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{{Infobox television station | {{Infobox television station | ||
| callsign = KPBI-CA | | callsign = KPBI-CA | ||
| logo = ] | | logo = ] | ||
| branding = My 34 | | branding = My 34 | ||
| affiliations = Defunct | | affiliations = ] | ||
| analog = 46 (]) | | analog = 46 (]) | ||
| translators = | | translators = | ||
| founded = |
| founded = May 23, 1995 | ||
| airdate = {{start date and age| |
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|05|23}} | ||
| last_airdate = {{end date and age|2008|03|28| |
| last_airdate = {{end date and age|2008|03|28}} ({{age in years and days|1995|05|23|2008|03|28}}) | ||
| location = ] | | location = ] | ||
| country = United States | |||
⚫ | | callsign_meaning = '''P'''haris '''B'''roadcasting '''I'''nc. (original owners) | ||
| former_callsigns = K32ED (May−December 1995)<br>KFDF-LP (December 1995−2001)<br>KPBI−LP (2001−2002) | |||
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| former_channel_numbers = 32 (UHF, 1995−2001) | |||
⚫ | | licensing_authority = ] | ||
⚫ | | callsign_meaning = '''P'''haris '''B'''roadcasting '''I'''nc. (original owners) | ||
| owner = ] | |||
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| facility_id = 52429 | ||
⚫ | | licensing_authority = ] | ||
| former_affiliations = ] (1990–August 2006)<br />] (August–September 2006)<br />] (September 2006-2008) | |||
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| owner = ] | ||
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| licensee = Fort Smith 46, Inc., ] | ||
| former_affiliations = ] (May−September 1995 and August–September 2006)<br />] (September 1995−2001)<br />] (2001–August 2006)<br />] (September 2006−2008) | |||
⚫ | | class = ] | ||
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| erp = 32 ] | ||
⚫ | | haat = | ||
⚫ | | class = ] | ||
| website = | |||
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'''KPBI-CA''', ] analog channel 46, was a |
'''KPBI-CA''', ] analog channel 46, was a ], ] ]-] ] licensed to ]. The station was owned by ] and, like many of Equity's stations, KPBI-CA was controlled remotely via satellite from Equity's headquarters in ] and was relayed via the satellite ] (K<sub>u</sub> band transponder 21). The station's programming was also available on ] from ], which shared the KPBI ] and was attainable over the air in Fort Smith. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
KPBI signed on as ] '''K32ED''' on channel 32 in May 1995. It switched to ] in September, and changed its callsign to '''KFDF-LP''' in December. It also had ] on channel 32 covering Fort Smith and surrounding areas and channel 36, which covered Springdale and its associated area. In October 2001, KFDF-LP moved to channel 46 and changed its callsign to '''KPBI-LP''', as well as changing its affiliation to ]. This resulted in the former KPBI moving to channel 10 and obtaining the KFDF calls. | |||
⚫ | KPBI was the ] for a network of low-power television stations owned and operated by Bill and Karen Pharis. This station served the Fort Smith area, and its transmitter was located at Mt. Vista in ]. |
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⚫ | KPBI was the ] for a network of low-power television stations owned and operated by Bill and Karen Pharis. This station served the Fort Smith area, and its transmitter was located at Mt. Vista in ]. It was followed by channel 15, which served Springdale, Arkansas and its surrounding areas. KPBI eventually added several other low-power translators that extended the coverage area to Mt. Magazine in the east, Poteau Mountain to the west and south (located in ]) and ], to the north. This gave an equal coverage area to that of the other local high-power stations. | ||
⚫ | KPBI carried Fox programming at night, and various syndicated offerings during the daytime hours. |
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⚫ | KPBI carried Fox programming at night, and various syndicated offerings during the daytime hours. It also made an inroad in coverage of college sporting events that were not being otherwise made available to the public (i.e. ] basketball and baseball, ] basketball, etc.) | ||
⚫ | KPBI was the operating station for the "Foxstar" satellite truck. | ||
⚫ | KPBI was the operating station for the "Foxstar" satellite truck. | ||
⚫ | KPBI was known locally as a more "unstructured" station in on-air operations. |
