KPNX, the Glossary
KPNX (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, United States, serving the Phoenix area as an affiliate of NBC.[1]
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84 relations: Action News, Air America (radio network), American City Business Journals, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State University, Aspect ratio (image), Bob Parsons, Broadcast relay station, Bullhead City, Arizona, Business Wire, Camp Verde, Arizona, Chloride, Arizona, Digital television transition in the United States, Display resolution, Dolan Springs, Arizona, Downtown Phoenix, DuMont Television Network, Ernest McFarland, Federal Communications Commission, Flagstaff, Arizona, Fred Roggin, Gannett, Get (TV network), Globe, Arizona, Golden Valley, Arizona, Grandfather clause, Grit (TV network), Harkins Theatres, Harmon Trophy, Independent station, Jineane Ford, KABC-TV, KAET, Kari Lake, Karl Eller, KASW, KFPH-DT, KIHP (AM), Kingman, Arizona, KNAZ-TV, KNXV-TV, KPHO-TV, KPHX, KSAZ-TV, KTAR (AM), KTRS (AM), KTVK, KZZP, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Mary Kim Titla, ... Expand index (34 more) »
- 1953 establishments in Arizona
Action News
Action News is a local television newscast format originating in the United States.
Air America (radio network)
Air America (formerly Air America Radio and Air America Media) was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk radio.
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American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height.
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Bob Parsons
Robert Ralph Parsons (born November 27, 1950) is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and philanthropist.
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.
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Bullhead City, Arizona
Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City. Bullhead City is located at the southern end of Lake Mohave.
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Business Wire
Business Wire is an American company that disseminates full-text press releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases, bloggers, social networks and other audiences.
Camp Verde, Arizona
Camp Verde (ʼMatthi:wa; Western Apache: Gambúdih) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
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Chloride, Arizona
Chloride is a onetime silver mining camp in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is considered the oldest continuously inhabited mining town in the state.
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Digital television transition in the United States
The digital transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of terrestrial television programming.
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Display resolution
The display resolution or display modes of a digital television, computer monitor, or other display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed.
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Dolan Springs, Arizona
Dolan Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
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Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is the central business district (CBD) of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being first overall in the United States.
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Ernest McFarland
Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill".
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff is the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
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Fred Roggin
Frederick Jay Roggin (born May 6, 1957) is an American sports anchor currently with Los Angeles sports radio station KLAC.
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City.
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Get (TV network)
Get ("great entertainment television", stylized as get. since 2023, and formerly stylized as getTV) is an American digital multicast television network owned by the network television division of Sony Pictures Television.
Globe, Arizona
Globe (Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal") is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States.
Golden Valley, Arizona
Golden Valley is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located halfway between Kingman and Bullhead City. The population was 8,801 at the 2020 census.
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Grandfather clause
A grandfather clause, also known as grandfather policy, grandfathering, or being grandfathered in, is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases.
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Grit (TV network)
Grit is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company.
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Harkins Theatres
Harkins Theatres is an American movie theater chain with locations throughout the Southwestern United States.
Harmon Trophy
The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (balloon or dirigible).
Independent station
An independent station is a broadcast station, usually a television station, not affiliated with a larger broadcast network.
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Jineane Ford
Jineane Marie Ford (born) is an American actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA.
KABC-TV
KABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the ABC network.
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KAET
KAET (channel 8), branded Arizona PBS, is a PBS member television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, owned by Arizona State University and operated by ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Kari Lake
Kari Lake Halperin (born August 23, 1969) is an American former television news anchor.
Karl Eller
Karl Eller (June 20, 1928 – March 10, 2019) was an American businessman and entrepreneur.
KASW
KASW (channel 61), branded Arizona 61, is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
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KFPH-DT
KFPH-DT (channel 13), branded UniMás Arizona, is a television station licensed to Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network to northern and central Arizona.
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KIHP (AM)
KIHP (1310 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, serving the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
KNAZ-TV
KNAZ-TV (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, affiliated with NBC. KPNX and KNAZ-TV are former Gannett subsidiaries, NBC affiliates and Tegna Inc..
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KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV (channel 15) is a television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with ABC.
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KPHO-TV
KPHO-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with CBS.
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KPHX
KPHX (1480 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Phoenix, Arizona.
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KSAZ-TV
KSAZ-TV (channel 10) is a television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, serving as the market's Fox network outlet. KPNX and KSAZ-TV are 1953 establishments in Arizona and television channels and stations established in 1953.
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KTAR (AM)
KTAR (620 kHz) is an AM commercial radio station licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
KTRS (AM)
KTRS (550 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in St. Louis, Missouri.
KTVK
KTVK (channel 3) is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
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KZZP
KZZP (104.7 FM) is a United States commercial radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,144, up from 52,527 in 2010. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport.
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Mary Kim Titla
Mary Kim Titla (born November 24, 1960) is an American publisher, Native American youth advocate, journalist, former TV reporter for KVOA in Tucson, where in 1987 she became the first Native American television journalist in Arizona, and later KPNX in Phoenix, and was a 2008 candidate for Arizona's First Congressional District.
Meadview, Arizona
Meadview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead.
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Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation was an American media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, that owned newspapers, magazines, television stations, and websites.
