KWNL-CD

Television station in Bentonville, Arkansas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KWNL-CD (channel 14) is a low-power, Class A television station in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Pinnacle Media alongside Fayetteville–licensed Court TV affiliate KFFS-CD (channel 36). KWNL-CD's transmitter is located on South 56th Street in Springdale, Arkansas.

Channels for KWNL-CD
Channels for KXUN-LD
BrandingUnivision Arkansas
Affiliations14.1/48.1: Univision
Quick facts Channels for KWNL-CD, Channels for KXUN-LD ...
KWNL-CD and KXUN-LD
Channels for KWNL-CD
Channels for KXUN-LD
BrandingUnivision Arkansas
Programming
Affiliations14.1/48.1: Univision
Ownership
OwnerPinnacle Media, LLC
KFFS-CD
History
First air date
  • KWNL-CD: 1989 (1989)
  • KXUN-LD: June 28, 1995 (1995-06-28)
Former call signs
  • KWNL-CD:
    • K63EG (1989–2000)
    • K09XE (2000–2003)
    • KBBL-CA (2003–2006)
    • KWNL-CA (2006–2011)
  • KXUN-LD:
    • K48FL-D (1995–2018)
    • KQRY-LD (2018–2019)
Former channel number
  • KWNL-CD:
    • Analog: 63 (UHF, 1989–2000)
    • Virtual: 9 (PSIP, 2011–2013)
  • KXUN-LD:
    • Analog: 48 (UHF, 1995–2009)
    • Digital: 48 (UHF, ????–201?)
Technical information[1][2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KWNL-CD: 52426
  • KXUN-LD: 14387
Class
  • KWNL-CD: CD
  • KXUN-LD: LD
ERP
  • KWNL-CD: 15 kW
  • KXUN-LD: 15 kW
HAAT
  • KWNL-CD: 117.9 m (387 ft)
  • KXUN-LD: 160.6 m (527 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
  • KWNL-CD: 36°08′50″N 94°11′14″W
  • KXUN-LD: 35°26′51.3″N 94°21′54.8″W
Links
Public license information
Websitelatinotvar.com
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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.

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.[3]

After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction,[4] 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[5]), with Pinnacle assuming control under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on August 5.[6]

Technical information

Subchannels

The stations' signals are multiplexed:

More information Channel, Res. ...
Subchannel of KWNL-CD[7] and KXUN-LD[8]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KWNL-CDKXUN-LD
14.148.1 1080i16:9KWNL-CDUnivision
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Notes

  1. Originally licensed to Sallisaw, Oklahoma; moved to Fort Smith in 2021.

References

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