KMLU
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HAAT | 518 m (1,699 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°11′51″N 92°4′14″W / 32.19750°N 92.07056°W |
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Public license information |
KMLU (channel 11) is a
History
In 1987, the
KMLU signed on December 10, 1998, as
On June 23, 2008, original local owner Monroe Broadcasting filed an application with the FCC to sell KAQY to Parker Broadcasting for $10 million. Included in the application was a proposed
On November 20, 2013, Gray Television announced it would purchase Hoak Media and Parker Broadcasting in a $335 million deal. KAQY was to be acquired by Excalibur Broadcasting, and remain under an LMA with KNOE's new owners.[3] However, upon the closing of the sale on June 13 and the FCC scrutinizing joint sales arrangements, Excalibur would later abandon its plans to acquire the station.[4] Gray would continue to operate KAQY in the interim, at which it would later move its programming to a subchannel of KNOE. KAQY would then be spun off to minority interests pending approval from the FCC, which under this arrangement would allow the station to remain on the air on the condition that it would operate independently and not make any partnerships or sharing arrangements with other broadcasters.[5]
On August 27, 2014, Gray announced that it would sell KAQY's license, along with
Channel 11 remained silent for approximately one year. On September 15, 2015, KMLU returned to the air as the new MeTV affiliate for the Monroe–El Dorado area, taking the affiliation from KWMS-LP, which subsequently affiliated with sister network Heroes & Icons for two years before ceasing operations in 2017. KMLU has also engaged in some community affairs programming recently by broadcasting brief segments during commercial breaks of various events around the Ark-La-Miss. During January 2018, KMLU brought Heroes & Icons programming back to the Ark-La-Miss by launching that network on its second subchannel. It also launched the network Movies! on its third subchannel at the same time.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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11.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
KMLU-HD | MeTV |
11.2 | H & I | H&I | ||
11.3 | 480i | MOVIES! | Movies! | |
11.4 | START | Start TV | ||
11.5 | Shop LC | Shop LC | ||
11.6 | GetTV | GetTV
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11.7 | Buzzr | Buzzr |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KMLU (as KAQY) shut down its analog signal, over
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMLU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions, Reports, Public Notices, and Other Documents of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States". 1997.
- ^ "Gray Buying Hoak, Prime Stations For $342.5M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Gray closes Hoak deal; completes refinancing., rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ Gray retains MMTC as broker for former SSA’d stations, rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "Gray Sets Buyers For Its Six SSA Stations". TVNewsCheck. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ^ Consummation Notice. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KMLU
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.