KENV-DT

KENV-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a TBD-operated television station licensed to Elko, Nevada, United States. Owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, the station is operated under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. This effectively makes KENV an owned-and-operated station of the Sinclair-owned Comet network. KENV's studios are located on the campus of Great Basin College at 1025 Chilton Circle in Elko along I-80,[2][3] and its transmitter is located on Grindstone Mountain.[4][5]

"KENV" redirects here. For the airport with this ICAO code, see Wendover Airport.
KENV-DT
Elko, Nevada
United States
ChannelsDigital: 10 (VHF)
Virtual: 10 (PSIP)
BrandingKENV
Programming
AffiliationsTBD (2020–present)
Ownership
OwnerCunningham Broadcasting
(Reno (KENV-TV) Licensee, Inc.)
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group
(via JSA/SSA)
Sister stationsKRNV-DT, KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ-TV
History
First air dateMarch 27, 1997 (1997-03-27)
Former call signsKANL (CP, 1995–1996)
KENV (1996–2009)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
10 (VHF, 1997–2009)
Former affiliationsNBC (1997–2018)
Comet (2018–2020)[1]
Call sign meaningElko, NeVada
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID63845
ERP1.5 kW
HAAT562.2 m (1,844 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°41′58.8″N 115°54′10.90″W
Translator(s)(see article)
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitekenvtv.com
KENV's studios on the campus of Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada.
KENV transmitter, on Grindstone Mountain.

Until 2018, it served as the NBC affiliate for much of the Nevada side of the Salt Lake City market.[6] Although considered a separate station in its own right, the outlet was actually operated as a semi-satellite of KRNV-DT (channel 4) in Reno. As such, it simulcast NBC network and syndicated programming as provided by KRNV but aired separate commercials, legal identifications, and weekday morning newscasts. Even though the station maintains its own facilities, master control and most internal operations are based at KRNV's studios on Vassar Street in Reno; KENV is operated separately from Sinclair's Salt Lake City stations, KUTV (channel 2), KMYU (channel 12), and KJZZ-TV (channel 14).

History

KEKO

The first occupant of channel 10 in Elko was KEKO-TV, a satellite station of Reno CBS affiliate KTVN (channel 2).[7] KEKO signed on April 18, 1973; it was off-the-air from January 24, 1974 to June 27, 1975.[8] On December 23, 1975, owner Washoe Empire informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that KEKO's transmitter and equipment had been destroyed in a fire; on April 14, 1976, the FCC granted special temporary authority to Washoe Empire to operate a KTVN translator on channel 10 (at the time, Washoe Empire had made no decision about returning KEKO to the air).[9] On April 8, 1977, at the station's request, the FCC canceled the KEKO license effective March 18.[10]

NBC affiliation
KENV's logo as an NBC affiliate, until January 1, 2018.

The FCC granted an original construction permit on June 26, 1995 to Las Vegas-based Sunbelt Broadcasting Company to build a television station licensed in Elko.[11] Originally, the station was approved for 0.790 kW to broadcast on VHF channel 10 with transmitter located in coordinates 40°48′42″N 115°41′56″W.[12] In July 1996, Sunbelt (later named Intermountain West Communications Company) requested a modification to change the construction permit: moving the transmitter to Grindstone Mountain (in coordinates 40°41′52.5″N 115°54′13″W) and increasing the power to 3.09 kW.[13] It was approved on January 29, 1997.[14]

The station signed on March 27, 1997 as KENV, a semi-satellite of KRNV.[15] The creation of KENV extended the coverage of the NBC affiliate in Reno into Northeastern Nevada. It is the only full-powered television station in Elko.

On November 22, 2013, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced the acquisition of KRNV's non-license assets, for $26 million.[16] On December 19, it was announced that Cunningham Broadcasting will acquire the license assets of KRNV and KENV for $6.5 million.[17][18] Sinclair could not buy KENV-DT outright because it is located in the Salt Lake City DMA, in which Sinclair already owns a duopoly (formed by CBS affiliate KUTV and MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYU). The sale was approved on September 22, 2017,[19] and was completed on January 9, 2018.[20]

