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{{short description|Low-power TV station in Houston, Texas}}
#REDIRECT [[KAZH]]
{{For|the former station in Galveston with a similar call sign|KVVV-TV}}
[[Category:Channel 53 low-power TV stations in the United States]]
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KVVV-LD
| city =
| logo = KVVV-HOUSTON.png
| logo_size = 180px
| branding =
| analog =
| digital = 15 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 15
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''15.1:''' [[ShopHQ]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| network =
| founded =
| airdate = 1991
| location = [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = "Heritage" call letters of defunct station [[KVVV-TV]]
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K53FV (1991–2000)|KVVV-LP (2000–2011)}}
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 53 (UHF, 1991–2009)
| owner = [[Manoj Bhargava|Bridge Media Networks]]
| licensee = Bridge News [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|'''As repeater of KAZH:'''|[[ShopHQ|ValueVision]] (2000)|[[FamilyNet]] (2000–2002)|[[Azteca América]] (2002–2007)|[[TuVision]] (2007–2009)}}
| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|497.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| facility_id = 6690
| coordinates = {{coord|29|34|16|N|95|30|38|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}

'''KVVV-LD''' (channel 15) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power television station]] in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], United States, affiliated with the home shopping network [[ShopHQ]]. The station is owned by Bridge News [[Limited liability company|LLC]], backed by entrepreneur [[Manoj Bhargava]]. KVVV-LD's transmitter is located near [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]], in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]].

== History ==
Originally owned by VVI LPTV Inc. (a subsidiary of the [[ShopHQ|ValueVision]] home shopping network), the station began broadcasting under the call sign K53FV at the end of 1991. It had been licensed to broadcast on channel 55, but made way for full-power [[KTBU]] by moving to channel 53. Its original transmitter site was at the top of the [[JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)|Texas Commerce Tower]] in downtown Houston.

The station was sold to [[Pappas Telecasting]] in July 1999. The new owners changed the call sign to KVVV-LP on February 21, 2000. During its brief time on the air under Pappas ownership, the station served as a repeater of Pappas' [[KUBE-TV|full-power station on channel 57]] with [[KUGB-CD|KUGB]]. Pappas took the station off the air March 1, 2001, and the station remained off the air through November 2004.

In June 2004, the station was granted permission to move to a new tower site near Moses Lake north of [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]]. During construction, the tower at the Texas City site was found to be unsafe, and Pappas requested permission to broadcast temporarily from [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]] beginning in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1173639&Service=TX&Form_id=911&Facility_id=6690|title=Engineering STA |publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=September 2, 2010}}</ref>

On September 11, 2007, KVVV-LP was granted a permit to build a digital station on channel 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1115167&Service=LD&Form_id=346&Facility_id=6690|title=Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=September 2, 2010}}</ref> The change in channel assignment was due to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s [[United States 2008 wireless spectrum auction|auction]] of block B of the lower 700&nbsp;MHz frequency band, which is now used by cellular telephones.

Pappas Telecasting's financial difficulties forced KVVV-LP to go off the air November 3, 2007. KVVV-LP's channel 53 analog transmitter was returned to the air briefly on October 30, 2009, to avoid cancellation of its license. ([[Telecommunications Act of 1996|Federal law]] mandates that a station that is [[Dark (broadcasting)|silent]] for more than a year must surrender its license.) A short time after transmissions resumed, a line carrying coolant to the transmitter burst, spraying coolant over the engineer and the transmitter. The channel 53 transmitter shut down immediately and never returned to the air.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1370349&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=6690 |title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=September 2, 2010}}</ref>

The station's call sign was changed to KVVV-LD on January 28, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0128/DOC-304310A2.txt|title=Broadcast Actions, January 28, 2011|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the station returned to the air on channel 15 on January 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101480579&formid=347&fac_num=6690|title=Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station License|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, KVVV-LD (by now held by a liquidating trustee) was sold to Abraham Telecasting Company, which took over the station's operations on February 1 while the acquisition awaits FCC approval.<ref name=tvbr-saletoabraham>{{cite news|last=Seyler|first=Dave|title=Houston low power TV sold|url=http://rbr.com/houston-low-power-tv-sold/|accessdate=January 31, 2013|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> The new owner quickly moved to add multicast channels to the station; [[The Word Network]] and [[Christian Television Network]] were the first two added.

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that Bridge Media Networks, the parent company of 24/7 headline news service [[NewsNet]], backed by [[5-hour Energy]] creator [[Manoj Bhargava]], would acquire KVVV-LD for $1.55 million. Upon completion of the transaction, KVVV-LD will become the fifth NewsNet owned-and-operated station in the state of Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rbr.com/philip-falcone-spins-houston-lptv-to-newsnet/|title=Philip Falcone Spins Houston LPTV To NewsNet|author=Adam Jacobson|website=Radio & Television Business Report|publisher=Streamline-RBR, Inc.|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91884ab75c01885870822408b7&id=25076f91884ab75c01885870822408b7&goBack=N|title=Assignments|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=June 6, 2023|accessdate=June 6, 2023}}</ref> In August 2024, NewsNet ceased operations and the station replaced the spot with ShopHQ.

