KDPH-LP
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Channels |
Analog: 48 (UHF) Digital: 46 (UHF) Virtual: 48 () |
| Affiliations | Daystar |
| Owner |
Daystar Television Network (Community Television Educators, Inc.) |
| Founded | August 23, 1989 |
| Call letters' meaning | Daystar PHoenix |
| Former callsigns | K48LK (2008) KDTP-CA (2006-2008) KDRX-CA (2003-2006) KDRX-LP (1996-2003) K64DR (1989-1996) |
| Former affiliations | Telemundo |
| Transmitter power | 52.6 kilowatts |
| Height | 362 meters |
| Class | TX |
| Facility ID | 27272 |
KDPH-LP is a low-power television station in Phoenix, Arizona, owned and operated by Community Television Educators, Inc., a board set up by Daystar to manage their non-commercial license in accordance with FCC regulations. The station operates in analog on UHF channel 48 and in digital on UHF channel 46 with its transmitter atop South Mountain. It is carried in the Phoenix metro area by the Qwest Choice cable system in the basic tier, but is not carried by Cox Cable, as they have opted to carry the national Daystar feed on their digital tier.
An original construction permit for low-power television station K64DR, channel 64, was granted to Broadcasting Systems, Inc. on August 23, 1989. The station was quickly built and was licensed on October 31, just two months later. It was affiliated with Telemundo and aired very little local programming. In December 1990, the station was sold to Hispanic Broadcasters of Arizona, Inc., and in 1996, when LPTV stations were allowed to acquire four-letter calls, they changed their call letters to KDRX-LP, which incorporated their original assigned calls, K64DR. In October 1997, KDRX-LP added a Spanish-language newscast produced locally by English-language ABC affiliate KNXV. They would begin producing their own newscast a few years later, after moving into KNXV's former Phoenix studio facility.
The station was sold to Apogeo Television Phoenix LLC in 1999 and moved to channel 48 later that year, improving over-the-air reception. They became a Class A television station a year later when that class of station was approved by the FCC. The locally produced newscast and the move to in-core channel 48 helped them to qualify for the new status, giving them primary station protection during the digital television conversion of full-service stations, and guaranteeing them an opportunity to upgrade to digital TV. In December 2002, NBC Telemundo acquired KDRX-LP, and a few months later, changed its call letters to KDRX-CA to reflect its Class A status.
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