KWNL-CD

KWNL-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 31, is a low-powered, Class A Univision-affiliated television station serving Fort Smith, Arkansas, that is licensed to Winslow, United States. Owned by Pinnacle Media, it is a sister station to KFDF-CD, KLRA-CD, KMYA-DT, and KQRY-LD.

KWNL-CD
Winslow/Fort Smith, Arkansas
United States
ChannelsDigital: 31 (UHF)
Virtual: 31 (PSIP)
BrandingUnivisión Arkansas
Programming
Subchannels31.1: Univision
31.2: MeTV
AffiliationsUnivision
Ownership
OwnerPinnacle Media
KFDF-CD, KLRA-CD, KMYA-DT, KQRY-LD
History
Former call signs
K63EG (1989–2000)
K09XE (2000–2003)
KBBL-CA (2003–2006)
KWNL-CA (2006–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
63 (UHF, 1989–2000)
Virtual:
9 (PSIP, 2011–2013)
Call sign meaning
WiNsLow
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52426
ERP15 kW
HAAT117 m
Transmitter coordinates36°08′50.0″N 94°11′13.0″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

History

The call letters were changed from KBBL-CA to KWNL-CA on July 6, 2006. On July 14, 2006, the KBBL-CA call letters reappeared on Channel 56 in Springfield, Missouri, curiously the namesake of the Simpsons' fictional hometown. However, that station is a translator of KWBM, Equity's MyNetworkTV station in that market, and likely not inspired by the KBBL-TV of The Simpsons.

At one point, KWNL aired local newscasts; they were produced out of Little Rock, Arkansas, with reports produced in Fort Smith. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after then-owner Equity Media Holdings instituted a company wide suspension of news programs.[1]

After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction,[2] KWNL was sold to Pinnacle Media in August 2009 (after having initially been included in Silver Point Finance's acquisition on June 2 of several Equity stations[3]), with Pinnacle assuming control under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on August 5.[4]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
31.11080i16:9KLRA-CDMain KWNL-CD programming / Univision
31.2480i4:3KMYA-DTSimulcast of KMYA-DT

References
  1. Manthey, Toby (2008-06-14). "Equity ends newscasts; N.Y. station buy teeters". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  2. "Equity stations still on the block". Television Business Report. April 20, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  3. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  4. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for KWNL


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