KNAV-LP
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KNAV is a low-power digital TV station that serves the Dallas
/ Fort Worth
Metroplex, operated by Tuck Properties.
. (hence the NAV call letters) It was sold in 2004 to Tuck Properties. Tuck moved the transmitter so the station could serve the Dallas-Fort Worth television market.
The station moved from channel 29 to 30 around the time that KMPX was granted a construction permit for a full-power station on channel 29. It later moved to channel 22 after KMPX was granted channel 30 as its digital television channel.
After KNAV's move to DeSoto, it became the Almavision
affiliate, showing Spanish
religious programming. However, in mid 2006, KNAV abandoned Almavision in favor of the new locally produced Genesis Television Network
. Despite different owners, KNAV and Mako Communications-owned KHPK-LP
maintained a partnership as KHPK broadcast the English version of Genesis TV.
When K31GL switched from analog to digital broadcasting in November, 2008, Genesis moved from KHPK and KNAV to K31GL
. KHPK began broadcasting K31GL's former infomercial format, but KNAV was left without programming until December, when KNAV began broadcasting Gems TV
programming.
In January, 2009, KNAV changed formats again when KHPK began broadcasting in digital on channel 3. Gems TV moved to KHPK 3.1, and the infomercials which had moved from K31GL to KHPK moved yet again to KNAV.
Although KNAV-LP was not required to turn off its analog signal on June 12, 2009 which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KNAV quietly went off the air in early November 2009. KNAV-LP holds a construction permit
to broadcast a digital signal on VHF channel 12, but this permit is unlikely ever to be used due to a conflict with KXII
. On June 19, 2009, KNAV-LP applied for a construction permit for UHF channel 29; however, full-power station KTXA
has also applied for a construction permit for channel 29 and received the grant. On 17 February 2010 (BEP-20100217AAV) the FCC granted an extension of time to complete the digital construction permit. Tuck Properties, Inc. (the owner) applied for a "digital flash cut" with an ERP of 750 watts on channel 22 on 25 May 2010 but that application was dismissed on 13 July 2010.
Tuck Properties was granted a construction permit on 18 October 2010 for "Digital Flash Cut" on channel 22 with an ERP of 10 kW and a transmitter power of 1.2 kW and with this grant KNAV became a low power digital station. On 18 May 2011 Tuck Properties was granted a modification of the construction permit to change the ERP to 15 kW and the transmitter power will be 1.5 kW.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
/ Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
Metroplex, operated by Tuck Properties.
History
KNAV was originally started in Corsicana, Texas in 1983 as a station run by Navarro CollegeNavarro College
Navarro College is a two-year public institution consisting of a main campus located in Corsicana, with branches in Mexia, Midlothian, and Waxahachie, Texas...
. (hence the NAV call letters) It was sold in 2004 to Tuck Properties. Tuck moved the transmitter so the station could serve the Dallas-Fort Worth television market.
The station moved from channel 29 to 30 around the time that KMPX was granted a construction permit for a full-power station on channel 29. It later moved to channel 22 after KMPX was granted channel 30 as its digital television channel.
After KNAV's move to DeSoto, it became the Almavision
Almavision
Almavision is an American television network broadcasting Christian programming in Spanish with affiliates across North and Central America. The network is carried via satellite on Echostar and SatMex 5, their slogan is "Television Cristiana...a la manera de Dios. " Almavision is an American...
affiliate, showing Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
religious programming. However, in mid 2006, KNAV abandoned Almavision in favor of the new locally produced Genesis Television Network
Genesis Television Network
The Genesis Television Network is a religious network in Cedar Hill, Texas, USA, and is owned and operated by GTN INC-History:Genesis was launched in 2006, originally only viewable in the Dallas/Ft...
. Despite different owners, KNAV and Mako Communications-owned KHPK-LP
KHPK-LP
KHPK-LP is a television station serving the Dallas / Fort Worth area. It is owned and operated by Mako Communications, LLC. It is not available on either Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, or Verizon FiOS at this time....
maintained a partnership as KHPK broadcast the English version of Genesis TV.
When K31GL switched from analog to digital broadcasting in November, 2008, Genesis moved from KHPK and KNAV to K31GL
K31GL
K31GL-D is a low-power digital TV station in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, licensed to serve DeSoto, Texas, owned and operated by Mako Communications of Corpus Christi, Texas...
. KHPK began broadcasting K31GL's former infomercial format, but KNAV was left without programming until December, when KNAV began broadcasting Gems TV
Gems TV
Gems TV was a jewellery manufacturer and reverse auction TV shopping network headquartered in Chanthaburi, Thailand. It began its operations in October 2004 in the UK, and then expanded to Germany, America, Japan and China...
programming.
In January, 2009, KNAV changed formats again when KHPK began broadcasting in digital on channel 3. Gems TV moved to KHPK 3.1, and the infomercials which had moved from K31GL to KHPK moved yet again to KNAV.
Although KNAV-LP was not required to turn off its analog signal on June 12, 2009 which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KNAV quietly went off the air in early November 2009. KNAV-LP holds a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
to broadcast a digital signal on VHF channel 12, but this permit is unlikely ever to be used due to a conflict with KXII
KXII
KXII, channel 12, is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Texoma region of Texas and Oklahoma. It is licensed to Sherman, Texas. Its transmitter is located southwest of Madill, Oklahoma...
. On June 19, 2009, KNAV-LP applied for a construction permit for UHF channel 29; however, full-power station KTXA
KTXA
KTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...
has also applied for a construction permit for channel 29 and received the grant. On 17 February 2010 (BEP-20100217AAV) the FCC granted an extension of time to complete the digital construction permit. Tuck Properties, Inc. (the owner) applied for a "digital flash cut" with an ERP of 750 watts on channel 22 on 25 May 2010 but that application was dismissed on 13 July 2010.
Tuck Properties was granted a construction permit on 18 October 2010 for "Digital Flash Cut" on channel 22 with an ERP of 10 kW and a transmitter power of 1.2 kW and with this grant KNAV became a low power digital station. On 18 May 2011 Tuck Properties was granted a modification of the construction permit to change the ERP to 15 kW and the transmitter power will be 1.5 kW.