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KUKC-LD
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The station first signed on the air in 1989 as K29CF; it originally operated as an affiliate of the <a href="/facts/Home_shopping/lVvr5vzw">home shopping</a> network <a href="/facts/ValueVision/tUG57M36">ValueVision</a>. To allow full-power outlet KCWB (channel 29, now <a href="/facts/KCWE/PUSlTt28">KCWE</a>) to sign on the air, the station relocated to UHF channel 48 in 1996, and changed its callsign to K48FS. It remained a ValueVision affiliate, however it also carried children's programming during the afternoon hours (such as <i><a href="/facts/The_Flintstones/YlAyPhCR">The Flintstones</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Mighty_Max_(TV_series)/VtmjeDSt">Mighty Max</a></i>). </p> <p>In 2004, the station was purchased by <a href="/facts/Equity_Media_Holdings/xvT5hC4M">Equity Media Holdings</a>. Shortly after it was finalized, in January 2005, the station became the market's Univision affiliate; reflecting this, its callsign was changed to KUKC-LP (for "Univision Kansas City").<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> On December 8, 2008, Equity Media Holdings filed for <a href="/facts/Chapter_11_bankruptcy/PjdCBWfn">Chapter 11 bankruptcy</a> protection;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> it then began to sell off its television station properties. KUKC was sold to SP Television on June 2, 2009.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The sale closed on August 17, 2009.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> SP Television reached a deal to sell KUKC to Media Vista Group on December 21, 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>On September 18, 2023, it was announced that KUKC-LD and sister station <a href="/facts/WUMN-LD/2KPUbwgk">WUMN-LD</a> in <a href="/facts/Minneapolis/gEsXsP3d">Minneapolis</a> would be sold to Bridge News LLC, led by investor <a href="/facts/Manoj_Bhargava/x6FAaazp">Manoj Bhargava</a>, for $2.25 million; the sale does not include the stations' Univision affiliations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The sale was completed on March 1, 2024.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="subchannel">Subchannel</h2> <p>The station's signal is <a href="/facts/Multiplex_(TV)/W0eu6fGM">multiplexed</a>: </p> Subchannels of KUKC-LD<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th><a href="/facts/Digital_subchannel/RVvn1WrJ">Channel</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Display_resolution/8LQTWvl3">Res.</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Aspect_ratio_(image)/I3vbqVl3">Aspect</a></th><th>Short name</th><th>Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.1</th><td><a href="/facts/1080i/0jhp3TNV">1080i</a></td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/16:9/rS5YUsQd">16:9</a></td><td>KUKC</td><td><a href="/facts/Univision/5JGC6ReJ">Univision</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.2</th><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/480i/NTPQFv9B">480i</a></td><td>NEWSnet</td><td><a href="/facts/NewsNet/C1CvshPK">NewsNet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.3</th><td>SNHtv</td><td>Sports News Highlights</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.4</th><td>ShopHQ</td><td><a href="/facts/ShopHQ/tUG57M36">ShopHQ</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.univisionkansascity.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Security Violation Logged". Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2006. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160112174850/http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67838&Callsign=KUKC-LP" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160112174850/http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67838&Callsign=KUKC-LP</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Larson, Erik (December 8, 2008). "Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121023124749/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=aDVf83geoJ3c" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121023124749/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=aDVf83geoJ3c</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE FOR TV OR FM TRANSLATOR STATION OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING TV OR FM TRANSLATOR OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009. <a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1316162&Service=TX&Form_id=345&Facility_id=67838" target="_blank">https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1316162&Service=TX&Form_id=345&Facility_id=67838</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009. <a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1328496&Form_id=905&Facility_id=67838" target="_blank">https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1328496&Form_id=905&Facility_id=67838</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Seyler, Dave (January 16, 2013). "Fleet of Univision-affiliated LPTVs sold". Television Business Report. Retrieved January 20, 2013. <a href="http://rbr.com/fleet-of-univision-affiliated-lptvs-sold/" target="_blank">http://rbr.com/fleet-of-univision-affiliated-lptvs-sold/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023. <a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38a6c9d0f018a7697fa210659&id=25076ff38a6c9d0f018a7697fa210659&goBack=N" target="_blank">https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38a6c9d0f018a7697fa210659&id=25076ff38a6c9d0f018a7697fa210659&goBack=N</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 6, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024. <a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38e13b3d0018e1410b4d00013&id=25076ff38e13b3d0018e1410b4d00013&goBack=N" target="_blank">https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38e13b3d0018e1410b4d00013&id=25076ff38e13b3d0018e1410b4d00013&goBack=N</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"RabbitEars TV Query for KUKC". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 15, 2024. <a href="http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KUKC#station" target="_blank">http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KUKC#station</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>