KEGS (TV)

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KEGS
Goldfield, Nevada
Channels Analog: 7 (VHF)
Translators KEGS-LP 30 Las Vegas
KRRI-LP 25 Reno
Affiliations RTN[1]
Owner Equity Media Holdings Corporation
(Nevada Channel 3, Inc.)
First air date April 2002
Call letters’ meaning Equity
Goldfield
Station
Former callsigns KTVY-TV (2002-2005)
Former affiliations ImaginAsian(to 5/30/2007)
Transmitter Power 22.9 kW
Height 448 m
Facility ID 86201
Transmitter Coordinates 38°3′5″N, 117°13′33″W

KEGS is a television station in Goldfield, Nevada, serving the Reno, Nevada market on channel 7. The station is also seen on KRRI-LP channel 25 in Reno, Nevada, and on KEGS-LP channel 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like many stations owned by Equity Broadcasting, the stations are operated remotely by satellite; their programming can be seen free-to-air on Galaxy 10R.

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[edit] History

The Las Vegas station was founded on January 12, 1993 as K63FD, and later gained the call sign KTVY-LP in 1997. In April 2002, the Goldfield station signed on as KTVY-TV, matching the station in Las Vegas. Finally, in late May of 2005, both stations changed their call sign to the current KEGS.

Until May 30, 2007, KEGS was affiliated with ImaginAsian.

[edit] Digital television

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [1], the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KEGS will be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut").

Equity Broadcasting currently has a construction permit to construct a digital companion station to KEGS-LP on channel 24 in Las Vegas.

[edit] References

  1. ^ RTN/Equity Broadcasting website, accessed 4/20/08

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City market (Nielsen DMA #110)

Reno/Sparks stations
KTVN 2 (CBS, AccuWX TV on DT2) - KRNV 4 (NBC, LATV on DT2, WX Plus on DT3) - KNPB 5 (PBS, Create on DT2) - KEGS 7/KRRI 25 (LAT TV) - KOLO 8 (ABC) - KRXI 11 (Fox, RTV on DT2) - KAME 21 (MNTV) - KREN 27 (The CW) - K39FF 39 (TBN) - KNVV 41 (UNI) - KAZR 46 (TuV) - K52FF 52 (TEL)

Carson City:
K17CA 17 (Fox) - K19CU 19 (TBN) - K29ES 29 (PBS) - K32GW-D 32 (MNTV) - K45GZ 45 / K52DN 52 (NBC) - KNCV 48 (UNI)

Outlying areas:
KWNV 7 (NBC) - K14AJ 14 (Ind) - KSRW-LP 33 (RSN)
See also Broadcast television in the Salt Lake City, Sacramento and Los Angeles markets
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Broadcast television stations in the Las Vegas market (Nielsen DMA #43)

Local television stations
KVBC 3 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KVVU 5 (FOX) - KLAS 8 (CBS, LATV on DT2) - KLVX 10 (PBS, Create on DT3) - KTNV 13 (ABC) - KINC 15 (UNI) - KEEN 17 (TLN) - KHDF 19 (AZA) - KVMY 21 (MNTV) - KLVD 23 (DS) - KTUD 25 (Ind) - KELV 27 (TFU) - KVPX 28 (Almavisión) - KEGS-LP 30 (Retro Television Network) - KPVT 30 (FN) - KVCW 33 (CW) - KMCC 34 / KNBX-CA 31 (Multimedios) - KVTE 35 (Ind) - KBLR 39 (TEL) - K41IO 41 (TBN) - KPVM 41 (ION) - K43FO 43 (3ABN) - KGNG 47 (HSN) - KLSV 50 (JTV) - KHMP 62 (A1)
See also Broadcast television in the Phoenix, Reno, and Salt Lake City markets
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Equity Media Holdings Corporation

Corporate Staff: Henry G. Luken (President and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Larry E. Morton | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile
Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Jams | Retro Television Network
Fox Network Affiliates: KBTZ | KLMN | KMMF | WMQF
Retro Jams Affiliates: KIMG | WJXF | WUHQ
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMMF | KPBI | KPBI Fort Smith | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF
RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KEGS | KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTUW | KTVC | KWBF | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS2 | WPXS1
Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | KUTF | WTMS | WTLE5
Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | KXUN | WJMF | KUTH1 | KUTU | KWNL | WEVU5 | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF5
Other Stations: KMCC1 | KNBX | KUOK-CA | KUSE | WBQM4 | WMBQ4 | WYGA
Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades (51%) | Arkansas Twisters3
1Equity operates this station but it is owned by another company.
2Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV.
3Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright.
4Acquisition from Craig Fox's Renard Communications Corp. is awaiting FCC approval.
5 The sale of this station to Luken Communications, LLC is awaiting FCC approval.
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: EMDA · Website: emdaholdings.com