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Mesa, Arizona
Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
Mike Hambrick
Mike Hambrick (born in Tyler, Texas) is an American television anchor, reporter, and correspondent who has worked on network television stations such as WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., KTVT-TV in Dallas, KTAR-TV (now KPNX) in Phoenix, WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and WBAL-TV in Baltimore in 1975.
Multimedia, Inc. was a media company that owned 12 daily newspapers, 49 weekly newspapers, two radio stations, five television stations, and a cable television system division. KPNX and Multimedia, Inc. are Tegna Inc..
Multiplex (television)
A multiplex or mux, also known as a bouquet, is a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium, particularly terrestrial broadcasting.
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National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
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Pat Finn (game show host)
Patrick "Pat" Finn (born July 24, 1956) is an American television presenter and game show host.
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Payson, Arizona
Payson is a town in northern Gila County, Arizona, United States.
Peach Springs, Arizona
Peach Springs (Hàkđugwi:v) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
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Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott is a city in and the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
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Quest (American TV network)
Quest is an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. The network specializes in travel, historical, science, and adventure-focused documentary and reality series aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 54. KPNX and Quest (American TV network) are Tegna Inc..
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Ric Romero
Ric Romero was the consumer reporter for KABC, a television station in the U.S. city of Los Angeles.
Rick DeBruhl
Richard "Rick" DeBruhl (born June 22, 1955) is an American auto racing and automobile auction commentator.
Sean McLaughlin (meteorologist)
Sean McLaughlin (pronounced Seen) is an anchor of the 10pm newscast and formerly the Chief Meteorologist at KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix Arizona.
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Shop LC
Shop LC, formerly known as Liquidation Channel and The Jewelry Channel, is an American cable television network based in Austin, Texas, which mainly specializes in selling jewelry.
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South Mountains (Arizona)
The South Mountains (O'odham: Muhaḍagĭ Doʼag, Yavapai: Wi:ki'tiyeda, Vii Kwxas), known locally as simply South Mountain, is a mountain range in central Arizona in south Phoenix, Arizona.
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Tegna Inc.
Tegna Inc. (stylized in all caps as TEGNA) is an American publicly traded broadcast, digital media and marketing services company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia. KPNX and Tegna Inc. are former Gannett subsidiaries.
Telethon
A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other cause.
Television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's surface to any number of tuned receivers simultaneously.
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The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is an American daily newspaper published in Phoenix.
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The Nest (TV network)
The Nest is an American digital broadcast television network owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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True Crime Network
True Crime Network (formerly Justice Network) is an American digital multicast television network that is operated by True Crime Network, LLC, a limited liability company, which is owned by Tegna Inc. The network specializes in true crime, investigation and forensic science documentary programming aimed at adults – with a skew toward women – between the ages of 25 and 54. KPNX and true Crime Network are Tegna Inc..
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Ultra high frequency
Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 3 gigahertz (GHz), also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter (one decimeter).
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United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is an international nonprofit charitable organization consisting of a network of affiliates.
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Van Buren Street (Arizona)
Van Buren Street is a major arterial street that runs through a number of municipalities in Maricopa County in the U.S. state of Arizona.
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Very high frequency
Very high frequency (VHF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) from 30 to 300 megahertz (MHz), with corresponding wavelengths of ten meters to one meter.
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1080i
1080i (also known as BT.709) is a combination of frame resolution and scan type.
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16:9 aspect ratio
16:9 is a widescreen aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9 units.
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1968–69 Phoenix Suns season
The 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season was the inaugural season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.
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480i
480i is the video mode used for standard-definition digital video in the Caribbean, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Myanmar, Western Sahara, and most of the Americas (with the exception of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay).
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See also
1953 establishments in Arizona
- Calderon Ballroom
- Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
- KCEE
- KIVA (TV)
- KOLD-TV
- KPNX
- KSAZ-TV
- KVOA
- Ramada
- San Manuel Arizona Railroad
- Sun Devil Gym
- Tucson Inn
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPNX
Also known as 12 News, 12News, 12news.com, Gannett Television Phoenix, K06AE, K06AE-D, K07LD, K08PK-D, K09KG, K13XA, K13XB, K13XC, K13XE, K21EG, K21EG-D, K23DK, K23DK-D, K25MK-D, K25PJ-D, K26GF, K26GF-D, K26OD-D, K28PO-D, K30BQ, K35EI, K35EI-D, K35MX-D, K42CQ, K42CQ-D, K46GI, K46GI-D, K48NH-D, K50CY, K50CY-D, K56FT, K57DC, K61FB, K69CY, KPNX 12 News, KPNX-TV, KPSN-LD, KPSN-LP, KTAR-TV, KTYL-TV, KVAR-TV, Lin Sue Cooney, NBC 12 Phoenix, NBC Phoenix.
, Meadview, Arizona, Meredith Corporation, Mesa, Arizona, Mike Hambrick, Multimedia, Inc., Multiplex (television), National Basketball Association, NBC, Pat Finn (game show host), Payson, Arizona, Peach Springs, Arizona, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix, Arizona, Prescott, Arizona, Quest (American TV network), Ric Romero, Rick DeBruhl, Sean McLaughlin (meteorologist), Shop LC, South Mountains (Arizona), Tegna Inc., Telethon, Television station, The Arizona Republic, The Nest (TV network), True Crime Network, Ultra high frequency, United Cerebral Palsy, Van Buren Street (Arizona), Very high frequency, 1080i, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season, 480i.