KZCO-LD

KZCO-LD, UHF digital channel 30, is a low-power television station licensed to Denver, Colorado, United States. It is a translator of ABC affiliate KMGH-TV (channel 7) which is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. KZCO-LD's transmitter is located atop Lookout Mountain, near Golden; its parent station maintains studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's Congress Park neighborhood.

KZCO-LD
Translator of KMGH-TV, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
United States
ChannelsDigital: 30 (UHF)
(shared with KLPD-LD[1])
Virtual: 7 (PSIP)
Brandingsee KMGH-TV
Slogansee KMGH-TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company
(Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)
Sister stationsKMGH-TV
History
Founded2002
First air date2003 (2003)
Last air dateAugust 11, 2014 (2014-08-11) (as KZCO-LP)
Former call signsKCIN-LP (2003–2005)
KZCO-LP (2005–2014)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
27 (UHF, 2003–2014)
Digital:
17 (UHF, 2013–2019)
Former affiliationsAs a stand-alone station:
Independent (2002–2003)
Azteca América (2003–2013)
Call sign meaningAZteca América COlorado
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID168782
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT231.1 m (758 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°43′45.9″N 105°14′9.9″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.thedenverchannel.com

History
Logo as an Azteca América affiliate.

The station first signed on the air in 2003 as KCIN-LP, an Azteca América affiliate, and was founded by McGraw-Hill. In 2005, the station changed its call letters to KZCO-LP. On October 3, 2011, McGraw-Hill announced that it would exit from broadcasting and sell KMGH-TV, KZCO and its other television stations to the E. W. Scripps Company.[2] The sale was completed on December 30, 2011.[3]

In 2013, KZCO signed on a digital signal on UHF channel 17 to serve as a fill-in translator of KMGH-TV, which has experienced issues with signal reception in portions of the Denver market since the June 12, 2009 digital television transition due to that station operating its digital signal on VHF channel 7, which is prone to signal interference.

On August 11, 2014, the FCC canceled the KZCO-LP license, being replaced by KZCO-LD.[4][5]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[6]
7.1720p16:9KMGH-DTSimulcast of KMGH-TV / ABC
7.2480i4:3AztecaSimulcast of KMGH-DT2 / Court TV Mystery
7.3LAFF-TV[Blank]
7.424/7Simulcast of KMGH-DT4 / Laff
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gollark: Isn't cast unsafe?

References
  1. "KLPD-LD Purpose of Amendment". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. "McGraw-Hill Sells TV Group To Scripps". TVNewsCheck. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. "Scripps completes McGraw-Hill Stations Buy". TVNewsCheck. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. FCC status for KZCO-LP
  5. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=51781
  6. RabbitEars TV Query for KZCO
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