Arizona TV Station Update - June 2013

K14KK Flagstaff (Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Technical specifications: Ch 14; TL 35-14-26 N, 111-35-48 W (Mt. Elden); ERP 0.1 kW directional; HAAT 585 m.
K55DB Prescott (Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University) has applied for a license to cover its flash cut to digital. Its call sign should be K43LW-D when licensed. The digital broadcast has been on the air on channel 43 for several months via Special Temporary Authorization. Technical specifications: Ch 43; TL 34-29-25 N, 112-31-59 W (Mt. Francis); ERP 0.615 kW directional; HAAT 477 m.

Programming changes

K16BP Cottonwood (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has begun broadcasting a digital signal as a repeater of KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix, airing My Network TV programming on 45.1, an SD simulcast of KSAZ-TV on 10.2, Movies! on 45.2 and Bounce TV on 45.3.
K14HG Kingman (Fox Television Stations, Inc.) has begun broadcasting a digital signal as a repeater of KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix, airing My Network TV programming on 45.1, an SD simulcast of KSAZ-TV on 10.2, Movies! on 45.2 and Bounce TV on 45.3.
K14KK Flagstaff (Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University) has begun broadcasting a digital signal as a repeater of KAET 8.x Phoenix, airing PBS on 8.1, Eight Life on 8.2, World on 8.3, Eight Classical (KBAQ-FM simulcast with still photography) on 8.4, and Update TV artifacts on 8.11 and 8.12.
K36AE Clarkdale (NW Communications of Phoenix, Inc.) has begun broadcasting a digital signal as a full digital repeater of KSAZ-TV 10.x Phoenix, airing Fox programming on 10.1, and an encrypted mobile/handheld signal for Dyle TV.
K28CW-D 45.x Flagstaff (Fox Television Stations, Inc.), which gets its input signal from K16BP Cottonwood, is now a full digital repeater of KUTP 45.x (26) Phoenix, airing My Network TV programming on 45.1, an SD simulcast of KSAZ-TV on 10.2, Movies! on 45.2 and Bounce TV on 45.3.
KFPB-LD 50.x Globe (Globe LPTV LLC) has replaced the blue screen on channel 50.6 with infomercials.
KTVP-LD 22.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has dropped QVC programming from channel 22.2, and AlmaVisión programming from channel 22.5, replacing both with color bars. The AlmaVisión replacement is likely due to satellite link failure, while the QVC replacement is apparently at the request of QVC.
K25DM Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has dropped QVC programming from channel 25.2, replacing it with Sonlife Broadcasting Network.
K19FD Camp Verde (Camp Verde TV Club) is silent.
K23FZ Camp Verde (Camp Verde TV Club) has changed programming from a KNXV-TV simulcast to Amazing Facts TV, formerly on channel 19.
KLAS-TV 8.x (7) Las Vegas NV (KLAS LLC) has added Movies! to its lineup, appearing on channel 8.3.
KEGS-LD 30.x (24) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has dropped AlmaVisión programming from channel 30.2, replacing it with color bars.

Transactions

KTVK 3.x (24) Phoenix (KTVK, Inc.) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Sander Operating Co. II D/B/A KTVK Television, owned by Jack Sander, of Scottsdale. The following KTVK and KASW translators are also included in the proposed sale:
- K11LC-D Prescott (KTVK)
- K38AI-D Cottonwood (KTVK)
- K15HY Williams-Ash Fork (KTVK)
- K25MG-D Flagstaff (KTVK)
- K14NA-D Globe & Miami(KTVK)
- K34EE-D Prescott-Cottonwood (KASW)
- K41JE Williams-Ash Fork (KASW)
KASW 61.x (49) Phoenix (KASW-TV, Inc.) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Sander Operating Co. II D/B/A KTVK Television, owned by Jack Sander.
KMSB 11.x (25) Tucson (KMSB-TV, Inc.) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Sander Operating Co. V D/B/A KMSB Television, owned by Jack Sander. Raycom, owner of KOLD-TV Tucson, currently operates KMSB, and is expected to continue doing so.
KTTU 18.x (19) Tucson (KTTU-TV, Inc.) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Tucker Operating Co. LLC D/B/A KTTU Television, owned by Benjamin Tucker, of Chandler. Tucker currently owns, and is in the process of selling to Barrington Broadcasting, stations WGTU Traverse City MI and WGTQ Sault Ste. Marie MI. Raycom, owner of KOLD-TV Tucson, currently operates KTTU, and is expected to continue doing so. It was necessary that ownership of KTTU be separate from that of KMSB because Tucson did not have the required eight distinct owners, following KGUN Tucson's acquisition of KWBA Sierra Vista on a "failing station" waiver.
KTVP-LD 22.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Landover 5 LLC.
K25DM 25.x Phoenix (Mako Communications LLC) is to be transferred to Landover 5 LLC as part of the sale of KCCX-LP Corpus Christi TX from Mako to Landover.
KNBX-CD 31.x (14) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Landover 5 LLC.
KEGS-LD 30.x (24) Las Vegas NV (Mako Communications LLC) has submitted a request to transfer ownership of the station to Landover 5 LLC.
KVPX-LD 28.x (Mako Communications LLC) is to be transferred to Landover 5 LLC as part of the sale of KEGS-LD Las Vegas NV from Mako to Landover.

