KCFG

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KCFG
Flagstaff, Arizona
Channels	9 (VHF) analog, 32 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	America One
Owner	KM Communications
Founded	February 10, 1997
Transmitter Power	1 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital)
Height	594 m (analog) 343 m (digital)
Facility ID	35104
Website	http://www.kcfg.net

KCFG is a full-service television station in Flagstaff, Arizona, broadcasting locally in analog on VHF channel 9 and in digital on UHF channel 32 as an America One affiliate. It provides over-the-air analog service from its transmitter on Mount Elden and digital service from its transmitter on Mormon Mountain. Founded February 10, 1997, the station is owned by KM Communications of Skokie, Illinois.

[edit] History

KCFG began with an original construction permit granted to KM Communications on February 10, 1997 to transmit from Mount Elden north of Flagstaff. Although KCFG was to be a full-service station, environmental restrictions at the transmitter site limited it to 1 kW ERP. The station went on-air December 18, 2000 and was licensed July 18, 2001. Immediately, KCFG applied to move their transmitter site to Mormon Mountain south of Flagstaff, intending to build both full 316 kW analog and 1000 kW digital facilities there. However, the construction permit wasn't granted until nearly two years later and the analog facilities went unbuilt. KCFG has elected to remain on channel 32 after the DTV transition in February 2009.

[edit] Children's programming commercials records

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $10,000 fine against KCFG in March 2006 because the station did not keep adequate records on commercial limits in children's TV programs. On 9 March 2007, the fine was reduced to $8,000 on the basis that the station had "a history of overall compliance with the Commission’s rules". The FCC eventually waived the fine on KCFG, but instead, KM was admonished "for its willful and repeated violation". [1]

[edit] External links

• KCFG official site
• America One official site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KCFG