Loss of NBC affiliation, switch to Comet

On December 14, 2017, KENV announced that it was unable to renew its affiliation agreement with NBC, which was set to expire on December 31, and that it would become an affiliate of the Sinclair-owned science-fiction network Comet on January 1, 2018. KENV also announced that it would shut down its news department; its last newscast aired on December 22. The move left KSL-TV (channel 5) as the sole NBC affiliate for the entire Salt Lake City market;[1] similar moves have been made by the network since 2014 with WMGM-TV in Wildwood, New Jersey and WHAG-TV (now WDVM-TV) in Hagerstown, Maryland, in both cases to protect network owned stations in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., respectively. KENV general manager Amie Chapman stated that the loss of the affiliation "makes our local news operation financially infeasible." The Elko Television District said that it would rebroadcast KRNV-DT on a translator "until we know for sure what the plans of KSL are."[21] NBC then informed the district on December 21 that as of January 1, KSL "will be the only NBC affiliate in Elko County authorized to carry the NBC programming and brand," which district chairman Paul Gardner interpreted as a cease and desist order.[22] By January 12, KSL was being broadcast on one of the Elko Television District's transmitters, and has since been expanded to three other transmitters in the area.[23][24]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[25]
10.11080i16:9KENV-DTTBD

Analog-to-digital conversion

When the FCC released its initial DTV allocations on April 21, 1997, it assigned VHF channel 8 to KENV-DT as its digital companion channel.[26] Although many allocations were adjusted when the FCC issued its revised final DTV allocations table on February 17, 1998, KENV's remained unchanged.[27]

On February 22, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission granted a permit to construct the station's digital facilities (requested in 1999).[28] The CP was extended 2 times,[29][30] but the third was dismissed in 2007[31] because the FCC Media Bureau approved a request by KENV to "flash cut" from analog to digital by the end of the DTV transition and the permit was extended to February 17, 2009, the original target date for full-power television stations in the United States to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009).[32]

On January 18, 2009, KENV suffered a problem with the analog transmitter, forcing the station reduce its power by 60-70%.[33] On March 27, the analog antenna suffered a complete failure, forcing the station to go to digital three months ahead of schedule (planned on June 12).[34] The station officially flash-cut to digital on March 31.[35]

News operation
Former KENV news set

As an NBC affiliate, KENV-DT broadcast five hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with one hour each weekday); KENV-DT did not carry local newscasts on Saturdays or Sundays, but did produce a weekend public affairs program, Elko Newsmakers. The station only produced a morning newscast, as well as cut-ins during Today; all other newscasts on KENV were simulcast from KRNV-DT in Reno.

Translators
Translators of KENV-DT
Call signCommunity of licenseFacility
ID		Additional Information
K12MS-DElko, Nevada19374FCC
K12PT-DRyndon, Nevada129081FCC
K24GE-DWells, Nevada129079FCC
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References
  1. "NBC has decided to end its affiliation with KENV at the end of this year...KENV was prepared to remain the NBC affiliate for the Nevada side of the Salt Lake City market, but was unable to renew the affiliation agreement with NBC. KENV will stay on the air with Comet, a science fiction network that Sinclair created with MGM."
  2. Great Basin College Elko Campus
  3. Contact Us – News 10
  4. Great Basin College offers opportunity in broadcasting – Elko Daily Free Press
  5. TV Reception By Channel (Low Power TV Stations and Translators) – Global Communications
  6. Request for Waiver and Reduction of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2000 KENV (TV) – Federal Communications Commission
  7. Broadcasting & Cable - January 17, 1972
  8. Television Factbook 1976 Edition (PDF). 1976. p. 520-b. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  9. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1976. p. 54. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  10. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 9, 1977. p. 102. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
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  12. "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
  13. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  14. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  15. "Sunbelt Communications Corporation" (DOC). College of Southern Nevada. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  16. "KRNV-TV Sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group". KTVN Channel 2 News. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  17. Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  18. Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  19. Notice. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 22 September 2017, Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  20. Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  21. Featherston, Suzanne (December 14, 2017). "NBC to pull KENV affiliation". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  22. "Elko to lose Reno NBC station on Jan. 1". Elko Daily Free Press. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  23. Featherston, Suzanne. "NBC programming goes back on air in Elko". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  24. "Channel List". elko.tv. Elko Television District. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  25. "RabbitEars TV Query for KENV". Rabbitears.info.
  26. "DTV Allocation Table, Sixth Report and Order" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. 1997-04-21. p. 34. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  27. "Final DTV Allocation Table, MO&O for Recon. of Sixth R&O" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. 1998-02-17. p. 27. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  28. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  29. Application Search Details - Federal Communications Commission
  30. Application Search Details - Federal Communications Commission
  31. Application Search Details - Federal Communications Commission
  32. Legal Action Information - Federal Communications Commission
  33. Legal STA - Federal Communications Commission
  34. Legal STA - Federal Communications Commission
  35. DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report - Federal Communications Commission
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