• K27EC-CD Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu Christian Television) has been granted a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 27; TL 34-36-4 N, 114-22-13 W (Goat Hill); ERP 1 kW directional; HAAT 13 m.
• K63AE Many Farms (KOAT Hearst Television Inc.) has filed for a license to cover its displacement flash cut to digital. Its new call sign will be K36JX-D. Technical specifications: Ch 36; TL 36-27-30 N, 109-5-37 W (Roof Butte); ERP 1 kW non-directional; HAAT 641 m.
• K21CX Tucson (Ventana Television, Inc.) has filed for a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 21; TL 32-24-54 N, 110-42-56 W (Mt. Bigelow); ERP 6.2 kW directional; HAAT 1127 m.
• K20IA Prescott (Martin D. Weiss) has applied for a license to cover its original construction permit for analog facilities. Color me surprised. Was not able to receive the blowtorch station in that area - possibly a phantom request for license to cover so as not to lose the construction permit. Color me not suprised. Technical specifications: Ch 20; TL 34-42-52 N, 112-31-33 W; ERP 150 kW (5 kW to horizon) directional; HAAT 113 m.
• KLVD-LP 23 Las Vegas NV (Word of God Fellowship [Daystar]) has filed for a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 23; TL 36-0-36 N, 115-0-20 W (McCullough Mtns.); ERP 15 kW directional; HAAT 346 m.

Programming changes

• KAZT-TV 7.x Prescott (KAZT LLC [The Londen Group]) and its translators KAZT-CD 36 Phoenix, K17DA-D Lake Havasu City, K20ID-D Kingman and K24DK-D Bullhead City, have moved Me-TV programming to the .2 subchannel and RTV programming to the .3 subchannel.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

• K57DC Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has been granted a displacement digital flash cut construction permit. When licensed, its call sign will be K25MK-D. Technical specifications: Ch 25; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-22 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.293 kW directional; HAAT 670 m.
• K55IY Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club) has been granted a displacement construction permit. Although the application was for an analog station, the FCC has given the station a digital call sign. When licensed, its call sign will be K31LZ-D. It's not certain if the construction permit is actually for a digital station, or if Camp Verde TV Club will need to modify the CP to specify digital operation. Technical specifications: Ch 31; TL 34-28-12 N, 111-52-23 W (Squaw Peak); ERP 0.165 kW directional; HAAT 670 m.
• K43IB Globe/Miami (Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University) has been granted a digital flash cut construction permit. Technical specifications: Ch 43; TL 33-20-31 N, 110-52-14 W (Madera Peak); ERP 1 kW directional; HAAT 685 m.
• KFTU-CD 34.x (18) Tucson (Telefutura Partnership of Tucson [Univision]) requested, and was granted, a six-month extension of its Special Temporary Authorzation to operate digital facilities while it awaits Mexican concurrence. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 32-24-14 N, 109-56-14 W; ERP 11.9 kW directional; HAAT 1079 m.
• K36DU Lake Havasu City (Richard D. Tatham), having learned that its digital flash cut application submitted last month has been referred to Mexican authorities for concurrence, has requested and received Special Temporary Authorization to proceed with its flash cut. The last construction permit for digital facilities expired before being built because Mexican concurrence had not been obtained within the three-year period that permits are active. Technical specifications: Ch 36; TL 34-36-4 N, 114-22-13 W (Goat Hill); ERP 2.6 kW directional; HAAT 13 m.

