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In January 2002, shortly after resuming program testing, Sungilt agreed to sell the station to Univision, which had been serving Tucson with KUVE-LP, a low-power translator of Phoenix station KTVW-TV. The sale was approved by the FCC in September 2003 and completed in November. The new owners changed the station's call sign to KUVE-TV, to match the low-power station's calls. |
In January 2002, shortly after resuming program testing, Sungilt agreed to sell the station to Univision, which had been serving Tucson with KUVE-LP, a low-power translator of Phoenix station KTVW-TV. The sale was approved by the FCC in September 2003 and completed in November. The new owners changed the station's call sign to KUVE-TV, to match the low-power station's calls. |
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On May 3, 2002, it was announced that KUVE-DT would be sold to fellow non-profit Univision Communications for $100,000; it would remain a univision station. |
On May 3, 2002, it was announced that KUVE-DT would be sold to fellow non-profit Univision Communications for $100,000; it would remain a univision station. |
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Revision as of 02:05, 14 October 2021
KUVE-DT, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 34), is a Univision owned-and-operated television station serving Tucson, Arizona, United States that is licensed to Green Valley. The station is owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications, as part of a duopoly with Douglas-licensed UniMás owned-and-operated station KFTU-DT (channel 3). The two stations share studios on Forbes Boulevard in Tucson; KUVE's transmitter is located atop Mount Bigelow.
KUVE operates a low-power Class A translator station: KUVE-CD (virtual channel 42, UHF digital channel 36), licensed to Tucson; this station's transmitter is located atop the Tucson Mountains. KUVE-CD serves the northwest parts of the metropolitan area shielded from the primary station by Mount Lemmon. KUVE-DT is also rebroadcast on the second digital subchannel of KFTU-DT, whose transmitter is located on Juniper Flats Road northwest of Bisbee. Likewise, KFTU is rebroadcast on KUVE's second digital subchannel.
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, KUVE is considered a semi-satellite of KTVW-DT (channel 33) in Phoenix. As such, it simulcasts all Univision programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KUVE airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. There is also a three-hour overnight segment of locally-produced programming on KUVE on Monday mornings, to comply with KUVE-CD's Class A license. Local newscasts, produced by KTVW and branded as Noticias 33, are simulcast on both stations. Although KUVE maintains its own facilities, master control and most internal operations are based at KTVW's studios on 30th Street in southern Phoenix.
History
KTVW began broadcasting to the Tucson area on November 1, 1980, when it built a translator on channel 40. K40AC was displaced from the channel by the launch of KPOL-TV in 1985, moving to channel 52. The call letters were changed to KUVE-LP in 1998.
Meanwhile, in 1983, four groups applied for Green Valley's channel 46, with their applications being designated for comparative hearing. Sungilt Corporation got the nod and the construction permit on October 31, 1988, and the permit took the call letters KXGR in 1990. After Paxson Communications Corporation announced plans to operate and acquire KXGR alongside stations in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Charleston, West Virginia, it was identified as an intended affiliate of Paxnet, but the station failed to materialize; by the time of the network's August 1998 launch, it was tabbed to start in the second quarter of 1999.
After twelve years, five expired construction permits and two transmitter location changes, KXGR applied for its license to cover on December 21, 2000, and signed on as a Pax affiliate on January 5, 2001, under program test authority. However, at the completion of the first day of program testing, the station's transmitter failed, and it was unable to return to the airwaves until June 1, and then, only at low power for a minimum of two hours a day. After ten days, the station was again forced to go dark, and after being threatened with license cancellation, KXGR advised the FCC on November 28, 2001 that they had resumed program testing. The station was finally licensed on June 2, 2003.
Sungilt made two attempts to sell the station. Donald E. Ledwig agreed to buy KXGR for $15 million in early 2001, with $1 million of that going to Paxson. The deal never received approval and fell apart after one year. In January 2002, shortly after resuming program testing, Sungilt agreed to sell the station to Univision. The sale was approved by the FCC in September 2003 and completed in November. The new owners changed the station's call sign to KUVE-TV, to match the low-power station's call sign.
Early years
On October 31, 1988, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a permit to Sungilt Corporation to construct a full-service television station on UHF channel 46 to serve Green Valley and surrounding area. The station at first was identified by its application ID, 830311KN, and did not receive call letters until nearly two years later, in September 1990, when it took the call letters KXGR. After twelve years, five expired construction permits and two transmitter location changes, the station applied for its license on December 21, 2000 and signed on as a Pax TV affiliate on January 5, 2001, pursuant to Program Test Authority. However, at the completion of the first day of program testing, the station's transmitter failed, and it was unable to return to the airwaves until June 1, and then, only at low power for a minimum of two hours a day. After ten days, the station was again forced to go dark, and after being threatened with license cancellation, KXGR advised the FCC on November 28, 2001 that they had resumed program testing. The station was finally licensed on June 2, 2003.
