King Kong Objects to Proposed Las Vegas Channel Swap
The FCC Media Bureau should reject a channel substitution petition from Scripps Broadcasting to swap its station KTNV-TV Las Vegas from Channel 13 to 26, said King Kong Broadcasting, which owns the low-power station currently using Channel 26. Granting the…
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petition would force King Kong’s KGNG-LD Las Vegas off the channel, said the comments in docket 21-221. “King Kong recognizes that, generally, full-power stations have priority over LPTV stations in terms of channel allotments,” said the filing. “However, because Scripps’ proposal would not serve the public interest, convenience and necessity, the Commission cannot grant such proposal,” King Kong said. Many of KGNG’s 11 digital channels “are targeted towards the ever-growing and traditionally underserved ethnic minority populations in the Las Vegas area,” the opposition filing said. The FCC should instead allow Scripps to move to another UHF channel, or open Channel 26 as a new vacant allotment in Las Vegas, King Kong said.