Arizona TV Station Update - August 2023
By dhett on Monday, September 11 2023, 20:19 - Arizona Station Update - Permalink
As always, questions, additions, comments and corrections welcome.
New Licenses
- KPNX 12.X (18) Mesa (Multimedia Holdings Corporation) requested and has been granted a license to cover construction of a new auxiliary broadcast facility on the same tower as its main facility. Technical specifications: Ch 18; TL 33° 20' 0" N, 112° 3' 51" W (South Mtn.); ERP 715 kW HP DA 0.55° EBT; HAAT 520 m / 1704 ft.
- K04SE-D Parker (Lowcountry 34 Media LLC) requested and has been granted a license to cover its modified construction permit to relocate following irreparable damage to the tower at its previous broadcast location. Technical specifications: Ch 4; TL 33° 35' 45" N, 113° 21' 5" W (Snowbird West RV Park); ERP 0.9 kW DA HP; HAAT -12 m / -39 ft (6 m / 20 ft AGL).
Programming Changes
- KHRR 40.x (16) Tucson (NBC Telemundo License LLC) has replaced Cozi TV on channel 40.3 with NBC LX Home.
- KGRX-LD 19.x Gila River Indian Co (Gila River Telecommunications Inc.) has replaced FNX on channel 19.1 with Heroes & Icons, and the frozen frame of The Country Network on channel 19.5 with The Grio.
- KPHE-LD 44.x (16) Phoenix (Gray Television Licensee LLC) has added Rewind TV, placing it on channel 44.2. Bark TV moves from channel 44.2 to channel 44.3, and the infomercial channels move from channels 44.3 and 44.4 to 44.4 and 44.5.
- K04SE-D Parker (Lowcountry 34 Media LLC) has resumed operations, per its filing with the FCC.
- K18DD-D Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) has switched to the standard Good News TV broadcast in northern Arizona, airing Good News TV on 18.1, GNTV Latino on 18.2, GNTV Kids on 18.3, Amazing Facts TV on 18.4 and GN Music on 18.5.
- K21GE-D 31.x Camp Verde (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) is on air as a repeater of K31NF-D Cottonwood, airing Good News TV on 31.1, GNTV Latino on 31.2, GNTV Kids on 31.3, Amazing Facts TV on 31.4 and GN Music on 31.5.
- K31NF-D Cottonwood (The Camp Verde TV Club Inc.) has added Good News Music (GN Music) on channel 31.5.
- K32LO-D Prescott (Good News Broadcasting Network Inc.) has added GN Music on channel 32.5.
- K34EE-D 15.x Prescott-Cottonwood (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC), having lost its source programming when KASW became an ATSC 3.0 lighthouse, has replaced the programming with the ABC, Antenna TV and Laff streams from KNXV-TV, plus the CW61 stream and a stream with Court TV, numbered as follows:
- 15.5 ABC15
- 15.6 Antenna TV
- 15.7 Laff
- 61.5 CW61
- 15.8 Court TV
- K35OU-D 21.x Tucson (Ventana Television Inc.) went silent on August 7 due to equipment failure and filed an Silence STA, expecting to be silent for more than a month, but has already resumed operations.
- KGHD-LD 6.x Las Vegas NV (Obidia Porras) has changed programming on its primary stream from France 24 to Diya TV.
Construction Permits and STAs Granted
- K17DA-D 7.x Lake Havasu City (KAZT LLC) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 17; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 54 m / 177 ft.
- K22NG-D 10.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 22; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 54 m / 177 ft.
- K24NK-D 15.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to decrease the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 24; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 48 m / 157 ft.
- K26OK-D 5.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 26; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 54 m / 177 ft.
- K28PO-D 12.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 28; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 48 m / 157 ft.
- K29FD-D 3.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 29; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 54 m / 177 ft.
