the delay, Mexican coordination was required for the change, as the station's planned transmitter site is 274.61 km from Mexico. The Memorandum of Understanding between Mexico and the United States requires the other nation's agreement if the transmitter is within 275 km of the border; had the proposed transmitter site been 0.4 km or 1/4 mile farther north, it would not have required Mexican coordination. Technical specifications: Ch 10 (-); TL 35-5-39 N, 113-54-18 W; ERP 0.7 kW directional; HAAT 855 m.
• K61FB Globe-Miami (Multimedia Holdings Corporation [Gannett]) requested and has been granted a six-month STA to flash cut to digital on channel 48 while its application awaits Mexican approval. The station states that it has been notified that Verizon Wireless intends to begin testing soon of its new services in the channel 61 spectrum (752 MHz - 758 MHz) in the Phoenix area, and that the Verizon Wireless signal and K61FB signal would interfere with each other. K61FB is the KPNX translator for the Cobre Valley, and would join other digital translators K14NA-D (KTVK) and K59CI (KPHO), which operates via STA on channel 27. I expect to see the digital KPNX translator on the air either in July or August. Technical specifications: Ch 48; TL 33-20-31 N, 110-52-14 W; ERP 3 kW; HAAT 685 m.
• K25AL-D Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu Christian Television) has been granted a modification to its construction permit, allowing the station to increase its power from 6 W to 1 kW. Technical specifications: Ch 25; TL 34-36-4 N, 114-22-13 W; ERP 1 kW; HAAT 13 m.
• K27EC-D Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu Christian Television) has been granted a modification to its construction permit, allowing the station to increase its power from 6 W to 1 kW. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 34-36-4 N, 114-22-13 W; ERP 1 kW; HAAT 13 m.
• K23BY-D Scottsdale (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has been granted its application to flash cut to digital. The station's transmitter location will move from the Scottsdale Airpark to Usery Mountain in Mesa and will rebroadcast the signal of KAZT-TV 7 Prescott, using the antenna currently being used by K57HX. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 33-29-30 N, 111-38-22 W; ERP 12.5 kW; HAAT 288 m.
• KFPH-CD 35.x Phoenix (Telefutura Partnership of Phoenix [Univision]) has been granted its application to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 35; TL 33-20-0 N, 112-3-46 W; ERP 15 kW; HAAT 491 m.
• KELV-LP 27 Las Vegas NV (Entravision Holdings LLC) has been granted an STA to operate at an antenna height at variance with its license while it awaits construction of a new tower. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 36-0-26 N, 115-0-23 W; ERP 43 kW; HAAT 323 m.
• KMSQ-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 36-49-56 N, 114-3-31 W; ERP 0.5 kW directional; HAAT -73 m (17 m AGL).
• KTTB-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Technical specifications: Ch 19; TL 36-49-56 N, 114-3-31 W; ERP 0.5 kW directional; HAAT -73 m (17 m AGL).
• KVMP-D Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments LLC) has been granted an original construction permit for a new station. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 36-49-56 N, 114-3-31 W; ERP 0.5 kW directional; HAAT -73 m (17 m AGL).
• KGHD-LP 6 St. George UT (Obidia Porras) requested and has been granted a permit to move its transmitter from Webb Hill, south of St. George, to West Mountain Peak, about 15 miles west of St. George and about 1400 m higher, and to increase power from 0.35 kW to 0.9 kW. West Mountain Peak is home to the Santa Clara and Washington stations. The University of Utah, licensee of co-channel K06OB Cane Beds AZ/Hildale UT, has given consent to the application, as the OET-69 study shows that KGHD-LP will cause interference to K06OB; however the Longley-Rice study predicts no interference. Technical specifications: Ch 6; TL 37-9-19 N, 113-52-57 W; ERP 0.9 kW; HAAT 1075 m.
• K63HJ Laughlin NV (Roger Mills) has been granted a displacement construction permit to flash cut the station to digital on an in-core channel and to move its transmitter to a location outside Dolan Springs AZ. Technical specifications: Ch 10; TL 35-39-7 N, 114-18-41 W; ERP 0.3 kW non-directional; HAAT 425 m.
• K16IL-D Kanab UT (Western Kane County Special Service District #1) has been granted an original construction permit for a new digital LPTV station, to rebroadcast KUPX-TV 16.x Provo UT via K13ZM-D Garfield UT. Technical specifications: Ch 16; TL 37-3-35 N, 112-31-12 W; ERP 0.063 kW directional; HAAT 103 m.
• K16II-D Hildale UT (University of Utah) has been granted an original construction permit for a new digital LPTV station, to rebroadcast KUED (DT) 7.x Salt Lake City UT via K44JI-D Washington UT. It seems that the station has already been constructed; it has applied for a license. Technical specifications: Ch 16; TL 36-53-39 N, 113-1-52 W; ERP 0.06 kW directional; HAAT 35 m.
• K26KD-D Gallup NM (Available Media Associates) has been granted an original construction permit for a new digital LPTV station. Technical specifications: Ch 26; TL 35-30-0 N, 108-51-49 W; ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT -15 m (70 m AGL).

