KGNG-LD
KGNG-LD is a low power television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting on UHF channel 48 as an affiliate of HSN.
| Las Vegas, Nevada United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 48 (UHF) Virtual: 47 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | HSN |
| Owner | King Kong Broadcasting |
| First air date | February 21, 1992 |
| Call letters' meaning | KinG KoNG Broadcasting |
| Former callsigns | K25DB (1992–2007) KGNG-LP (2007–2015) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 25 (UHF, 1992–1996) 47 (UHF, 1996–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 13.4 kW (analog) 15 kW (digital) |
| Height | 541 m (calculated; 15.2 m above ground level) |
| Facility ID | 168638 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°56′44″N 115°2′33″W / 35.94556°N 115.04250°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.kgngtv.com |
KGNG-LD is a low power digital television station in Las Vegas, broadcasting on UHF channel 48, using virtual channel 47.x. As of January 2013, the station has a primary affiliation with HSN and carries eight subchannels total.
Both stations are owned by King Kong Broadcasting, with transmitter located outside of Henderson on Black Mountain.
Starting on September 23, 2018, KGNG-LD has moved to channel 26.x. [1]
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HistoryEdit
The station began as K25DB, a construction permit granted in February 1992 to Terry Zick, for a low power operation to broadcast from Potosi Mountain, southwest of Las Vegas.[2] After several extensions of the construction permit, Zick sold the station in 1996 to King Kong Broadcasting, which had started the previous year with the goal of operating an Asian-language station.[3][4] The new owners immediately changed the station's call sign to KGNG-LP, and the following year, moved the station from Potosi Mountain to Black Mountain, and from channel 25 to channel 47.[5][6] Shortly thereafter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted KGNG-LP its license to operate.[7]
The station filed for a digital companion channel construction permit in October 2006, to broadcast on UHF channel 48. Digital programming began December 31, 2008.
Starting on September 23, 2018, KGNG-LD has moved to channel 26.x.
Digital televisionEdit
Digital channelsEdit
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 480i | 4:3 | HSN | Home Shopping Network |
| 26.2 | Buzzr | Buzzr | ||
| 26.3 | getTV | getTV | ||
| 26.4 | KGNGRTV | Retro TV | ||
| 26.5 | Light | Light TV | ||
| 26.6 | ACTV | Asian Culture TV | ||
| 26.7 | QVC | QVC Over Air | ||
| 26.8 | Movies+ | Movies Plus | ||
| 26.9 | MBCD | MBCD |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Facebook Post". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ C. Sieroty (September 30, 2012). "Digital TV widens viewer choices, broadcaster profit chances". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Application Search Details". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KGNG-LD