Applications and Special Temporary Authorizations requested

• KLHU-CA 45 Lake Havasu City (Jensen Investments, FLP) has requested to flash cut to digital, joining nearly all of the other Lake Havasu TV stations. Technical specifications: Ch 45; TL 34-36-9 N, 114-22-13 W (Goat Hill); ERP 0.42 kW; HAAT 37 m.
• KOAT Hearst Television, Inc. (Hearst) has requested a waiver of the new translator application freeze from the FCC so that they can request a new digital LPTV construction permit to replace full-power station KOVT 10.x Silver City NM, similar to what Hubbard did with KOBG 12 Silver City. Hearst cites difficulties in being required to maintain a public inspection file in Silver City, even though there is no studio there, referring to it as a regulatory "trap", in which they are liable if information is not timely placed in the public files. Hearst has stated that if the waiver is not granted, "continued service to the public from facilities in...Silver City...may be impeded." It sounds as if they plan to shutter KOVT in any case, creating a "white area", or area with no full-power television service, in southwest New Mexico. I am surprised that Hearst would be required to maintain a public inspection file physically located in Silver City; I thought that an online public file was acceptable to the FCC. Hearst plans to do the same with KOCT 6.x (19) Carlsbad NM.

LPTV conversion to digital

With the release of the FCC Second Report and Order concerning the digital LPTV conversion, applications for new analog television stations had to be modified to specify digital operation by May 24, 2010. The modification was considered major and applicants had to pay a $705 fee to modify an application that the FCC had sat on for nearly 10 years, so it is no surprise that no Arizona applicants chose to do so. The following applications are to be dismissed by the FCC:

• BNPTTL-20000828AQK 41 BISBEE AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000828AQL 49 BISBEE AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000831AXO 38 BUCKEYE AZ FIBERLESSNET, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831BBB 23 CAMP VERDE AZ GEORGE YOUNG DBA CENTRAL STATES COMMUNICATIONS
• BNPTT-20000823ACA 14 FLAGSTAFF AZ KTVK, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000830BJA 14 FLAGSTAFF AZ THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000822ABD 46 FLAGSTAFF AZ ADVANCE MINISTRIES, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828AQN 46 FLAGSTAFF AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000828AIZ 46 FLAGSTAFF AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000829AMX 46 FLAGSTAFF AZ INSPIRATION TELEVISION, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831EIC 46 FLAGSTAFF AZ WESLEY C. PEARCE
• BNPTTL-20000831ANT 38 GLOBE AZ EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
• BNPTT-20000823ABB 38 GLOBE-MIAMI AZ KTVK, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828AJC 33 HOLBROOOK AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000831BZS 28 KINGMAN AZ FIBERLESSNET, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828BIO 28 KINGMAN AZ GAME OVER PRODUCTIONS, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831CBZ 42 LITTLEFIELD AZ STEAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831BZB 51 PEACH SPRING AZ FIBERLESSNET, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831EIL 23 PRESCOTT AZ PETE E.M. WARREN III
• BNPTTL-20000831ARG 18 QUARTZITE AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTVL-20000816AAL 8 SEDONA AZ JACKALOPE BROADCASTERS
• BNPTTL-20000831BME 14 WELTON AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000831BMG 25 WELTON AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000831BMM 44 WELTON AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000828AQZ 46 WINSLOW AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000828AJF 46 WINSLOW AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000828ARB 14 YUMA AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000828AIF 14 YUMA AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000831AJN 17 YUMA AZ PAPPAS TELECASTING COMPANIES
• BNPTTL-20000802ADN 18 YUMA AZ CLARK ORTIZ
• BNPTTL-20000828AHY 18 YUMA AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000831BKK 18 YUMA AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTT-20000831AXU 19 YUMA AZ MARSHALL M. CARPENTER, JR.
• BNPTTL-20000831BKL 25 YUMA AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000831BMB 27 YUMA AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000828ARD 30 YUMA AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000831BNR 30 YUMA AZ EQUITY BROADCASTNG CORPORATION
• BNPTTL-20000828ARE 33 YUMA AZ CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000831BKF 43 YUMA AZ YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000822ABC 45 YUMA AZ ADVANCE MINISTRIES, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828AIC 45 YUMA AZ DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000831AOW 46 YUMA AZ EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
• BNPTTL-20000831BYX 46 YUMA AZ KM COMMUNICATION, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828BDG 69 LAUGHLIN NV MOJAVE BROADCASTING COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000831EAV 35 MESQUITE NV R&D MEDIA GROUP, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831EHY 38 MESQUITE NV R&D MEDIA GROUP, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000830BGR 42 MESQUITE NV POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
• BNPTTL-20000831BUS 34 PAHRUMP NV STEAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
• BNPTT-20000830AEE 67 PAHRUMP NV SUMMIT MEDIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
• BNPTT-20000809ABA 42 SANTA CLARA UT LARRY H. MILLER COMUNICATIONS << not certain about this one, as the FCC has allowed the station to operate per STA since 9/2000.
• BNPTT-20000809ACA 42 SANTA CLARA UT LARRY H. MILLER COMMUNICATIONS
• BNPTTL-20000831EDX 27 ST. GEORGE UT R&D MEDIA GROUP, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000831EED 41 ST. GEORGE UT R & D MEDIA GROUP, INC.
• BNPTTL-20000828AZW 42 ST. GEORGE UT CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, III
• BNPTTL-20000828AGE 42 ST. GEORGE UT DEAN M. MOSELY
• BNPTTL-20000830AEY 42 ST. GEORGE UT ESI BROADCASTING CORPORATION
• BNPTTL-20000831EEE 42 ST. GEORGE UT R & D MEDIA GROUP, INC.

