KXUN-LD
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| Fort Smith/Fayetteville, Arkansas United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Univision Arkansas |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 43 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Univision |
| Owner | Pinnacle Media, LLC |
| First air date | September 14, 1995 |
| Call letters' meaning | K X UNivision |
| Sister station(s) | KMYA-DT, KLRA-CD, KWNL-CD, KFDF-CD |
| Former callsigns |
K43EZ (1995-2004) KXUN-LP (2004-2013) |
| Former channel number(s) | KXNW 34.2 |
| Transmitter power | 5.8 kW |
| Height | 153 m |
| Class | Low-power television |
| Facility ID | 14386 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′50.0″N 91°21′54.0″W / 35.447222°N 91.365000°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
KXUN-LD is the Univision-affiliated television station in the Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas television market. Licensed in Fort Smith, the station is owned by Pinnacle Media, and operates its digital signal on UHF channel 43. It shares its Univision affiliation with sister station KWNL-CD, based out of Winslow.
History
At one point, KXUN 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 companywide suspension of news programs.[1]
After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction,[2] KXUN 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 on August 5.[4]
KXUN was previously seen on KPBI's digital subchannel 34.2; after KPBI was sold to Local TV, LLC and renamed KXNW, the KXUN simulcast was replaced with a simulcast of new sister station KFSM-TV.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Equity stations still on the block". Television Business Report. April 20, 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.