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⚫ | KPBI was known locally as a more "unstructured" station in on-air operations. This was demonstrated by various events such as off-the-path programming, strange video effects (i.e. the "dropping of sheep", which was a ] effect that would make sheep fall down into the video signal) and the substantial use of all employees as either on-air talent or as voices for commercials and tags. Also of interest is that KPBI used such devices as the Video Toaster and cable spot insertion equipment as primary switchers, commercial production gear and the like, which was a real world proof that a working television station could be operated without high-dollar equipment. | ||
KPBI was joined in 1995 by a sister network, with the flagship station being ] (channel 32). This secondary network was affiliated with ] from the start, and was composed of channel 32 covering Fort Smith and surrounding areas and channel 36, which covered Springdale and its associated area. | |||
KPBI and KFDF operated from the same location in the Ward-Garrison Building, located at the corner of 6th and Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This was also the location for the ] radio stations of KFDF (1580 ]; now ]) and KPBI (1510 kHz; later became ]; now defunct). These two AM stations were originally programmed to carry ] (featuring the on-air talent of Chuck Buckner, Jason Collier, Nancy Rowland a.k.a. Tonia Trelaine, Mike Vaughn and a few others) and local programming, but around 1994 they were changed to carry ] (via a satellite feed) and local programming (i.e. "The Huddle", which featured Marty Houston, Jr., John Wilhelm and later Ernie Witt, Jr.). The AM stations were transitioned to fully automated by the Chief Engineer for the TV and AM stations, Stuart Rowland, using a ] PC, a tone detector and a joystick. | KPBI and KFDF operated from the same location in the Ward-Garrison Building, located at the corner of 6th and Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This was also the location for the ] radio stations of KFDF (1580 ]; now ]) and KPBI (1510 kHz; later became ]; now defunct). These two AM stations were originally programmed to carry ] (featuring the on-air talent of Chuck Buckner, Jason Collier, Nancy Rowland a.k.a. Tonia Trelaine, Mike Vaughn and a few others) and local programming, but around 1994 they were changed to carry ] (via a satellite feed) and local programming (i.e. "The Huddle", which featured Marty Houston, Jr., John Wilhelm and later Ernie Witt, Jr.). The AM stations were transitioned to fully automated by the Chief Engineer for the TV and AM stations, Stuart Rowland, using a ] PC, a tone detector and a joystick. | ||
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KPBI and KFDF ended operations as standard television stations when they were sold to ], at which time they became automated satellite-fed stations. | KPBI and KFDF ended operations as standard television stations when they were sold to ], at which time they became automated satellite-fed stations. | ||
KPBI-CA remained the Fox affiliate for the market, under the branding of "Fox Arkansas", until August 28, 2006. |
KPBI-CA remained the Fox affiliate for the market, under the branding of "Fox Arkansas", until August 28, 2006. On that date, the station lost the Fox affiliation to ], forcing KPBI to be independent, even though Equity Broadcasting challenged the sale of KFTA-TV with the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=95170.54928.107293&view=all&link=perm|title = Fox Network Likely to Switch in Fort Smith}}</ref> KPBI-CA then joined Fox's new sister network, ] when it launched on September 5, 2006. There is no known website for KPBI-CA. KFDF, the original MNTV affiliate, joined the ].<ref>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=95111.54928.107234&view=all&link=perm</ref><ref>http://swtimes.com/articles/2006/07/24/business/e-business03.txt {{Bare URL plain text|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebcorp.net/stations|title=Equity Broadcasting™ | Equity Broadcasting – Stations|date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/08/26/business/0826foxswitch.txt |title=Archived copy |website=www.nwaonline.net |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501224201/http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/08/26/business/0826foxswitch.txt |archive-date=1 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
