KAMT-LP

Television station in Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

Channels

Analog: 50 (UHF)
Digital: 31.2 (UHF)

ProgrammingAffiliationsDefunctOwnershipOwner

Drewry Communications
(Midessa Broadcasting, L.P.)

Sister stations

KEYU, KFDA-TV, KTMO-LP, KTXC-LPHistoryFoundedJanuary 24, 1996

First air date

2005 (2005)

Last air date

October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)
(license cancelled)

Former call signs

K31ET (1996-2001)

Former affiliations

TeleFutura (2005-2010)

Call sign meaning

Amarillo, TexasTechnical informationFacility ID47363ERP14.8 kW

KAMT-LP, UHF analog channel 50, was a low-power TeleFutura-affiliated television station licensed to Amarillo, Texas, United States. The station was owned by Drewry Communications.

History

The station was founded in 2005.

On June 25, 2008, original owner Equity Media Holdings disclosed that it was selling KAMT to Luken Communications, LLC.^[1]

Equity Media Holdings has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy since December 2008^[2] and offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets have since been withdrawn.^[3] On April 10, 2009, Equity Media announced a fire sale of all television stations - KAMT was set for an asking price of $750,000.^[4] However, a buyer was not found until October, when Drewry Communications Group, then-owner of KFDA-TV (now owned by Gray Television), announced that it would purchase the station as part of a larger deal.^[5]

The station's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 6, 2010, and the KAMT-LP call sign was cancelled by the FCC that same day.

References

^ Marich, Robert (2008-06-26). "Equity Media Sells RTN to Ease Crunch". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
^ 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.
^ Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts, Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009
^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/195976-Equity_Media_Sets_Auction_For_Stations.php?rssid=20065 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

Broadcast television in the Texas panhandle / Oklahoma panhandle / High Plains area, including Amarillo and surrounding cities and counties

Amarillo
and surrounding area

KACV-TV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 PBS Kids, 2.3 Create)
KAMR-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MNTV, 4.3 Laff, 4.4 ANT)
KBEX-LP 6 (YTA)
KVII-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 CW+, 7.3 Comet, 7.4 TBD, 7.5 Charge!)
KFDA-TV (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Ind., 10.3 TLMD, 10.4 MeTV, 10.5 Cozi, 10.6 This, 10.7 Oxygen)
KCIT (14.1 Fox, 14.2 Grit, 14.3 Mystery, 14.4 Bounce)
KAUO-LD (15.1 Country, 15.2 GetTV, 15.3 Court, 15.4 Crime, 15.5 QVC, 15.6 QVC Plus, 15.7 Quest)
K17HI-D (17.1 3ABN, 17.2 3ABN Latino, 17.3 3ABN Radio, 17.4 Radio 74)
KPTF-DT (18.1 GLC)
KLKW-LD (22.1 Estrella, 22.2 Shop LC, 22.3 SBN, 22.4 Buzzr, 22.5 LX, 22.6 TXO, 22.7 Ads)
KEYU (31.1 TLMD, 31.2 H&I, 31.3 Circle, 31.4 Ion, 31.5 Dabl, 31.6 Grio, 31.7 Defy, 31.8 TXO)
KCPN-LD (33.1 MNTV, 33.2 REW)
KXAD-LD 51 (Rev'n)

Defunct: K25GI (TBN); KAMM-LP 30 (Tres); KTMO-LP 36 (TMD); K39HF 39 (Ion); KTXD-LP 43 (Azteca); K45IQ 45 (MTV2); KTXC-LP 46 (Ind); KAMT-LP 50 (TeleFutura); K69IH 69 (INSP)

Northeastern
New Mexico

KENW (3.1 PBS HD, 3.2 PBS SD, 3.3 PBS Kids/Encore, Portales)
KVIH-TV (12.1 ABC, 12.2 CW+, 12.3 Comet, 12.4 TBD, 12.5 Charge! Clovis)
KCVP-LP 34 (GLC, Clovis)

Albuquerque channels available in region: KASA-TV (2.1 TMD, 15.1 MeTV, 15.2 Start, 29.1 Cozi, 33.1 TBD); KOB (4.1 NBC, 4.2 H&I, 4.3 TrueReal, 4.4 Catchy, 4.5 Defy, 4.6 Scripps News, 4.7 This); KOAT-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Estrella, 7.3 Crime, 7.4 LC, 7.5 Story); KRQE (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Fox, 13.3 Bounce); KWBQ (19.1 CW, 19.2 Grit, 19.3 Laff, 19.4 Ion, 19.5 REW); KASY-TV (50.1 MNTV, 50.2 Mystery, 50.3 ANT, 50.4 Court)

Oklahoma panhandle

K16AB-D / K20IT-D / K34IN-D (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 Create, .4 Kids)

Southwest Kansas channels available in region: KSWK (3.1 PBS/SHPTV, 3.2 PBS HD, 3.3 PBS Kids, 3.4 Create); KBSD-DT (6.1 CBS, 6.2 Local WX, 6.3 H&I, 6.4 Circle); KSNG (11.1 NBC, 11.2 TMD, 11.3 Ion, 11.4 Crime); KUPK (13.1 ABC, 13.2 MeTV, 13.3 Bounce, 13.4 Defy, 13.5 Scripps)

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