KUBX-LP
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KUBX-LP is an independent television station
in Salt Lake City, Utah
, broadcasting locally on channel 58. Founded January 22, 1992, the station was owned by Equity Media Holdings.
Until January 4, 2009, KUBX was an affiliate of the Retro Television Network
(RTN), operating as a translator for Four Points Media Group
-owned KUSG
from St. George
. On that date, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications, L.L.C. (who had acquired RTN in June of 2008) interrupted the programming on many RTN affiliates. As a result, Luken moved RTN operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee
, and dropped all Equity-owned affiliates, including KUBX, immediately. RTN remained available in Utah on KUSG until later in 2009, when that station switched to This TV
. It is currently unknown of KUBX's alternate programming plans.
KUBX was sold at auction to the Daystar Television Network
on April 16, 2009, indicating that another programming change is planned.
The station is currently dark
.
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 Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, broadcasting locally on channel 58. Founded January 22, 1992, the station was owned by Equity Media Holdings.
Until January 4, 2009, KUBX was an affiliate of the Retro Television Network
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
(RTN), operating as a translator for Four Points Media Group
Four Points Media Group
Four Points Media Group LLC is a television station holding company founded by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management in 2007 with its purchase of seven television stations previously owned by CBS Television Stations, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation.Four Points Media Group took over...
-owned KUSG
KUSG
KMYU, channel 12 , is a full-service television station in St. George, Utah that serves as the MyNetworkTV and ThisTV affiliate for the state of Utah. The station is owned by Four Points Media Group, which also owns Salt Lake City CBS affiliate KUTV...
from St. George
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
. On that date, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications, L.L.C. (who had acquired RTN in June of 2008) interrupted the programming on many RTN affiliates. As a result, Luken moved RTN operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
, and dropped all Equity-owned affiliates, including KUBX, immediately. RTN remained available in Utah on KUSG until later in 2009, when that station switched to This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
. It is currently unknown of KUBX's alternate programming plans.
KUBX was sold at auction to the Daystar Television Network
Daystar Television Network
The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
on April 16, 2009, indicating that another programming change is planned.
The station is currently dark
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
.