KGHD-LD

KGHD-LD (channel 6) is a low-power television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by Obidia Porras.

KGHD-LD
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
Programming
Subchannels6.1 Diya TV
Ownership
OwnerObidia Porras
OperatorLatino Hustle Group
History
Founded2002
Former call signs
  • K67HK (2002–2010)
  • KGHD-LP (2010–2022)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 67 (UHF)
  • 6 (VHF, until 2021)
TBN
Technical information
Facility ID130027
ERP3 kW
HAAT546.8 m (1,794 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°56′46″N 115°2′37″W
Radio station information
Frequency87.7 MHz
BrandingAcid 87.7
Programming
FormatEDM
Links
Websiteacid877.com

KGHD-LD is operated as a hybrid radio/TV station. The TV portion broadcasts in the ATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV) standard and airs programming from Diya TV. The radio station is broadcast at 87.75 MHz.

History

KGHD began operations in 2002 as K67HK channel 67 in St. George, Utah. It was built by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and broadcast TBN programs with 1.3 kW ERP.[1]

In early 2010, K67HK was bought by Obidia Porras of Victorville, California; Porras operates KUHD-LP and other "franken-FMs" that use VHF analog channel 6. Needing to vacate the 700 MHz band, K67HK moved to channel 6. Porras then moved the channel from a transmitter site near Interstate 15 and Brigham Road to West Mountain Peak, and in 2010, K67HK became KGHD-LP. KGHD embarked on a piecemeal relocation down I-15 to Las Vegas, starting with a September 2010 move to a facility near Overton, Nevada. Not long after, KGHD went off the air due to a malfunctioning generator. The generator had provided the only source of electrical service to the transmitter, leaving few solutions for the problem aside from finding a new home.[2] KGHD filed once more to move in 2011 to a site at Apex, on I-15 northeast of Las Vegas, but its final move came in 2013, to Black Mountain—the main television and radio transmitter site in Las Vegas—as the Apex site's air conditioner had ceased to function properly and jeopardized the transmitter equipment.[3]

Once it was resituated, KGHD's first radio programming was a grupera format known as "La Primera"; during this time, Humberto Luna hosted the station's morning show, and the station (which, as a TV station, was required to broadcast video) aired a 30-minute video loop. After a period of silence which began in summer of 2015, KGHD returned in May 2016 as "La Raza" with a similar format.[4] In 2020, the station changed names and operators, becoming "Fiesta 87.7 FM" (or "Fiesta Las Vegas") after it was acquired by Latino Hustle Group LLC.

As a result of the end of analog broadcasting for low-power stations on July 13, 2021, "Fiesta Las Vegas" operators purchased K251BS (98.1 FM), a translator that could be fed by the HD Radio subchannel of another station (KLUC-FM) to air its programming. Following this, the channel subsequently rebranded as "Fiesta 98.1" and moved its operations to the new frequency.[5]

In February 2022, KGHD station owner Porras filed to convert the station to operations in the dual ATSC 3.0/FM mode in order to resume radio service,[6][7] and on September 29, 2022 the station relaunched as "Area 87.7" under the call sign KGHD-LD, featuring a mix of dance, hip-hop and alternative. By November 18, the station switched to dance full time and rebranded as "Acid 87.7".

Subchannel
Subchannels of KGHD-LD[8][9]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
6.1 Diya TV

See also
  • KUHD-LD, another "franken-FM" owned by Porras
  • K251BS, the current home of KGHD's previous broadcast "Fiesta Las Vegas"

References
  1. FCC CDBS: 2006 License Renewal for K67HK BRTT - 20060601BCX
  2. FCC CDBS: Engineering STA BSTA - 20110928AIJ
  3. FCC CDBS: Engineering STA BSTA - 20130815ABY
  4. "La Raza llega a Las Vegas: El SuRRadito". RadioNotas. 2016-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. "Area 87.7 Found In Las Vegas". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. FCC 2022 Modification to License (Next Gen) 0000179237
  7. Venta, Lance (July 18, 2021). "A Few More LPTV's Gain Permission To Keep Operating Radio Signals". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. "Amendment to a Analog LPTV Engineering STA Application (#179342)". Licensing and Management System, Federal Communications Commission. February 9, 2022.
  9. "Digital TV Market Listing for KGHD-LD". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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