KPBI-CA signed off March 28, 2008, after losing its transmitter site.<ref name="fcc-kpbidemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264821&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52429|title=Request to Extend STA (KPBI-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=]|accessdate=June 22, 2009}}</ref> Two of the station's repeaters, KJBW-CA in ] and KRBF-CA in ], also lost their sites, and left the air two days earlier.<ref name="fcc-kjbwdemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264818&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52419|title=Request to Extend STA (KJBW-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="fcc-krbfdemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264819&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52424|title=Request to Extend STA (KRBF-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 22, 2009}}</ref> | KPBI-CA signed off March 28, 2008, after losing its transmitter site.<ref name="fcc-kpbidemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264821&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52429|title=Request to Extend STA (KPBI-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=]|accessdate=June 22, 2009}}</ref> Two of the station's repeaters, KJBW-CA in ] and KRBF-CA in ], also lost their sites, and left the air two days earlier.<ref name="fcc-kjbwdemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264818&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52419|title=Request to Extend STA (KJBW-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="fcc-krbfdemise">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1264819&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=52424|title=Request to Extend STA (KRBF-CA)|date=September 8, 2008|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 22, 2009}}</ref> |
Revision as of 18:22, 29 May 2022
Television station in Arkansas, United States
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Channels | |
Branding | My 34 |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Defunct |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
Founded | May 23, 1995 |
First air date | May 23, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-23) |
Last air date | March 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-28) (12 years, 310 days) |
Former call signs | K32ED (May−December 1995) KFDF-LP (December 1995−2001) KPBI−LP (2001−2002) |
Former channel number(s) | 32 (UHF, 1995−2001) |
Former affiliations | Independent (May−September 1995 and August–September 2006) UPN (September 1995−2001) Fox (2001–August 2006) MyNetworkTV (September 2006−2008) |
Call sign meaning | Pharis Broadcasting Inc. (original owners) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52429 |
Class | Class A |
ERP | 32 kW |
Links | |
Public license information |
KPBI-CA, UHF analog channel 46, was a low-powered, Class A MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Fort Smith, Arkansas. The station was owned by Equity Media Holdings and, like many of Equity's stations, KPBI-CA was controlled remotely via satellite from Equity's headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and was relayed via the satellite Galaxy 18 (Ku band transponder 21). The station's programming was also available on channel 34 from Eureka Springs, which shared the KPBI call sign and was attainable over the air in Fort Smith.
History
KPBI signed on as independent station K32ED on channel 32 in May 1995. It switched to UPN in September, and changed its callsign to KFDF-LP in December. It also had translators on channel 32 covering Fort Smith and surrounding areas and channel 36, which covered Springdale and its associated area. In October 2001, KFDF-LP moved to channel 46 and changed its callsign to KPBI-LP, as well as changing its affiliation to Fox. This resulted in the former KPBI moving to channel 10 and obtaining the KFDF calls.
KPBI was the flagship station for a network of low-power television stations owned and operated by Bill and Karen Pharis. This station served the Fort Smith area, and its transmitter was located at Mt. Vista in Van Buren, Arkansas. It was followed by channel 15, which served Springdale, Arkansas and its surrounding areas. KPBI eventually added several other low-power translators that extended the coverage area to Mt. Magazine in the east, Poteau Mountain to the west and south (located in Poteau, Oklahoma) and Rogers, Arkansas, to the north. This gave an equal coverage area to that of the other local high-power stations.
KPBI carried Fox programming at night, and various syndicated offerings during the daytime hours. It also made an inroad in coverage of college sporting events that were not being otherwise made available to the public (i.e. Westark Lions basketball and baseball, Lady Razorbacks basketball, etc.)
KPBI was the operating station for the "Foxstar" satellite truck.
