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Television station in Arkansas, United States
KWNL-CD
CityBentonville, Arkansas
Channels
BrandingUnivision Arkansas
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerPinnacle Media, LLC
Sister stationsKFDF-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
Licensing authorityFCC
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

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.

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

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

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

References

  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

External links

Broadcast television in Northwest Arkansas, the Arkansas River Valley, and eastern Oklahoma
This region includes the following cities: Fort Smith/Van Buren
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Fayetteville / Springdale /
Rogers / Eureka Springs /
Tahlequah
Fort Smith / Van Buren /
Sallisaw / Mena
Defunct stations
See also
Joplin TV
Little Rock TV
Springfield TV
Tulsa TV
Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Arkansas
ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
The CW
MyNetworkTV
PBS (AR PBS)
Other
Fort Smith/Fayetteville market
Jonesboro market
Little Rock market
Memphis, TN market
Monroe, LA/El Dorado market
Springfield, MO market
Defunct


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