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::'''AZTV' redirects here. For the Virginia network of stations, see WAZT.''
'KAZT-TV' is an independent television station operating on channel 7 in Prescott, Arizona. Its transmitter is located atop Mingus Mountain northeast of Prescott, and is simulcast on low-power KAZT-CA channel 27 from South Mountain in Phoenix as well as several other channels across central and northern Arizona through a translator system. It can also be seen on cable systems throughout the state, as well as on the local channel packages from DirecTV and Dish Network. The station has business offices and studios in Prescott and Phoenix.
The station was known as 'KNAZ' from January 1980, when the original construction permit was granted, until September, at which time they took call letters 'KUSK', while the original KNAZ call letters ended up at a Flagstaff NBC station. KUSK signed on in 1982 and by the 1990s, was running low-budget programming that mainly targeted Prescott (the main station's city of license) and northern Arizona in general, through its main station transmitting from Mingus Mountain and a network of translators from Yuma to Payson, and from Casa Grande to Bullhead City. The station broadcast old movies in the public domain and 1950s TV shows (some of it provided by America One and American Independent Network), syndicated programming larger Phoenix stations didn't want, local talk shows, and America's Store home shopping. Before the Arizona Diamondbacks began operation in 1998, KUSK thrived on Major League Baseball, and aired San Diego Padres', Oakland Athletics', and San Francisco Giants' games. Until 2000, KUSK, Inc., the owner of the station, was listed as a "debtor-in-possession" in Federal Communications Commission records. The Phoenix-based Londen family, owners of a life insurance company and active in Republican politics, consummated the network that had grown out of KUSK, now 'KAZT-TV' on 22 April 2002. After a massive equipment upgrade which included building a studio in Phoenix, KUSK was relaunched with stronger programming as AZ-TV with a new slogan, "Arizona's Own".
William H. Sauro once owned KAZT's Phoenix repeater, formerly known by call signs such as K27AN (from 1985 to 1994) and later KHSK-LP (from 1994 to its 2002 acquisition by Londen). Under Sauro, the station was an HSN affiliate and remained so until after Londen acquired the station.
On weekdays, KAZT-TV airs paid religious programs and locally-produced talk shows during the morning hours; middays consists mainly of infomercials, and from 3 PM until 10:30 PM, they broadcast a mix of classic and contemporary off-network sitcom reruns (including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Married... With Children'', ''Fraiser'', and ''Cheers''). On Saturday nights, sitcoms and movies are standard fare, and on Sundays they shy away from general-entertainment programming in favor of paid religious programs and other forms of paid shows. [1]
When they first signed on as AZ-TV, they were sports-intensive, and were the home to Arizona State University men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball; Phoenix Mercury WNBA basketball, and Mountain West Conference football telecasts. In 2003 and 2004, they televised the Arizona Cardinals' pre-season NFL football. As of 2007, AZ-TV is the over-the-air television home of the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes beginning with the 2006-2007 season. [2]
On February 22, 2001, then-KUSK was granted a construction permit to build its digital companion channel on UHF channel 25. The station, by this time known as KAZT-TV, received a grant of Special Temporary Authority (STA) to operate at roughly the same service level as its analog station, and 'KAZT-DT' came on the air. In August 2006, the station modified its digital construction permit to specify the facilities under which the station was already operating, and on October 17, 2006, KAZT-DT was licensed. When the transition is completed, channel 25 will close and the digital channel will move to channel seven.
KAZT has a network of low-power repeaters throughout Arizona. Most of them are in the Phoenix market and its outlying areas; K43CO is the closest station to Tucson; and K19CX was closed on 4 December 2006 due to syndication exclusivity issues. Its programming is cleared in the Phoenix market, but not in Yuma.
