KPDF-CA
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| Phoenix, Arizona United States | |
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| Branding | Azteca Phoenix |
| Slogan | Más cerca de ti |
| Channels |
Digital: 41 (UHF) Virtual: 41 (PSIP) |
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| Owner | Northstar Media, LLC |
| First air date | June 14, 1995 |
| Call letters' meaning | Phoenix XHDF (TV Azteca flagship) |
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| Transmitter power | 45.9 kW |
| Height | 471 m |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID | 73764 |
KPDF-CA is a low-power Class A television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 41 as an Azteca America affiliate. The station is owned by Northstar Media, LLC, and is carried on several cable systems in the Phoenix area.
History
KPDF-CA began as an original construction permit for station K69HJ, issued on June 14, 1995 to World Television, a subsidiary of Venture Technologies Group, LLC. In October 1997, the FCC granted the station a modification to its permit to construct facilities on channel 41, with new callsign K41EN. The station was licensed on October 20, 1999 and shortly thereafter, took the call letters KPSW-LP.
The station's license was converted to Class A in October 2001, and in May 2002, Venture Technologies sold KPSW-CA, along with stations KPHZ (now KTAZ) and KPHZ-LP (now KDTP-LP), to NBC Telemundo. The following December, NBC Telemundo acquired stations KHRR and KDRX-CA (now KDPH-LP) from Television Apogeo, a company owned by Roy Disney. As part of payment for the stations, NBC Telemundo transferred KPSW-CA to Television Apogeo. In August 2003, the FCC approved the sale of KPSW-CA to Una Vez Mas, and in January 2004, the sale was consummated and KPSW-CA became KPDF-CA.
As a low power TV station, KPDF-CA continued broadcasting in analog after June 12, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations. Viewing this station required either a pass through converter box, a splitter, or use of cable or satellite.
On June 4, 2010, KPDF-CA flash-cut its signal from analog to digital. The station was licensed for digital operation on May 28, 2015.
Programming
The station was an affiliate of Home Shopping Español (HSE), likely from sign-on in 1999 until HSE was shut down in 2002. The station is also listed as an ACN affiliate (now Jewelry TV); presumably for the last half of 2002 and the first half 2003. In July 2003, the station became an Azteca America affiliate.
Newscast
In early 2007, KPDF was to start a local newscast, which will be produced in Davenport, Iowa by the Independent News Network. The station planned on having at least one reporter on duty in the Phoenix area filing news reports for the new news program.
Digital television
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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| 41.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Azteca | Azteca America |
| 41.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Mision | Mision TV |
| 41.3 | LATV | LATV | ||
| 41.4 | OnTV4U | OnTV4U |
See also
- KQBN-LP and KDFQ-LP, co-owned LPTV stations in the Sun City and Prescott areas carrying Azteca America
- KHDF-CD, co-owned Azteca America affiliate for Las Vegas, Nevada
External links
References
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KPDF
- Station Index: KPDF-CA
- Station license from the FCC (document always shows current licensee)
- Backchannel Media DRTV Research: KPDF-CA
- Phoenix Business Journal: Mexican TV network now in Phoenix (misidentifies station as channel 43)
- AZCentral.com: World staying tuned to Mexican telenovelas
- Phoenix Business Journal: Spanish-language TV outlets boost power, viewers