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KVPA-LD
  • United States
  • Channels
  • Virtual: 42
  • BrandingKVPA 42 Phoenix
    Programming
    Affiliations
  • for others, see § Subchannels
  • Ownership
    Owner
  • (Bridge News LLC)
  • History
    FoundedMarch 21, 1995

    Former call signs

    • K24EI (1995–2002)
  • K42FD (2002–2005)
  • KVPA-LP (2005–2010)
  • Former channel number(s)

    • Analog: 24 (UHF, 1996–2002), 42 (UHF, 2002–2010)
  • Digital: 42 (UHF, 2010–2019)
  • Former affiliations

    • HSN (Late 1990s–2002)
  • Shop at Home Network (2002–2005)
  • LAT TV (2005–April 2006, June 2006–2008)
  • Dark (April–June 2006, 2008–20??)
  • Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID33773
    ClassLD
    ERP15kW
    HAAT470.5 m (1,544 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates33°19′57N 112°3′59.5″W / 33.33250°N 112.066528°W / 33.33250; -112.066528
    Links

    Public license information

    LMS
    Websitewww.newsnetmedia.com

    KVPA-LD (channel 42) is a low-power television stationinPhoenix, Arizona, United States, serving as the local outlet for NewsNet and the Spanish-language network Estrella TV. The station is owned and operatedbyBridge News LLCofFarmington Hills, Michigan.

    History[edit]

    An original construction permit for what is now KVPA-LD was granted to Broadcast Systems, Inc. on March 21, 1995 as K24EI in Phoenix, to broadcast on channel 24. The original transmitter location was on Usery Mountain in east Mesa, and the station was first licensed November 15, 1996. Early programming is unknown, but later, the station aired the same programming, Home Shopping Network, as K25DM, which at the time was also owned by Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Although it aired the same programming, K24EI was never a translator of K25DM.[2]

    In November 2000, K24EI submitted an application to the FCC to move to channel 42, as Phoenix independent station KTVK was beginning to build its DTV facilities on channel 24. The application was approved, and in November 2002, the new facilities were licensed with call sign K42FD. At about the same time, the station changed its programming to the Shop at Home Network.

    In April 2005, the station's owners signed an agreement to sell KDMA Channel 25, Inc., the parent company of K42FD, to Latin America Broadcasting, Inc., with the intent of launching a new Spanish-language network called LAT TV.[3] K42FD's sister station, K25DM, was supposed to be part of that network, with K42FD retaining its Shop at Home programming initially, then eventually switching over. However, after the deal was consummated in July 2005, the new owners decided instead to launch LAT TV on K42FD. The station received new call letters KVPA-LP in December 2005, and at the same time, Latin America Broadcasting applied to move KVPA-LP's transmitter location to the South Mountain antenna farm. That application was granted in April 2006 and KVPA-LP went silent. It re-emerged in June 2006 with the new LAT TV programming. LAT TV and KVPA-LP ceased operations in mid-May 2008, but the station's owners retained the license.[4]

    On August 18, 2008, the former owners of LAT TV announced that KVPA-LP would be sold to Liberman Broadcasting (which was renamed Estrella Media in February 2020, following a corporate reorganization of the company under private equity firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC), a company that specializes in Spanish-language television and radio, for $1.25 million.[5] The sale was finalized on December 30.[6]

    On November 27, 2023, the station was sold to Bridge News LLC;[7] sometime in 2024,[when?] NewsNet became the primary channel and Estrella TV was moved to a subchannel.

    Subchannels[edit]

    The station's signal is multiplexed:

    Subchannels of KVPA-LD[8]
    Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
    42.1 720p 16:9 NEWSNET NewsNet
    42.2 480p SNH Sports News Highlights
    42.3 480i SHOPHQ ShopHQ
    42.4 720p KVPA-HD Estrella TV

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVPA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". FCC CDBS database. May 15, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. April 18, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • ^ Hem, Brad (May 21, 2008). "Spanish language station signs off / Low-power LAT TV struggled with cable deals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. August 25, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Consummation Notice". FCC CDBS database. December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Notification of Consummation". FCC CDBS database. November 27, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  • ^ "KVPA-LD Phoenix, AZ".

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KVPA-LD&oldid=1220571467"

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