KCAB-LP

KCAB-LP
Casa Grande, Arizona
Branding KCAB-TV28
Slogan Pinal County's Source for Local News
Channels Analog: 28 (UHF)
Digital: 47 (UHF) (application)
Affiliations America One
Owner Central Arizona Broadcasting LLC
Founded February 1999
Call letters' meaning K Central Arizona Broadcasting
Former callsigns K27HF (CP only)
K47FW (STA)
Transmitter power 9.99 kW
Height 32 m
Facility ID 125363

KCAB-LP was a low-power television station serving western Pinal County, Arizona as an America One affiliate. It provided analog over-the-air service on UHF channel 28 from its transmitter in downtown Casa Grande, Arizona, and was available on various area cable providers. KCAB-LP was owned by Central Arizona Broadcasting, LLC. of Casa Grande.

History

In February 1999, Central Arizona Broadcasting began operating K47FW, a low-power television station on UHF channel 47, on Special Temporary Authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On October 18, 2002, the FCC granted an original construction permit to build a licensed low-power television station on channel 27, to be K27HF.

Prior to completing construction, Central Arizona Broadcasting realized the potential for interference on channel 27 from Phoenix station KAZT-CA, and applied to the FCC to move to channel 28. The FCC granted the application and the station was licensed on October 27, 2005, taking the call sign of KCAB-LP. It was the second television station licensed to Casa Grande and the first station to air locally-produced programming.

In 2009, KCAB filed an application to return to channel 47 as a digital channel. Together with a transmitter move, the 15 kW signal would reach Casa Grande; Arizona City; Eloy; Maricopa; Chandler, Gilbert, and other parts of the eastern Phoenix suburbs; and Florence. Currently, signal coverage is limited to Casa Grande only.

The station's license was cancelled by the FCC on October 7, 2014 for failure to file a license renewal application.

Programming

KCAB-LP airs most of the schedule from America One television. Local programming includes a newscast at 6:30 PM and 10 PM called "News 28 Prime". Other local programs include "Rox Tales", "Travel Talk", "Community Conversations" and "Sandi's Show".[1] Sports features include home basketball games from Central Arizona College in nearby Coolidge.

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". KCAB TV 28 website. Retrieved 2008-04-12.