The following stations have until September 1st to submit an application to clear the 700 MHz band. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of license effective December 31, 2011.

• K52KG-D WASHINGTON UT NEWPORT TELEVISION LICENSE LLC
• K53DL DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC
• K55DM DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC
• K57BD TUCSON TRINITY BROADCASTING OF ARIZONA INC
• K57CU DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC
• K57HX MESA KAZT LLC
• KUTG-LP 58 ST. GEORGE UT LAMAR VEASEY
• K61AX WELLTON MOHAWK WELLTON-MOHAWK IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE DISTRICT
• K65CM DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC
• K67CP DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC
• K69DG DUNCAN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY TV ASSOCIATION INC

K52KG-D was a companion channel for K28EA Washington UT, which just completed a flash cut to digital last week, so the out-of-core station will cease broadcasting. It is already silent. Of the remainder, the only ones I predict might submit applications to move in-core are KUTG-LP and K61AX, and I'm not certain about the latter, as its coverage and content are duplicated by K19CX Yuma. I believe Southern Greenlee County has shut down its system altogether, K57BD is probably gone for good, and K57HX will be replaced by K23BY-D.

The following have filed plans for in-core operations, but will still need to shut down their out-of-core facilities on December 31, regardless of whether or not the in-core facility is operational:

• K52CM FLAGSTAFF SCRIPPS MEDIA, INC. (to ch 24)
• K52EG YUMA THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC. (to ch 10)
• K53IJ PRESCOTT KVFW-TV LLC (to ch 21)
• K54GI FLAGSTAFF KTVK INC. (to ch 25)
• K55IY CAMP VERDE THE CAMP VERDE TV CLUB (to ch 31)
• K55DB PRESCOTT ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR ASU (to ch 43)
• KRPO-LP 55 QUARTZSITE JENIFER JUAREZ (to ch 21)
• KDLQ-LP 55 ST. GEORGE UT CCR-ST. GEORGE IV, LLC (to ch 29)
• K57FY KINGMAN SCRIPPS MEDIA, INC. (to ch 30)
• K57DC VERDE VALLEY THE CAMP VERDE TV CLUB (to ch 25)
• KDTP-LP PHOENIX COMMUNITY TELEVISION EDUCATORS INC. (to ch 9)
• K63HJ LAUGHLIN NV 9TH ISLAND BROADCASTING (to ch 10)

Only K52EG lacks a construction permit, possibly due to delays in obtaining Mexican concurrence, although there are no co-channel Mexican stations nearby, and the adjacent-channel operations are KECY and KYMA. If need be, the FCC is supposed to issue them Special Temporary Authorization to operate on channel 10 if the station requests it.