K27EC-D

K27EC-D, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-powered Cornerstone Television-affiliated television station licensed to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States. K25HD-D (virtual and UHF digital channel 25) in Bullhead City serves as a translator of K27EC-D. K27EC-D is owned by Lake Havasu Christian Television, while K25HD-D is owned by Richard D. Tatham.

K27EC-D
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
United States
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 27 (PSIP)
Programming
AffiliationsCornerstone Television
Ownership
OwnerLake Havasu Christian Television (Richard D. Tatham, President)
History
FoundedMarch 19, 1993
First air date
March 1, 1996 (1996-03-01)
Former call signs
K27EC (1993-July 2011)
K27EC-CD (July-October 2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
27 (UHF, 1996-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID36318
ERP1.3 kW
HAAT249 m (817 ft)
Translator(s)K16GB Kingman AZ
Links
Websitewww.ctvn.org
K25HD-D
Bullhead City, Arizona
United States
ChannelsDigital: 25 (UHF)
Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliationssee K27EC-D infobox
Ownership
OwnerRichard D. Tatham
History
FoundedFebruary 20, 1992
First air date
April 5, 1996 (1996-04-05)
Former call signs
K65FI (1992-2004)
K25HD (2004-2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
65 (UHF, 1996-2001)
25 (UHF, 2001-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID56172
ERP1.2 kW
HAAT915 m (3,002 ft)

K25HD-D's transmitter is located approximately 12 miles (20 km) northwest of Bullhead City on Spirit Mountain, where it serves both Bullhead City and Laughlin.

K27EC-D's transmitter is located on Goat Hill, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Lake Havasu City.

The stations also provide over-the-air service to Kingman, Arizona via translator station K16GB.[1]

History

K27EC-D

An original construction permit for a low-power station on channel 27 was issued on March 19, 1993 to Lake Havasu Christian Television.[2] After several extensions of the construction permit, the station was licensed on March 1, 1996[3] and upgraded its license to Class A in September 2001.[4] It had been known as K27EC since the original permit. Following conversation to digital broadcasting, the station changed its call sign on July 25, 2011 to K27EC-CD and again on October 18, 2011 to K27EC-D. The station also surrendered its digital class A license to the FCC on April 8, 2013, reverting to a standard digital low-power license.

K25HD-D

An original construction permit for a low-power station on channel 65 was issued on February 20, 1992 to Richard D. Tatham.[5] The station, known as K65FI, was originally to specify Laughlin as its city of license, but changed to Bullhead City during the course of construction. After several extensions of the construction permit, the station was licensed on April 5, 1996.[6] In 2000, required to abandon the 700 mHz spectrum, K65FI applied to move to channel 25; the application was granted in May 2001.[7] The station also sought to convert its license to Class A.[8] The upgrade was approved in September 2001 and the station was licensed as K25HD on June 4, 2004.[9] Following conversion to digital broadcasting, the station changed its call sign on November 30, 2011 to K25HD-D. The station surrendered its digital class A license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 8, 2013, reverting to a standard digital low-power license.

Digital television

K27EC-D digital channels

K27EC-D's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[10]
27.1480i4:3K27ECMain K27EC-D programming / Cornerstone Television
27.2Smile of a Child
27.3Positiv
27.4Blank

K25HD-D digital channels

K25HD-D's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[11]
25.1480i4:3K25HDBlank
25.2
25.3
25.4Cornerstone Television

Analog-to-digital conversion

The FCC gave low-power television station licensees and construction permit holders the option of either applying for a separate companion channel for digital operations during the DTV conversion, or to turn off the analog broadcast signal and turn on the digital signal (known as a "flash cut"). Tatham and Lake Havasu Christian Television opted for the latter course of action, and applied for flash cut conversions on both K27EC and K25HD. On July 24, 2006, K25HD was granted authorization to construct digital facilities on channel 25 and flash cut to digital.[12] The digital flash cut application for K27EC has not yet been approved by the FCC as of March 2007.[13]

References

  1. "K16GB application". Federal Communications Commission. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  2. "K27EC original construction permit". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  3. "K27EC license". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  4. "K27EC class A application". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  5. "K65FI original construction permit". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  6. "K65FI license". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  7. "Application to move K65FI to channel 25". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  8. "K25HD class A application". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  9. "K25HD license". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  10. "Digital TV Market Listing for K27EC-D". www.rabbitears.info.
  11. "Digital TV Market Listing for K25HD-D". www.rabbitears.info.
  12. "K25HD flash cut authorization". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  13. "K25HD flash cut authorization". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
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