KPBI was known locally as a more "unstructured" station in on-air operations. This was demonstrated by various events such as off-the-path programming, strange video effects (i.e. the "dropping of sheep", which was a Video Toaster effect that would make sheep fall down into the video signal) and the substantial use of all employees as either on-air talent or as voices for commercials and tags. Also of interest is that KPBI used such devices as the Video Toaster and cable spot insertion equipment as primary switchers, commercial production gear and the like, which was a real world proof that a working television station could be operated without high-dollar equipment.
KPBI and KFDF operated from the same location in the Ward-Garrison Building, located at the corner of 6th and Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This was also the location for the AM radio stations of KFDF (1580 kHz; now KAGE) and KPBI (1510 kHz; later became KSSP; now defunct). These two AM stations were originally programmed to carry Southern Gospel (featuring the on-air talent of Chuck Buckner, Jason Collier, Nancy Rowland a.k.a. Tonia Trelaine, Mike Vaughn and a few others) and local programming, but around 1994 they were changed to carry Sports Talk Radio (via a satellite feed) and local programming (i.e. "The Huddle", which featured Marty Houston, Jr., John Wilhelm and later Ernie Witt, Jr.). The AM stations were transitioned to fully automated by the Chief Engineer for the TV and AM stations, Stuart Rowland, using a Packard Bell PC, a tone detector and a joystick.
One area that brought notice to KPBI was the area of locally produced computer animations for commercials and promotional spots. This area was pioneered in the local market by Earl Green. His productions won awards both locally and nationally.
KPBI led the area in the technical field of digital spot insertion. KPBI was the first station in the DMA to use computer spot playback in the form of the "Virtual Recorder" from ASC Audio Video. Many of the features currently used in the Virtual Recorder (now sold and supported by Leitch) were originated and/or tested by KPBI.
KPBI and KFDF ended operations as standard television stations when they were sold to Equity Broadcasting, at which time they became automated satellite-fed stations.
KPBI-CA remained the Fox affiliate for the market, under the branding of "Fox Arkansas", until August 28, 2006. On that date, the station lost the Fox affiliation to KFTA-TV, forcing KPBI to be independent, even though Equity Broadcasting challenged the sale of KFTA-TV with the FCC. KPBI-CA then joined Fox's new sister network, MyNetworkTV when it launched on September 5, 2006. There is no known website for KPBI-CA. KFDF, the original MNTV affiliate, joined the Retro Television Network.
KPBI-CA signed off March 28, 2008, after losing its transmitter site. Two of the station's repeaters, KJBW-CA in Springdale and KRBF-CA in Hindsville, also lost their sites, and left the air two days earlier.
After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction, KPBI-CA's repeaters were 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), with Pinnacle assuming control under a local marketing agreement on August 5. KPBI-CA itself, as well as KJBW and KRBF, were not named in either sale. The licenses for KJBW and KRBF were deleted in 2010; however, the license for KPBI-CA remained active until the FCC canceled the license on October 24, 2011.
Repeaters
KPBI-CA extended its coverage area with six repeater stations.
- KJBW-CA channel 4 Springdale
- KRBF-CA channel 12 Hindsville
- KHMF-CA channel 14 Bentonville
- KKAF-CD channel 33 Siloam Springs
- KRAH-CD channel 35 Paris
- KSJF-CA channel 50 Poteau, Oklahoma
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KPBI-CA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Fox Network Likely to Switch in Fort Smith".
- http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=95111.54928.107234&view=all&link=perm
- http://swtimes.com/articles/2006/07/24/business/e-business03.txt
- "Equity Broadcasting™ | Equity Broadcasting – Stations". 20 February 2018.
- "Archived copy". www.nwaonline.net. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Request to Extend STA (KPBI-CA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- "Request to Extend STA (KJBW-CA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- "Request to Extend STA (KRBF-CA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- "Equity stations still on the block". Television Business Report. April 20, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
- Galaxy 18 channel listing (Lyngsat)
- Galaxy 18 Ku band FTA channel listing (FTAList)
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