KNSN-TV

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KNSN-TV
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Reno, Nevada
United States
ChannelsDigital: 20 (UHF)
Virtual: 21
BrandingNevada Sports Net
Programming
Affiliations21.1: Independent (1981–1986 and 2018–present)
MyNetworkTV (secondary)
21.2: Stadium
21.3: Comet TV
Ownership
OwnerDeerfield Media
(Deerfield Media (Reno) Licensee, LLC)
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group
(via JSA/SSA)
KRNV-DT, KRXI-TV
History
First air date
October 11, 1981 (40 years ago) (1981-10-11)
Former call signs
KAME-TV (1981–2019)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
21 (UHF, 1981–2009)
Former affiliations
Primary:
Fox (1986–1996)
UPN (1995–2006; secondary until 1996)
MyNetworkTV (2006–2018)
Call sign meaning
Nevada Sports Net
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19191
ERP53 kW
HAAT176 m (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°35′3″N 119°47′55″W / 39.58417°N 119.79861°W / 39.58417; -119.79861
Translator(s)See below
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.nevadasportsnet.com

KNSN-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 20), is a primary sports-formatted independent and secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States. Owned by Park City, Utah–based Deerfield Media, it is operated under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, making it a sister station to Fox affiliate KRXI-TV, channel 11 (which is owned by Sinclair outright), and NBC affiliate KRNV-DT, channel 4 (which is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and managed by Sinclair under a separate JSA). However, Sinclair effectively owns KRNV as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The three stations share studios on Vassar Street in Reno; KNSN's transmitter is located on Red Hill between US 395 and SR 445 in Sun Valley, Nevada.

History[]

Previous logo of KAME-TV as a primary MyNetworkTV affiliate.

The station launched on October 11, 1981, as KAME-TV, an independent station airing movies (TV-21's The Big Movie), cartoons, westerns, and sitcoms. On October 9, 1986, it became a charter Fox affiliate. On January 16, 1995, KAME-TV picked up UPN on a secondary basis; it became a full-time UPN affiliate on January 1, 1996, after KRXI signed-on and took Fox. Between September 1996 and May 1997, the station was briefly owned by Raycom Media. With the 2006 shutdown and merge of The WB and UPN to form The CW, the station joined News Corporation–owned and Fox sister network MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006.

On July 20, 2012, one day after Cox Media Group purchased WAWS and WTEV in Jacksonville, Florida, and KOKI-TV and KMYT-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Newport Television, Cox put KRXI-TV (along with the LMA for KAME-TV) and sister stations WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio, WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and KFOX-TV in El Paso, Texas (all in markets that are smaller than Tulsa), plus several radio stations in medium to small markets, on the selling block.[1] On February 25, 2013, Cox announced that it would sell the four television stations, and the LMA for KAME, to Sinclair Broadcast Group;[2] as part of the deal, Ellis Communications would sell KAME-TV to Deerfield Media.[3] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted its approval on April 30, 2013, one day after it approved the sale of sister station, KRXI.[4] The sale was finalized on May 2, 2013.[5] Sinclair would subsequently purchase the non-license assets of a third Reno station, KRNV-DT, on November 22, 2013.[6] Sinclair could not buy KRNV-DT outright because Reno has only six full-power stations—three too few to legally permit a duopoly. With the sale of KRNV's license to Cunningham, Sinclair now controls half of those stations. The sale also created a situation in which a Fox affiliate is the nominal senior partner in a duopoly involving an NBC affiliate and a "Big Three" station.

On August 31, 2018, Sinclair announced that KAME-TV would relaunch as "Nevada Sports Net," which would feature extended coverage of Nevada Wolf Pack athletics, as well as the Reno Aces and the Mountain West Conference. The station would also air MyNetworkTV on a secondary basis. The new format launched on September 1. At that time, NSN took over KRNV's sports department.[7]

On July 15, 2019, the station's call sign was changed to KNSN-TV.

Programming[]

Before the station shifted to a mainly sports-themed format, syndicated programming featured on KAME-TV included The Real (now airing on KRXI-TV), Judge Faith, The Simpsons, Family Guy (now airing on KOLO-DT3), and Anger Management, among others.

