KKAX-LP is a low-power television station

Television station

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 in Kingman, Arizona

Kingman, Arizona

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, licensed to Hilltop, an unincorporated area within Kingman. It is an America One

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 affiliate, and is locally-owned by Tri-State Broadcasting, LLC. KKAX-LP broadcasts on UHF channel 36 from its transmitter located on Hayden Peak, and serves Kingman, Golden Valley

Golden Valley, Arizona

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 and surrounding area. The signal reaches Bullhead City

Bullhead City, Arizona

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 and Mohave Valley, AZ

Mohave Valley, Arizona

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 via microwave link located on Black Mountain near Oatman

Oatman, Arizona

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, and is repeated on K23BJ in Lake Havasu City

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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History

An original construction permit was granted on November 18, 1985 to Group Seven Communications of New York, New York. The initial callsign was designated as K36AX, to operate on channel 36. The station was to serve the Kingman area, although its city of license was to be Hilltop, and the transmitter was located on a bluff overlooking downtown Kingman. The station was licensed on August 25, 1987. Initial programming is unknown, but Group Seven Communications was recognized for its marketing emphasis toward the Hispanic

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community.

In September 2000, Group Seven Communications sold K36AX to Tri-State Broadcasting. In April 2002, the station moved to a new transmitter location on Getz Peak, increasing its signal coverage. And in the July 2002, the station unveiled new call letters, KKAX-LP, based on the old callsign — K K36AX. KKAX moved once again in September 2003 to Hayden Peak in order to have a clear microwave path to feed it's translators in the neighboring communities of Bullhead City and Lake Havasu.

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