KBBA-LP
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KBBA-LP was a low-power television station
in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
broadcasting on analog channel 10 from a transmitter site about five miles north of the city. The station provided visitors and residents with a continuous video feed from a camera looking over the Lake Havasu City area, as seen from the broadcast site.
), who owned two television stations in Yuma
(KYUM-LP
and KBFY-LP) which aired religious programming. The station took the call letters KBBA-LP in October 2003.
In March 2005, Powell Meredith sold most of their properties. The construction permit for KBBA-LP, along with a permit for K16GB in Kingman
, were sold to Smoke and Mirrors LLC of Lake Havasu City. Smoke and Mirrors LLC is a regional broadcaster that also owns several FM properties in Mohave County
. KBBA-LP went on the air in August 2005 and was licensed the following month.
In January 2010, KBBA ceased broadcasting. Its license was cancelled in January 2011.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,938 people, 17,911 households, and 12,716 families residing in the city. The population density was 974.4 people per square mile . There were 23,018 housing units at an average density of 534.8 per square mile...
broadcasting on analog channel 10 from a transmitter site about five miles north of the city. The station provided visitors and residents with a continuous video feed from a camera looking over the Lake Havasu City area, as seen from the broadcast site.
History
The original construction permit for K10OS in Lake Havasu City was granted on August 7, 2002. The permit's original owner was Powell Meredith Communications Company (no relation to Meredith CorporationMeredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
), who owned two television stations in Yuma
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
(KYUM-LP
KYUM-LP
KYUM-LP is a low-power television station in Yuma, Arizona, owned by Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, Inc. of Santa Maria, California. It is affiliated with Spanish-language religious network Tele Vida Abundante and broadcasts in analog on VHF channel 2 from a transmitter location near the Yuma...
and KBFY-LP) which aired religious programming. The station took the call letters KBBA-LP in October 2003.
In March 2005, Powell Meredith sold most of their properties. The construction permit for KBBA-LP, along with a permit for K16GB in Kingman
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
, were sold to Smoke and Mirrors LLC of Lake Havasu City. Smoke and Mirrors LLC is a regional broadcaster that also owns several FM properties in Mohave County
Mohave County, Arizona
Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186, an increase of 45,154 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032. The county seat is Kingman...
. KBBA-LP went on the air in August 2005 and was licensed the following month.
In January 2010, KBBA ceased broadcasting. Its license was cancelled in January 2011.