Applications requested

• Fiberlessnet Inc. has filed a major modification to its 2000 application for a station to serve Buckeye. The original application was for an analog station operating at 9.99 kW on channel 38; the modification is for a digital station operating at 15 kW on channel 34, due to K38IZ-D already operating on channel 38. The station's transmitter is proposed to be located in La Paz County, about 30 miles west of Tonopah. Technical specifications: Ch 38; TL 33-30-3 N, 113-27-47 W; ERP 15 kW non-directional; HAAT 367 m.
• Fiberlessnet Inc. has filed a major modification to its 2000 application for a station to serve Peach Springs. The original application was for an analog station operating at 49 kW; the modification is for a digital station operating at 15 kW. The station's transmitter is proposed to be located on the north side of Grand Canyon West, about 30 miles east of Meadview. Technical specifications: Ch 51; TL 36-0-2 N, 113-38-25 W; ERP 15 kW non-directional; HAAT 266 m.
• Fiberlessnet Inc. has filed a major modification to its 2000 application for a station to serve Kingman. The original application was for an analog station operating at 150 kW on channel 28; the modification is for a digital station operating at 15 kW on channel 25. The station's transmitter is proposed to be located near old town Kingman. Technical specifications: Ch 25; TL 35-11-29 N, 114-3-14 W; ERP 15 kW non-directional; HAAT 81 m.
• Una Vez Mas Flagstaff License LLC has filed an application to construct a new station to serve Flagstaff from the Mt. Elden electronics site. Technical specifications: Ch 41; TL 35-14-25 N, 111-35-49 W; ERP 1 kW directional; HAAT 599 m.
• K17DA Lake Havasu City (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has submitted an application to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 17; TL 34-36-9 N, 114-22-13 W; ERP 0.78 kW directional; HAAT 42 m.
• K20ID Kingman (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has submitted an application to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 20; TL 35-4-52 N, 113-54-13 W; ERP 0.043 kW directional; HAAT 1096 m.
• K24DK Bullhead City (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) has submitted an application to flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 24; TL 35-2-9 N, 114-22-14 W; ERP 0.195 kW directional; HAAT 451 m.
• KTUD-CA 25 Las Vegas NV (Las Vegas TV Partners LLC) has requested a six-month extension of its analog station's Silent STA in order to preserve its Class A status while the FCC figures out how to implement Class A status for digital-only stations that had been companion channels.
• SLC TV Licensee Corp has filed an application to construct a digital companion station to K07SC Hildale UT. Technical specifications: Ch 8; TL 36-53-39 N, 113-1-54 W; ERP 0.02 kW directional; HAAT 47 m.

Applications and construct permits dismissed

• The original construction permit for K03ID-D Flagstaff (One Ministries) has been dismissed. No reason has been given, but every application and construction permit from One Ministries, save for KQRM-LP and K14MW-D, both of Petaluma CA, has been dismissed.
• An application by Kolbe Broadcasting, Inc. for a new digital television station to serve Quartzsite on channel 6 has been dismissed. Kolbe filed its application without a fee, claiming the station would be non-commercial and was exempt, but low-power stations are never exempt.
• An application by Kolbe Broadcasting, Inc. for a new digital television station to serve Willcox on channel 6 has been dismissed. Kolbe filed its application without a fee, claiming the station would be non-commercial and was exempt, but low-power stations are never exempt.
• The FCC has dismissed a minor change application to allow KGHD-LP to increase to 3 kW at its current Webb Hill site. The application was replaced by the one to move the station's transmitter to West Mountain Peak.

Expiring construction permits

• The original construction permit for K10QM Kingman (Advance Ministries), formerly K23JJ, expired on June 13.

DTV status updates

• Mohave County is converting its translator stations to digital. In April, it converted PBS and NBC translators. In May, it converted CBS and Fox translators. In June, it appears that the rest of the stations have been converted. All Mohave County-owned stations in Kingman, Peach Springs, Golden Valley, Big Sandy Valley and Chloride are confirmed digital. Translators converted earlier but not confirmed until this month are also included:
  • K27DA-D Big Sandy Valley (KNXV) - 0.001 kW
  • K16EV-D Bullhead City (KTVK) - 0.006 kW
  • K21EG-D Golden Valley (KPNX) - 0.004 kW
  • K46CG-D Golden Valley (KNXV) - 0.004 kW
  • K23FV-D Kingman (KTVK) - 0.002 kW
  • K34EF-D Kingman (KASW) - 0.003 kW
  • K44DK-D Kingman (KNXV) - 0.004 kW
  • K29FD-D Lake Havasu City (KTVK) - 0.014 kW
  • K38IR-D Lake Havasu City (KSAZ) - 0.014 kW
  • K43GJ-D Lake Havasu City (KPHO) - 0.013 kW
  • K25DH-D Meadview (KTVK) - 0.006 kW
  • K47HE-D Meadview (KPHO) - 0.011 kW
  • K26GF-D Peach Springs (KPNX) - 0.001 kW
  • K42CP-D Peach Springs (KSAZ) - 0.001 kW
  • K21FU-D Topock (KPHO) - 0.006 kW
  • K17BN-D Needles CA (KSAZ) - 0.009 kW
• KPDF-CA 41.x Phoenix (Una Vez Mas Phoenix License LLC) has begun broadcasting in digital, pursuant to an STA.
• K02HR Bullhead City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has shut off its digital signal and resumed broadcasting in analog. The FCC dismissed its application for a digital flash cut due to potential interference to KVBC-DT 3.x (2) Las Vegas NV. Mohave County has applied for a displacement on channel 3.
• K09KV Bullhead City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has shut off its digital signal and resumed broadcasting in analog. The FCC dismissed its application for a digital flash cut due to potential interference to KVVU-TV 5.x (9) Henderson NV. Mohave County has applied for a displacement on channel 8.
• K30BQ Needles CA (Needles Community TV Club) has shut off its digital signal and resumed broadcasting in analog. The station had never applied for a permit to convert to digital.