In January 2002, shortly after resuming program testing, Sungilt agreed to sell the station to Univision, which had been serving Tucson with KUVE-LP, a low-power translator of Phoenix station KTVW-TV. The sale was approved by the FCC in September 2003 and completed in November. The new owners changed the station's call sign to KUVE-TV, to match the low-power station's calls.
As an English-language Pax TV station
KUVE-DT was formerly KXGR, a Pax owned and operated station. In 2002, Paxson Communications (owner of the Pax network) sold KAPX to Univision, which changed its call letters and network.
Sale to Univision Communications
On May 3, 2002, it was announced that KUVE-DT would be sold to fellow non-profit Univision Communications for $100,000; it would remain a univision station.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station digital signal is multiplexed:, with KUVE-CD additionally carrying one subchannel of KFTU-DT:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KUVE-DT | Main KUVE-DT/KUVE-CD programming / Univision |
| 46.2 | 720p | KFTU-D2 | Simulcast of KFTU-DT/KFTU-CD / UniMás | |
| 46.3 | 480i | getTV | GetTV | |
| 46.4 | MYSTERY | Court TV Mystery | ||
| 46.5 | 4:3 | DIGI-TV | Digi TV |
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KUVE-CD | Main KUVE-DT/KUVE-CD programming / Univision |
| 42.2 | 720p | KFTU-D2 | Simulcast of KFTU-DT/KFTU-CD / UniMás | |
| 42.3 | 480i | getTV | GetTV | |
| 42.4 | MYSTERY | Court TV Mystery | ||
| 42.5 | 4:3 | DIGI-TV | Digi TV |
Former Subchannels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KUVE-DT | Main KUVE-DT/KUVE-CD programming / Univision |
| 46.2 | 720p | KFTU-D2 | Simulcast of KFTU-DT/KFTU-CD / UniMás | |
| 46.3 | 480i | getTV | GetTV | |
| 46.4 | MYSTERY | Court TV Mystery |
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KUVE-CD | Main KUVE-DT/KUVE-CD programming / Univision |
| 42.2 | 720p | KFTU-D2 | Simulcast of KFTU-DT/KFTU-CD / UniMás | |
| 42.3 | 480i | getTV | GetTV | |
| 42.4 | MYSTERY | Court TV Mystery |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KUVE discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 46, on September 18, 2008. The station cited a lack of space at its transmitter site to accommodate both the analog and digital transmitters, an issue that could not be rectified as the transmitter building lies on United States Forest Service land; additionally, winter weather conditions rendered it impossible to perform work after October. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 47 to channel 46.
Translators
KUVE-DT's signal is relayed on the following translator stations:
| City of license | Callsign | Translating | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter coordinates | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson | KUVE-CD | KUVE-DT 46.1 | 42 | 4.5 kW | 0.54 m (14.44 ft) | 78036 | 32° 14' 55.80"
111° 06' 59.90" |
Univision Communications Inc. |
| TV stations in Arizona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telemundo affiliates | UniMás affiliates | Univision affiliates | Azteca affiliates | Other stations |
| KTAZ, Phoenix | KFTU-DT/KFTU-CD, Douglas/Tucson | KTVW-DT/KTVW-CD, Phoenix/Flagstaff/Doney Park | KMOH/KEJR-LD, Kingman/Phoenix | KYUM-LD, Yuma |
| KHRR, Tucson | KFPH-DT/KFPH-CD, Flagstaff/Phoenix | KUVE-DT/KUVE-CD, Green Valley/Tucson | KUDF-LP, Tucson | KYMA-DT3, Yuma |
| KESE-LD, Yuma | KPDF-CD, Phoenix | |||
| K38IZ-D, Phoenix | ||||
| KVPA-LD, Phoenix | ||||
| KPHE-LD, Phoenix | ||||
| KFPB-LD, Globe | ||||
| KPHE-LD, Phoenix | ||||
| Broadcast television in Southern Arizona, including Tucson, Sierra Vista and Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Tucson, Arizona: | Douglas, Arizona: |
| KVOA 4 (NBC) | KFTU-DT 3 (UniMás) |
| KUAT 6 (PBS) | K28OY-D 4 (NBC) |
| KGUN 9 (ABC) | |
| KMSB 11 (Fox) | |
| KOLD 13 (CBS) | |
| KUDF-LP 14 (Azteca) | |
| KTTU 18 (MNTV) | |
| K35OU-D 21 (HSN) | |
| KUAS 27 (PBS) | |
| KFTU-CD 34 (UniMás) | |
| KHRR 40 (TMD) | |
| KUVE-CD 42 (UNI) | |
| KUVE-DT 46 (UNI) | |
| KWBA 58 (CW) | |