KINC

callsign	KINC
branding	Univision Las Vegas (general) Noticias Las Vegas (newscasts)
digital	16 (UHF)
virtual	15
translators	KNTL-LD 35 Laughlin
affiliations	15.1: Univision for others, see
founded	May 22, 1992
airdate	January 16, 1996
location	Las Vegas, Nevada
country	United States
callsign meaning	Calls are phonetically sounded out as quince, fifteen in Spanish
former callsigns	KZIR (1993–1995)
former channel numbers	Analog: 15 (UHF, 1996–2009) Translator: KWWB-LP 45 Mesquite
owner	Entravision Communications
licensee	Entravision Holdings, LLC
sister stations	KELV-LD, KRRN, KQRT
erp	1,000 kW
haat	570.5 m
facility id	67089
coordinates	35.94611°N, -115.04361°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://noticiaslasvegas.com

KINC (channel 15) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside low-power UniMás affiliate KELV-LD (channel 27). The two stations share studios on Pilot Road in the unincorporated community of Paradise (with a Las Vegas mailing address); KINC's transmitter is located on Mount Arden near Henderson.

History

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted an original construction permit on May 22, 1992, to Tierra Alta Broadcasting, Inc., to build the Las Vegas area's newest full-service television station.[1] Originally, the station was approved for 5,000 kW to broadcast on UHF channel 15 and acquired the call sign KZIR in November 1993.[2][3]

Technical information and subchannels

KINC's transmitter is located on Mount Arden near Henderson. The station's signal is multiplexed:

Analog-to-digital conversion

When the FCC released its initial DTV allocations on April 21, 1997, it assigned UHF channel 16 to KINC-DT as its digital companion channel.[10] Although many allocations were adjusted when the FCC issued its revised final DTV allocations table on February 17, 1998, KINC's remained unchanged.[11] It was the only UHF station in Las Vegas to retain its original allocation. KINC was granted a permit to construct its digital facilities on November 24, 2000. Supplier difficulties delayed construction of the full-power facilities, requiring extensions of the construction permit,[12] and on February 24, 2003, KINC was granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) to construct a low-power facility in order to comply with the FCC deadline for commencing digital broadcasting while the full-power facilities were still being built. The station completed construction of its full-power digital facilities in June 2006, and was granted a license on March 8, 2007.

In 2006, the FCC required each station with a digital companion channel to select which station it would continue to use after the end of the transition period. KINC-DT elected channel 16 as its final digital channel and at analog shutdown on June 12, 2009, returned the channel 15 license to the FCC. Televisions still tune to KINC on channel 15 per the ATSC virtual channel standards.

KINC began broadcasting in high definition in June 2010, in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Programming offered in HD by the Univision network is broadcast. Local newscasts are also produced in HD.

Translator

35 Laughlin

Former translator

KINC was previously relayed on analog translator KWWB-LP in Mesquite; this station's license was surrendered to the FCC on July 7, 2021, and canceled three days later.

Former translator

KINC was previously relayed on analog translator KWWB-LP in Mesquite; this station's license was surrendered to the FCC on July 7, 2021, and canceled three days later.

KINC

History

Programming

Newscasts

Technical information and subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

Translator

Former translator

Former translator

Photos

See also

External links

References