★ K24DK Bullhead City
★ K43CO Casa Grande
★ K30DT Flagstaff
★ K20ID Kingman
★ K17DA Lake Havasu City
★ KAZT-CA 27 Phoenix
★ K55EH Phoenix
★ K23BY Scottsdale
★ K29DK Williams
KAZT-owned, but does not broadcast KAZT programming:
★ K19CX Yuma (KAET 8 Phoenix)
★ KUSK, Your Road to Classic Television (1990s)
★ AZ-TV Home Page
★
'KAZT-TV' is an independent television station operating on channel 7 in Prescott, Arizona. Its transmitter is located atop Mingus Mountain northeast of Prescott, and is simulcast on low-power KAZT-CA channel 27 from South Mountain in Phoenix as well as several other channels across central and northern Arizona through a translator system. It can also be seen on cable systems throughout the state, as well as on the local channel packages from DirecTV and Dish Network. The station has business offices and studios in Prescott and Phoenix.
| Contents |
| History |
| KAZT-TV |
| KAZT-CA |
| Programming |
| Digital Television |
| Repeaters |
| Station name and slogan over the years |
| External links |
History
KAZT-TV
The station was known as 'KNAZ' from January 1980, when the original construction permit was granted, until September, at which time they took call letters 'KUSK', while the original KNAZ call letters ended up at a Flagstaff NBC station. KUSK signed on in 1982 and by the 1990s, was running low-budget programming that mainly targeted Prescott (the main station's city of license) and northern Arizona in general, through its main station transmitting from Mingus Mountain and a network of translators from Yuma to Payson, and from Casa Grande to Bullhead City. The station broadcast old movies in the public domain and 1950s TV shows (some of it provided by America One and American Independent Network), syndicated programming larger Phoenix stations didn't want, local talk shows, and America's Store home shopping. Before the Arizona Diamondbacks began operation in 1998, KUSK thrived on Major League Baseball, and aired San Diego Padres', Oakland Athletics', and San Francisco Giants' games. Until 2000, KUSK, Inc., the owner of the station, was listed as a "debtor-in-possession" in Federal Communications Commission records. The Phoenix-based Londen family, owners of a life insurance company and active in Republican politics, consummated the network that had grown out of KUSK, now 'KAZT-TV' on 22 April 2002. After a massive equipment upgrade which included building a studio in Phoenix, KUSK was relaunched with stronger programming as AZ-TV with a new slogan, "Arizona's Own".
KAZT-CA
William H. Sauro once owned KAZT's Phoenix repeater, formerly known by call signs such as K27AN (from 1985 to 1994) and later KHSK-LP (from 1994 to its 2002 acquisition by Londen). Under Sauro, the station was an HSN affiliate and remained so until after Londen acquired the station.
Programming
On weekdays, KAZT-TV airs paid religious programs and locally-produced talk shows during the morning hours; middays consists mainly of infomercials, and from 3 PM until 10:30 PM, they broadcast a mix of classic and contemporary off-network sitcom reruns (including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Married... With Children'', ''Fraiser'', and ''Cheers''). On Saturday nights, sitcoms and movies are standard fare, and on Sundays they shy away from general-entertainment programming in favor of paid religious programs and other forms of paid shows. [1]
When they first signed on as AZ-TV, they were sports-intensive, and were the home to Arizona State University men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball; Phoenix Mercury WNBA basketball, and Mountain West Conference football telecasts. In 2003 and 2004, they televised the Arizona Cardinals' pre-season NFL football. As of 2007, AZ-TV is the over-the-air television home of the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes beginning with the 2006-2007 season. [2]
Digital Television
On February 22, 2001, then-KUSK was granted a construction permit to build its digital companion channel on UHF channel 25. The station, by this time known as KAZT-TV, received a grant of Special Temporary Authority (STA) to operate at roughly the same service level as its analog station, and 'KAZT-DT' came on the air. In August 2006, the station modified its digital construction permit to specify the facilities under which the station was already operating, and on October 17, 2006, KAZT-DT was licensed. When the transition is completed, channel 25 will close and the digital channel will move to channel seven.
Repeaters
KAZT has a network of low-power repeaters throughout Arizona. Most of them are in the Phoenix market and its outlying areas; K43CO is the closest station to Tucson; and K19CX was closed on 4 December 2006 due to syndication exclusivity issues. Its programming is cleared in the Phoenix market, but not in Yuma.
★ K24DK Bullhead City
★ K43CO Casa Grande
★ K30DT Flagstaff
★ K20ID Kingman
★ K17DA Lake Havasu City
★ KAZT-CA 27 Phoenix
★ K55EH Phoenix
★ K23BY Scottsdale
★ K29DK Williams
KAZT-owned, but does not broadcast KAZT programming:
★ K19CX Yuma (KAET 8 Phoenix)
Station name and slogan over the years
★ KUSK, Your Road to Classic Television (1990s)
External links
★ AZ-TV Home Page
★
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