KGNG-LD

KGNG-LD (channel 26) is a low-power television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with HSN. It is owned by King Kong Broadcasting, with its transmitter located outside of Henderson on Black Mountain.

KGNG-LD
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsHSN
Ownership
OwnerKing Kong Broadcasting
History
FoundedFebruary 21, 1992
First air date
1995 (1995)
Former call signs
  • K25DB (1992–1997)
  • KGNG-LP (1997–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 25 (UHF, 1992–1997), 47 (UHF, 1997–2015)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2008−2018)
  • Virtual: 47 (2008−2018)
Call sign meaning
King Kong Broadcasting
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID168638
ERP15 kW
HAAT541 m (calculated; 15.2 m above ground level)
Transmitter coordinates35°56′44″N 115°2′33″W
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.kgngtv.com

History

The station began as K25DB, a construction permit granted in February 1992 to Terry Zick, for a low power operation to broadcast from Potosi Mountain, southwest of Las Vegas.[2] After several extensions of the construction permit, Zick sold the station in 1996 to King Kong Broadcasting, which had started the previous year with the goal of operating an Asian-language station.[3][4] The new owners immediately changed the station's call sign to KGNG-LP, and the following year, moved the station from Potosi Mountain to Black Mountain, and from channel 25 to channel 47.[5][6] Shortly thereafter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted KGNG its license to operate.[7]

The station filed for a digital companion channel construction permit in October 2006, to broadcast on UHF channel 48. Digital programming began December 31, 2008.

Starting on September 23, 2018, KGNG-LD has moved to channel 26.x.[8]

Digital channels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[9][10]
26.1480i4:3KGNGHSNHome Shopping Network
26.216:9Tel-AntTele-Antenna
26.3GETTVgetTV
26.4BUZZRBuzzr
26.5CTVLVMediaMeta
26.6VentanaTVLatino Religion
26.7TheGrioTheGrio
26.8FilAmTVVegasLifeTV
26.9VNA TVVNA-TV
26.10QVC2QVC2
26.11Audio onlyTalkTalkRadioTV

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KGNG-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  3. "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  4. C. Sieroty (September 30, 2012). "Digital TV widens viewer choices, broadcaster profit chances". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. "Call Sign History". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  6. "Public Notice Comment". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  7. "Application Search Details". CDBS database. FCC. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  8. "Facebook Post". Facebook. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  9. kgngtv.com channel list
  10. KGNG-LD LAS VEGAS, NV
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