K34QB-D

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K34QB-D
Channels
BrandingTV8 (former cable channel)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)
Last air date
  • March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)
  • (32 years, 192 days)
Former call signs
K45IE(-D) (2004–2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 128356
Class LD
ERP 0.076 kW
HAAT −467.8 m (−1,535 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 39°38′0.9″N106°32′11.1″W / 39.633583°N 106.536417°W / 39.633583; -106.536417
Translator(s) K36DB-CD Avon, Vail
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.tv8vail.com

K34QB-D (channel 45), branded TV8, was a low-power independent television station in Vail, Colorado, United States. Founded on September 17, 1992, the station was owned by Deerfield Media, a partner company of Sinclair Broadcast Group. The station could be seen throughout the Vail area on cable channel 92.

Contents

Operations of TV8 were shuttered on July 17, 2020, due to the impact on tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The transmitter had been silent since 2019 due to transmitter failure ahead of the move of the station from channel 45 to channel 34 due to the repack. The station was quietly acquired from Vail Resorts by Deerfield Media on May 27, 2021, with operations resuming shortly after that. [3] [4] Deerfield Media announced it would not renew its lease agreement on TV8 Vail's studios and would take the station dark on March 28, 2025, with its license returned to the Federal Communications Commission. [5]

Programming

The station produced a lifestyle/advertorial program titled Good Morning Vail [6] along with some Spanish-language programming. Much of the rest of the station's programming consisted of syndicated lifestyle and news shows such as AgDay , U.S. Farm Report , Daily Flash, Democracy Now! , [7] and Off Beat Cinema . [8]

Subchannel

Subchannel of K34QB-D [9]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
45.1 480i 16:9 Main K34QB-D programming

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for K34QB-D". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ LaConte, John (July 10, 2020). "Vail Resorts suspends operations of TV8". Vail Daily . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Deerfield Media Comes to Vail-Beaver Creek". Deerfield Media. March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ Miller, Scott (March 23, 2025). "Local Vail Valley channel TV8 will shut down following its last broadcast on March 28". Vail Daily . Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "TV8 Interview on 'Good Morning Vail'". Mountain Resort Concierge. August 7, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "TV8 programming schedule". tv8vail.com. Deerfield Media. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Printable Schedules for You to Share". Off Beat Cinema. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for K34QB". RabbitEars . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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