KPVM-LD

Last updated
KPVM-LD
Channels
BrandingKPVM TV 25 / Cable 12
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
  • Vernon Van Winkle
  • (KPVM Television, Inc.)
History
FoundedNovember 30, 1988
First air date
September 12, 1997;27 years ago (1997-09-12)
Former call signs
K41CQ, K46KA-D
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 41 (UHF, 1997–2018)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2007–2018)
Call sign meaning
Pahrump Video Media
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 168335
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 551.8 m (1,810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 35°56′46″N115°2′37″W / 35.94611°N 115.04361°W / 35.94611; -115.04361
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website kpvm.tv

KPVM-LD is a television station in Pahrump, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas television market. Owned by Vernon Van Winkle, the station operates with an independent format (branded "Prime TV") on its main channel, along with programming from various minor networks on its other digital subchannels.

Contents

The station and its news operation are the subject of the HBO documentary series Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump , which premiered on August 2, 2021. [2] [3] [4]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KPVM-LD [5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
25.1 720p 16:9 PrimeTVMain KPVM-LD programming
25.2 480i 4:3 Movies! Movies!
25.3720p16:9RAV HD Real America's Voice
25.4480iOAN OAN Plus
25.5NEWSMAX Newsmax2
25.6Story Story Television
25.7AWE MP4 AWE Plus 4 rounded rect pink.svg
25.8KACEMP4 KACE radio 4 rounded rect pink.svg
25.9SHOPMP4 Shop LC 4 rounded rect pink.svg
25.10Uncion[Blank] 4 rounded rect pink.svg
  Subchannel broadcast with MPEG-4 video

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KPVM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. HBO (press release) (June 22, 2021). "HBO's SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, An Affectionate Portrait Of An Independent Local News Station, Debuts August 2". WarnerMedia Press Room. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "Small Town News KPVM Pahrump".
  4. Nick Allen. "HBO's Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump Struggles to Find the Story". Roger Ebert.com.
  5. "RabbitEars TV Query for KPVM". RabbitEars . Retrieved May 15, 2025.