Technical information[]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[8]
21.1 720p 16:9 KNSN-TV Sports programming / MyNetworkTV
21.2 480i Stadium Stadium
21.3 Comet Comet TV

Translators[]

City of license Callsign Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Owner
Beowawe K30HF 30 0.164 kW 684 m (2,244 ft) 128744 40°37′14.6″N 116°41′20.3″W / 40.620722°N 116.688972°W / 40.620722; -116.688972 (K30HF) Eureka County TV District
Carson City K32GW-D 32 6.94 kW 611 m (2,005 ft) 19195 39°15′34″N 119°42′20″W / 39.25944°N 119.70556°W / 39.25944; -119.70556 (K32GW-D) Deerfield Media
Duckwater K29GM 29 0.518 kW 753 m (2,470 ft) 54923 39°26′57.7″N 115°59′57.2″W / 39.449361°N 115.999222°W / 39.449361; -115.999222 (K29GM) Eureka County TV District
Elko K24NB-D 24 1 kW 308 m (1,010 ft) 126978 40°49′15.7″N 115°42′7.2″W / 40.821028°N 115.702000°W / 40.821028; -115.702000 (K24NB-D) Elko Television District
Hawthorne K35AX-D 35 0.525 kW 984 m (3,228 ft) 19193 38°27′27.3″N 118°45′53.9″W / 38.457583°N 118.764972°W / 38.457583; -118.764972 (K35AX-D) Deerfield Media
Lake Tahoe K19MK-D 19 0.175 kW 932 m (3,058 ft) 187388 39°19′23.7″N 119°56′38.7″W / 39.323250°N 119.944083°W / 39.323250; -119.944083 (K19MK-D)
Mina
Luning		 K27OI-D 27 0.5 kW 33 m (108 ft) 125358 38°23′42″N 118°3′8″W / 38.39500°N 118.05222°W / 38.39500; -118.05222 (K27OI-D) Mineral Television District #1
Silver Springs K35FL-D 35 0.6 kW 545 m (1,788 ft) 19196 39°29′4.6″N 119°18′10.6″W / 39.484611°N 119.302944°W / 39.484611; -119.302944 (K35FL-D) Deerfield Media
Walker Lake K17FR-D 17 0.48 kW −174 m (−571 ft) 125354 38°35′26.7″N 118°33′31.4″W / 38.590750°N 118.558722°W / 38.590750; -118.558722 (K17FR-D) Mineral Television District #1
Winnemucca K17HB-D 0.26 kW 638 m (2,093 ft) 130885 41°0′29.9″N 117°46′11.8″W / 41.008306°N 117.769944°W / 41.008306; -117.769944 (K17HB-D) Deerfield Media
Yerington K16GM-D 16 0.35 kW 462 m (1,516 ft) 130412 38°59′11.1″N 119°14′39.8″W / 38.986417°N 119.244389°W / 38.986417; -119.244389 (K16GM-D)
Susanville, etc., CA K27NE-D 27 0.34 kW 695 m (2,280 ft) 189762 40°26′47.9″N 120°21′28.5″W / 40.446639°N 120.357917°W / 40.446639; -120.357917 (K27NE-D) Honey Lake Community Television
Tahoe City, CA K23DT-D 23 0.005 kW 850 m (2,789 ft) 19197 39°18′36.6″N 119°53′4.9″W / 39.310167°N 119.884694°W / 39.310167; -119.884694 (K23DT-D) Deerfield Media

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KNSN-TV (as KAME-TV) shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20.[9] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 21.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cox Puts Four TV Stations on Block After Acquiring Four From Newport – 2012-07-20 18:05:04 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  2. ^ Malone, Michael (February 25, 2013). "Sinclair to Acquire Five Cox Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sinclair Buys Four Cox Stations". TVNewsCheck. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "distasst" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  5. ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group". Sbgi.net. 2013-05-02. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  6. ^ "KRNV-TV Sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group". KTVN Channel 2 News. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  7. ^ NSN Digital Staff (August 31, 2018). "Nevada Sports Net has arrived!". MyNews4.com.
  8. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNSN". Rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  9. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

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