K33CG is a low-power television station

Television station

A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...

 serving Sierra Vista, Arizona

Sierra Vista, Arizona

Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 43,044....

 and the San Pedro Valley

San Pedro Valley (Arizona)

The San Pedro Valley of western Cochise County Arizona is a 50 mile long, mostly north-south valley, trending northwesterly. It drains from Sierra Vista Southeast north towards I-10, Benson, and the southeast of the Rincon Mountains....

. It operates on analog channel 33 as a TBN

Trinity Broadcasting Network

The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...

 affiliate and is owned by Richard Richards of St. David, Arizona

St. David, Arizona

St. David is a census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.-History:...

. The station's transmitter is located atop Mule Mountain west of Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 82 miles southeast of Tucson. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 6,177...

. Although the station transmits with only 1 Watt of power, its signal reaches Sierra Vista, its city of license.

History

An original construction permit for a low-power station on channel 33 was issued on November 21, 1988 to Richard Richards. The station was licensed on January 11, 1991. In 2001, the owner applied to increase the station's power, but the application was dismissed when the government of Mexico

Mexico

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objected to the modifications.

External links

• TBN Official site