Branding KCAB-TV28 Founded February 1999 | Affiliations America One | |
Slogan Pinal County's Source for Local News Channels Analog: 28 (UHF)
Digital: 47 (UHF) (application) Owner Central Arizona Broadcasting LLC |
KCAB-LP was a low-power television station serving western Pinal County, Arizona as an America One affiliate. It provided analog over-the-air service on UHF channel 28 from its transmitter in downtown Casa Grande, Arizona, and was available on various area cable providers. KCAB-LP was owned by Central Arizona Broadcasting, LLC. of Casa Grande.
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History
In February 1999, Central Arizona Broadcasting began operating K47FW, a low-power television station on UHF channel 47, on Special Temporary Authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On October 18, 2002, the FCC granted an original construction permit to build a licensed low-power television station on channel 27, to be K27HF.
Prior to completing construction, Central Arizona Broadcasting realized the potential for interference on channel 27 from Phoenix station KAZT-CA, and applied to the FCC to move to channel 28. The FCC granted the application and the station was licensed on October 27, 2005, taking the call sign of KCAB-LP. It was the second television station licensed to Casa Grande and the first station to air locally produced programming.
In 2009, KCAB filed an application to return to channel 47 as a digital channel. Together with a transmitter move, the 15 kW signal would reach Casa Grande; Arizona City; Eloy; Maricopa; Chandler, Gilbert, and other parts of the eastern Phoenix suburbs; and Florence. Currently, signal coverage is limited to Casa Grande only.
The station's license was cancelled by the FCC on October 7, 2014 for failure to file a license renewal application.
Programming
KCAB-LP airs most of the schedule from America One television. Local programming includes a newscast at 6:30 PM and 10 PM called "News 28 Prime". Other local programs include "Rox Tales", "Travel Talk", "Community Conversations" and "Sandi's Show". Sports features include home basketball games from Central Arizona College in nearby Coolidge.
News personalities
Central Arizona Broadcasting TV 47 was a nightly news cast . The station covered all community news in Pinal County Anchored by Jack Silverstone . Bea Lueck was a reporter but also who made all the editing of every news cast that demanded 14-hour days and taking recorded reports from 4 different reporters and had to screen and edit all footage on a daily basis and make it all a professional 30 minute news cast that all had to be done within 6 hours after a live recording every morning from news from the same day and edit in all of the previous day's sports reports, stock reports etc. Brett Eisele was general manager with a vision that took central Arizona Broadcasting to a new level when he arranged the sports department to cover an honorary ceremony at Chase Field in 2002 that honored Clint Myers and his team for winning the Junior College World Series He was also named NJCAA Coach of the Year in 2002 after his second trip to the World Series. At CAC he coached at various levels in both softball and baseball,
History his very first year. Terry Haifley was there to cover that ceremony and interview with coach Myers, Haifley had grown up attending coach Myers summer baseball camps as kid.Terry Haifley was quoted as saying " out of all the professional athletes I have interviewed coach Myers was my favorite interview" Central Arizona broadcasting TV 47 after that interview and coverage in a professional venue began to cover all professional sports in the valley from Brett Eisele's request to the sports department to cover Clint Myers and the local Community College major achievement. Terry Haifley then spoke with Brett Eisele about the possibility of going to the pros, and that they did . Giving Central Arizona Broadcasting a new demention. And Mr Haifley and his camera man Harley Grigg now the head baseball coach at Vista Grande High School and assistant principal started to cover every Cardinals home game on Sunday's and University of Arizona and Arizona State University home games on Saturday's and continued to cover all Casa Grande and Coolidge high school football games on Fridays. Reporting on the Diamond Backs, the Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns. And soon became nightly reports and interviews. Terry Haifley Jr and his camera man Harley Grigg were granted press credentials from all professional organizations in Phoenix which both of them volunteered there time juggling teaching jobs. And TV 47 was airing live interviews with athletes Like Loius Gonzales, Kurt Shilling, Mark Grace, Bob Brennly, Barry Bonds, Steve Findley, Jay Bell, Kurt Warner, Russel Trejo of Casa Grande when the Detroit Lions came to Tempe. Anthony Edwards of Casa Grande a retired cardinal and special teams coach. Bruce Boche, and many other well known athletes. And for 2 years every professional sports event was covered as well as every ASU and U of A football game and every Casa Grande and Coolidge High School football game. So from 2000 to 2002 Central AZ Broadcasting was privileged to have the opportunity to sit and report in the press box and on the sidelines with TV sports casters like Jody Jackson of fox sports network and Diamond Backs reporter. Gail Jansen of fox 10 news, Kevin Mcabe of fox sports and Bruce Cooper of channel 12 sports . Jude Lacava of Fox 10 sports and Tom Brennamen D-Backs PSA announcer. And for 2 years TV 47 Terry Haifley and camera man Harley Grigg were accepted in that elite fraternity and on a weekly basis watched sporting events together ate together and became friends and colleagues which was very special for a small market as TV 47. So professional sports were covered for them 2 years by Haifley and Grigg and not covered again since.