- K31GZ-D 8.x Lake Havasu City (Mohave County Board of Supervisors) has been granted a construction permit to change its broadcast antenna, to increase the antenna height and to maximize power. Technical specifications: Ch 31; TL 34° 36' 9" N, 114° 22' 16" W (Goat Hill); ERP 15 kW H / 6.43 kW V DA 1° EBT; HAAT 48 m / 157 ft.
Construction Permits and STAs Requested
- KVCW 33.x (29) Las Vegas NV (KUPN Licensee LLC) has requested an extension of its STA, allowing its ATSC 1.0 programming to be broadcast on other channels and waiving the requirement that the non-primary subchannels be broadcast in ATSC 3.0 so that the station may host ATSC 3.0 programming from other channels in the market.
- KGHD-LD 6.x Las Vegas NV (Obidia Porras) has requested an STA extension so that it may continue broadcasting its FM6 operations, colloquially known as FrankenFM. The previous STA expired inadvertently on September 7.
Expired, Expiring, Canceled and Dismissed
- The following construction permits expired in August and have been canceled by the FCC:
- K14TD-D Lake Havasu (Landover 2 LLC)
- K18NS-D Salome (Landover 2 LLC)
- K21PB-D Parker (Landover 2 LLC)
- K26PM-D Bowie (Landover 2 LLC)
- K28QO-D Sentinel (Landover 2 LLC)
- K28QP-D Salome (Landover 2 LLC)
- K32OP-D Roll (Landover 2 LLC)
- K32OQ-D Yuma (Landover 2 LLC)
- K17OQ-D Blythe CA (Landover 2 LLC)
- K21PA-D Winterhaven CA (Landover 2 LLC)
- K26PN-D Winterhaven CA (Landover 2 LLC)
- K29NQ-D Winterhaven CA (Landover 2 LLC)
- The construction permit for K16NM-D Salome (Landover 2 LLC) expires in September.
- K35OU-D 21.x Tucson (Ventana Television Inc.) has withdrawn its STA request due to resumption of operations prior to the 30-day silence window, making the STA request unnecessary.
- The STA allowing KGHD-LD 6.x Las Vegas NV (Obidia Porras) to broadcast an FM stream on 87.75 MHz as part of its ATSC 3.0 signal, expired on September 7. The station has late filed a request for extension of its STA.
License Renewals
- KPAZ-TV 21.x (20) Phoenix (Trinity Broadcasting of Arizona Inc.) has had its license renewed by the FCC through October 1, 2030.
- KNBX-CD 31.x (14) Las Vegas NV (HC2 Station Group Inc.) has had its license renewed by the FCC through October 1, 2030.
Did You Know?
Mohave County is the only county in Arizona authorized to operate a television improvement district.
Arizona Revised Statutes Section 48-1101 authorizes establishment of a television improvement district by any county that received payments from the federal government in lieu of taxes from the proceeds of hydroelectric power developments between January 1, 1975 and January 1, 1983. Only one county in the state can meet those criteria: Mohave County.
The Mohave County television improvement district operates more than 40 television translators, and is overseen by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, which serves as the licensee of each translator. The translator stations rebroadcast KTVK Phoenix, KPHO-TV Phoenix, KAET Phoenix, KSAZ-TV Phoenix, KPNX Mesa and KNXV-TV Phoenix via microwave link, and KLAS Las Vegas NV and KLVX Las Vegas NV via over-the-air pickup, and serve Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City & the Mohave Valley (including Needles CA), Kingman, Golden Valley, Chloride, Dolan Springs, Meadview, Peach Springs, Littlefield & Beaver Dam (including Mesquite NV), Colorado City, and Moccasin & Fredonia.
Key
AGL - above ground level
CP - circular polarization
DA - directional antenna
EBT - electronic beam tilt
EP - elliptical polarization
HAAT - height above average terrain
HP - horizontal polarization
MBT - mechanical beam tilt
STA - Special Temporary Authority
TL - transmitter location