KKYK-DT
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KMYA-DT is a Me-TV affiliated television station
in Camden, Arkansas
, serving the Little Rock, Arkansas
market on digital channel 49. The station also has a digital repeater inside Little Rock, KKYK-CD channel 20.
KMYA is owned by Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation. Until 2009, it was owned by Equity Media Holdings; Little Rock was Equity's corporate headquarters and the master control for all its television stations.
On June 30, 2006, the station ceased analog operations, and began broadcasting in digital on its former analog assignment, UHF channel 49. KKYK-DT had been operating at reduced power (70 kW under special technical authority) and was also seen on KWBF's digital signal as virtual channel
42.2 (physical UHF channel 44). KWBF was sold at the end of January 2009 and is now KARZ-TV
; following the sale, the new owners dropped KKYK from KARZ's digital signal.
, but later became an affiliate of The WB
. In 1999, the full power station in Camden signed on as KKYK-TV, and KKYK-LP became its repeater.
In 2001, the station became KYPX, and swapped affiliations with then sister-station KWBF, joining Pax. The station, and its repeater (which remained KKYK-LP), remained affiliates of Pax until 2005, when it became i. KYPX opted out of this new network, and instead became the flagship station of the Retro Television Network
.
On June 30, 2006, the station changed call signs and became KKYK-DT, one of the few stations in the United States
to bear the suffix. KKYK could still be seen on analog channel 20 in Little Rock, however, via its repeater, which by then had become a class A
station with the call letters KKYK-CA (formerly broadcasting on channel 22, KKYK-CA was forced to move to accommodate the digital signal of ABC
affiliate KATV
).
On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications, L.L.C. (who had acquired RTN in June 2008) interrupted the programming on many RTN affiliates. As a result, Luken moved RTN operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and dropped all Equity-owned affiliates, including KKYK, immediately, though Luken vows to find a new affiliate for RTN in the area; RTN (under its new initials RTV) later reappeared as a subchannel of KATV
. The station also reneged on a deal with the Southland Conference
to carry Central Arkansas University basketball games in the interim.
The station was an affiliate of This TV
from February to June 2009 (This TV has since moved to a KARZ-TV subchannel). On April 10, 2009, Equity Media announced a fire sale of all television stations — KKYK was set for an asking price of $15 million, the highest price for any of the stations in the sale. In the auction, which took place on April 16, the station was sold to the Bank of Little Rock. The bank acquired the station via a subsidiary, Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation. The call letters were changed to KMYA-DT on July 8, 2011.
affiliate KLRT (channel 16) did not debut its 9 p.m. newscast until 2004); the newscast was cancelled after less than a year on the air. As a Pax affiliate, KYPX ran rebroadcasts of the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts from ABC
affiliate KATV
(channel 7), one of a few Pax affiliates to rebroadcast local newscasts from a non-NBC
station.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Camden, Arkansas
Camden, Arkansas
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...
, serving the Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
market on digital channel 49. The station also has a digital repeater inside Little Rock, KKYK-CD channel 20.
KMYA is owned by Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation. Until 2009, it was owned by Equity Media Holdings; Little Rock was Equity's corporate headquarters and the master control for all its television stations.
Digital programming
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Video | Programming |
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| 49.1 | 4:3 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
Me-TV |
On June 30, 2006, the station ceased analog operations, and began broadcasting in digital on its former analog assignment, UHF channel 49. KKYK-DT had been operating at reduced power (70 kW under special technical authority) and was also seen on KWBF's digital signal as virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
42.2 (physical UHF channel 44). KWBF was sold at the end of January 2009 and is now KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Central Arkansas. It is licensed to Little Rock. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 from a transmitter on Shinall Mountain near the Chenal Valley section of Little Rock...
; following the sale, the new owners dropped KKYK from KARZ's digital signal.
History
The station's repeater, KKYK-CD, was founded on May 5, 1995 as K22FA, later becoming KKYK-LP in 1996. The low-power station was originally an affiliate of Network OneNetwork One
Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered television stations, scattered across the Continental United States, similar to Urban America Television, America One, or the better-known Ion...
, but later became an affiliate of The WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
. In 1999, the full power station in Camden signed on as KKYK-TV, and KKYK-LP became its repeater.
In 2001, the station became KYPX, and swapped affiliations with then sister-station KWBF, joining Pax. The station, and its repeater (which remained KKYK-LP), remained affiliates of Pax until 2005, when it became i. KYPX opted out of this new network, and instead became the flagship station of the Retro Television Network
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
.
On June 30, 2006, the station changed call signs and became KKYK-DT, one of the few stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to bear the suffix. KKYK could still be seen on analog channel 20 in Little Rock, however, via its repeater, which by then had become a class A
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
station with the call letters KKYK-CA (formerly broadcasting on channel 22, KKYK-CA was forced to move to accommodate the digital signal of ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KATV
KATV
KATV, channel 7, is an ABC affiliated television station serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Allbritton Communications Company....
).
On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications, L.L.C. (who had acquired RTN in June 2008) interrupted the programming on many RTN affiliates. As a result, Luken moved RTN operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and dropped all Equity-owned affiliates, including KKYK, immediately, though Luken vows to find a new affiliate for RTN in the area; RTN (under its new initials RTV) later reappeared as a subchannel of KATV
KATV
KATV, channel 7, is an ABC affiliated television station serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Allbritton Communications Company....
. The station also reneged on a deal with the Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
to carry Central Arkansas University basketball games in the interim.
The station was an affiliate of This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
from February to June 2009 (This TV has since moved to a KARZ-TV subchannel). On April 10, 2009, Equity Media announced a fire sale of all television stations — KKYK was set for an asking price of $15 million, the highest price for any of the stations in the sale. In the auction, which took place on April 16, the station was sold to the Bank of Little Rock. The bank acquired the station via a subsidiary, Hallmark National Mortgage Corporation. The call letters were changed to KMYA-DT on July 8, 2011.
Newscasts
In 1998, KKYK began a 9 p.m. newscast, the first primetime newscast in the Little Rock market (FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate KLRT (channel 16) did not debut its 9 p.m. newscast until 2004); the newscast was cancelled after less than a year on the air. As a Pax affiliate, KYPX ran rebroadcasts of the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts from ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KATV
KATV
KATV, channel 7, is an ABC affiliated television station serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Allbritton Communications Company....
(channel 7), one of a few Pax affiliates to rebroadcast local newscasts from a non-NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
station.