Construction permits and Special Temporary Authorizations granted

KYUM-LP 2 Yuma (Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, Inc.) requested and was granted permission to move to a different tower within the Telegraph Pass electronics site. Technical specifications: Ch 15; TL 32-40-22 N; 114-20-11 (Telegraph Pass); ERP 1.8 kW directional; HAAT 384 m.
KMCC 34.x Laughlin NV (Cranston Acquisition, LLC) has been granted a contruction permit to operate a two-site distributed television system (DTS). Its primary site will be its currently licensed location near Dolan Springs AZ, while its secondary site will be the site currently authorized temporarily in the Black Mountains near Henderson NV - in other words, its current setup is now permanently authorized as a DTS. Technical specifications: Ch 32; TL 1) 35-39-7 N, 114-18-42 W (White Hills), 2) 35-56-45 N, 115-2-35 W (Black Mtn.); ERP 1) 1000 kW directional, 2) 5 kW directional; HAAT 1) 607 m., 2) 547 m.
KMSQ-LD 15.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) was granted a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. New expiration date is December 3.
KTTB-LD 19.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) was granted a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. New expiration date is December 3.
KVMP-LD 21.x Mesquite NV (Tiny Tortoise Investments, LLC) was granted a six-month extension of its original construction permit, which was to expire on June 3. New expiration date is December 3.

Dismissed, canceled, expiring or expired

K11TA Golden Valley (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has surrendered its license to the FCC and its call sign has been deleted. I had never been able to receive the former KTVK translator, and it was the only station licensed to Mohave County that was not converted to digital.
KVPY-LD 50.x (45) Prescott (KM Communications) is no longer licensed by the FCC due to failure to broadcast within a 12-month period.
KVFA-LD 6 Yuma (KM Communications) is no longer licensed by the FCC due to failure to broadcast within a 12-month period. The station was never on the air.
KNJO-LP 6 Holbrook (KM Communications) is no longer licensed by the FCC due to failure to broadcast within a 12-month period. The station hadn't been on the air in years.
KYUM-LP 2 Yuma (Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, Inc.) requested Special Temporary Authorization to begin broadcasting in digital while it awaits Mexican approval of its proposed modification to its construction permit described above. Since the modification has been granted, the STA request is moot and has been dismissed.

Comments

1. On Friday, July 12 2013, 15:41 by RDvegas: I don't think Almavision will be returning to KEGS 30.2 in Las Vegas. Their track history of maintaing a usable signal from DISH Network may have gotten the best of Mako/Landover. Looks like we're in for a long spell of colorbars on that sub-channel.
2. On Saturday, July 13 2013, 09:12 by dhett: Given the business that Landover is in, once this acquisition of Mako is approved and consummated, I think we're going to see the end of all multiplexed programming. The FCC requires a station to provide at least one channel of 480i programming; the rest of the spectrum can be used for whatever services the owner desires. I see this happening once Landover takes over and builds out their network - one 480i channel offered free and in the clear, and the rest of the spectrum used for data and other wireless services.
3. On Saturday, July 13 2013, 20:41 by Trip Ericson: I suspect the Almavision carriage is basically a way for Mako/Landover to get a station in Los Angeles to lease out. My guess is that the deal is basically Mako will carry Almavision in x number of markets in exchange for making y number of subchannels available on its Los Angeles station. So I would be surprised if it didn't come back, unless Almavision's Los Angeles station drops all the non-Almavision programming.
4. On Sunday, July 28 2013, 09:38 by RDvegas: Never assume a sub-channel is dead, at least when it's aired by Mako/Landover. KEGS 30.2 Las Vegas has revived Almavision after a long stretch of airing colorbars on that nets normal virtual dial position.
5. On Monday, July 29 2013, 16:21 by Zeke_D: It.ooks as if K42AC is now broadcasting all four PBS channels. That was the last analog channel broadcasting off of Mingus I believe.
6. On Thursday, August 1 2013, 10:43 by dhett: No, there are two more. Locally-owned K18DD (AFTV) and K46IL (3ABN) are still analog but have construction permits to go digital. It's just a matter of getting together the money to do so, as The Camp Verde TV Club also has to convert K19FD, K21GE, K23FZ, K25MK-D (digital call sign but analog signal still), K31LZ, K47IK and K49HP in Camp Verde.