KBRO-LD

KBRO-LD is a low-power television station in Fort Collins, Colorado, licensed to Lyons. The station is owned outright by Echonet Corporation.

KBRO-LD
Lyons/Fort Collins, Colorado
United States
CityLyons, Colorado
ChannelsDigital: 16 (UHF)
Virtual: 16 (PSIP)
Affiliations16.1/16.4: [Blank]
OwnerEchonet Corporation
First air dateFebruary 21, 1984 (1984-02-21)
(in Cheyenne, Wyoming; licensed moved to Fort Collins in 2019; later moved to Lyons, Colorado)
Former call signsK49AY (1984–2015)
K16LE-D (2015)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
49 (1986–2015)
Former affiliationsHSN (2000)
ABC (2000–2002)
Silent (2002-2006)
Transmitter power1.4 kW
ClassLD
Facility ID18475
Transmitter coordinates40°13′29.5″N 105°16′44.4″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS

History

In the 1980s, the then-K49AY carried a combination of Home Shopping Network and Spanish-language programming, serving Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2000 (ca), it rebroadcast Denver's ABC affiliate, KMGH.

K49AY was shut down on October 22, 2002, following the FCC fining the station for $10,000 for being on the air with an improper license, following its renewal. The fine was lowered to $4000, after it convinced the FCC that it was a clerical error on their part.[1][2]

K49AY remerged in 2005, carrying Almavision programming.

The station was licensed for digital operation on June 24, 2015, changing the call sign to K16LE-D. On July 17, 2015, the call letters were changed to KBRO-LD.[3] Echonet Corporation had earlier held a construction permit for a digital low power station (K18II-D) in Cheyenne that would have broadcast on UHF channel 18.[4]

Effective April 10, 2019, KBRO-LD was licensed to move its community of license from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

References
  1. FCC document on K49AY shutdown
  2. News blurb on K49AY shutdown (under "Washington Beat")
  3. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. FCC Record for Facility ID 168465
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