KWNL-CD

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KWNL-CD
CityBentonville, Arkansas
Channels
BrandingUnivision Arkansas
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerPinnacle Media, LLC
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)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52426
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT117.9 m (387 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°08′50″N 94°11′14″W / 36.14722°N 94.18722°W / 36.14722; -94.18722
Translator(s)KXUN-LD 48 (26 UHF) Fort Smith
Links
Public license information

KWNL-CD (channel 14) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language Univision network. It is owned by Pinnacle Media alongside KFDF-CD and KQRY-LD. KWNL-CD's transmitter is located on South 56th Street in Springdale, Arkansas.

KXUN-LD (channel 48) in Fort Smith operates as a translator of KWNL-CD; this station's transmitter is located on Pernot Road in Van Buren.

History[edit]

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.[2]

After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction,[3] 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[4]), with Pinnacle assuming control under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on August 5.[5]

Technical information[edit]

Subchannels[edit]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[6]
14.1 1080i 16:9 KWNL-CD Main KWNL-CD programming / Univision
14.2 TBD TBD

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWNL-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Equity stations still on the block". Television Business Report. April 20, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KWNL

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