==Subchannels==
The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KVVV-LD<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=6690|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KVVV|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
! [[digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.1
| rowspan=3|[[720p]] || rowspan="8" |[[16:9]] || KVVV || [[ShopHQ]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.2
| Funroad || Fun Roads
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.3
| ShopHQ || ShopHQ
|-
!15.4
| rowspan="5" |[[480i]]
|AceTV
|[[Ace TV]]
|-
!15.5
|OAN
|One America Plus
|-
!15.6
|AWE
|AWE Plus
|-
!15.7
|Sales
|[[Infomercial]]s
|-
!15.8
|BarkTV
|Bark TV
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Portal|Texas|Television|United States}}

{{Houston TV}}

[[Category:Low-power television stations in Texas|VVV]]
[[Category:Television stations in Houston|VVV-LD]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Texas]]

Latest revision as of 20:14, 19 November 2024

For the former station in Galveston with a similar call sign, see KVVV-TV.
KVVV-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1991
Former call signs
  • K53FV (1991–2000)
  • KVVV-LP (2000–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 53 (UHF, 1991–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Heritage" call letters of defunct station KVVV-TV
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6690
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT497.3 m (1,632 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°34′16″N 95°30′38″W / 29.57111°N 95.51056°W / 29.57111; -95.51056
Links
Public license information
LMS

KVVV-LD (channel 15) is a low-power television station in Houston, Texas, United States, affiliated with the home shopping network ShopHQ. The station is owned by Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava. KVVV-LD's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

History

[edit]

Originally owned by VVI LPTV Inc. (a subsidiary of the ValueVision home shopping network), the station began broadcasting under the call sign K53FV at the end of 1991. It had been licensed to broadcast on channel 55, but made way for full-power KTBU by moving to channel 53. Its original transmitter site was at the top of the Texas Commerce Tower in downtown Houston.

The station was sold to Pappas Telecasting in July 1999. The new owners changed the call sign to KVVV-LP on February 21, 2000. During its brief time on the air under Pappas ownership, the station served as a repeater of Pappas' full-power station on channel 57 with KUGB. Pappas took the station off the air March 1, 2001, and the station remained off the air through November 2004.

In June 2004, the station was granted permission to move to a new tower site near Moses Lake north of Texas City. During construction, the tower at the Texas City site was found to be unsafe, and Pappas requested permission to broadcast temporarily from Missouri City beginning in September 2006.[2]

On September 11, 2007, KVVV-LP was granted a permit to build a digital station on channel 15.[3] The change in channel assignment was due to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s auction of block B of the lower 700 MHz frequency band, which is now used by cellular telephones.

Pappas Telecasting's financial difficulties forced KVVV-LP to go off the air November 3, 2007. KVVV-LP's channel 53 analog transmitter was returned to the air briefly on October 30, 2009, to avoid cancellation of its license. (Federal law mandates that a station that is silent for more than a year must surrender its license.) A short time after transmissions resumed, a line carrying coolant to the transmitter burst, spraying coolant over the engineer and the transmitter. The channel 53 transmitter shut down immediately and never returned to the air.[4]

The station's call sign was changed to KVVV-LD on January 28, 2011,[5] and the station returned to the air on channel 15 on January 17, 2012.[6] In January 2013, KVVV-LD (by now held by a liquidating trustee) was sold to Abraham Telecasting Company, which took over the station's operations on February 1 while the acquisition awaits FCC approval.[7] The new owner quickly moved to add multicast channels to the station; The Word Network and Christian Television Network were the first two added.

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that Bridge Media Networks, the parent company of 24/7 headline news service NewsNet, backed by 5-hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava, would acquire KVVV-LD for $1.55 million. Upon completion of the transaction, KVVV-LD will become the fifth NewsNet owned-and-operated station in the state of Texas.[8][9] In August 2024, NewsNet ceased operations and the station replaced the spot with ShopHQ.

Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KVVV-LD[10]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
15.1 720p 16:9 KVVV ShopHQ
15.2 Funroad Fun Roads
15.3 ShopHQ ShopHQ
15.4 480i AceTV Ace TV
15.5 OAN One America Plus
15.6 AWE AWE Plus
15.7 Sales Infomercials
15.8 BarkTV Bark TV

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVVV-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Engineering STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Broadcast Actions, January 28, 2011". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 28, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station License". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  7. ^ Seyler, Dave (January 29, 2013). "Houston low power TV sold". Television Business Report. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ^ Adam Jacobson (June 6, 2023). "Philip Falcone Spins Houston LPTV To NewsNet". Radio & Television Business Report. Streamline-RBR, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KVVV". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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