KVPA-LD

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KVPA-LD
KVPA-PHOENIX.png
Channels
BrandingKVPA 42 Phoenix
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
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)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 33773
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 470.5 m (1,544 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 33°19′57″N112°3′59.5″W / 33.33250°N 112.066528°W / 33.33250; -112.066528
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.newsnetmedia.com

KVPA-LD (channel 42) is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with the home shopping network ShopHQ and the Spanish-language network Estrella TV. The station is owned by Bridge News LLC of Farmington Hills, Michigan.

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History

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.

Three months later in August 2024, NewsNet ceased operations and was replaced by ShopHQ.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KVPA-LD [8]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
42.1 720p 16:9 NEWSNET ShopHQ
42.2 480i SNHFun Roads
42.3SHOPHQ ShopHQ
42.4720pKVPA-HD Estrella TV
42.5480iACEtv Ace TV
42.6OANOne America Plus
42.7AWEAWE Plus
42.8Sales Infomercials

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KVPA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. April 18, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  4. ↑ Hem, Brad (May 21, 2008). "Spanish language station signs off / Low-power LAT TV struggled with cable deals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. August 25, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Consummation Notice". FCC CDBS database. December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". FCC CDBS database. November 27, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "KVPA-LD Phoenix, AZ". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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