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{{short description|KIDK translator in Pocatello, Idaho}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = KXPI-LD
| above                  = [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|Translator]] of [[KIDK]], [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]]
| logo                   = KXPI24.png
| logo_size              = 200px
| branding               = see [[KIDK]]
| digital                = 35 ([[UHF]])
| virtual                = 3
| translators            =
| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''3.1:''' [[Dabl]]|'''3.2:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[MyNetworkTV]]}}
| country                = United States
| founded                = June 20, 1997
| airdate                = {{start date and age|2001|6|26|p=y}}
| last_airdate           =
| location               = [[Pocatello, Idaho]]
| callsign_meaning       = Fox Pocatello, Idaho
| former_callsigns       = {{ubl|K24EV (1997–February 2001, June 2001–2004)|KPID-LP (February–June 2001)|KUNP-LP (2004–2006)|KPPP-LP (2006–2009)|KXPI-LP (2009–2011)}}
| owner                  = [[News-Press & Gazette Company]]
| licensee               = NPG of Idaho, Inc.
| operator               =
| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|'''As stand-alone station:'''|[[UPN]] (2001–2006)|[[TeleFutura]] (2006–2008)|[[Dark (broadcasting)|Dark]] (2008–2009)|MyNetworkTV (primary, 2009–2012)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 24 (UHF, 1997–2011)|'''Digital:''' 34 (UHF, 2011–2020)}}
| sister_stations        = KIDK, [[KIFI-TV]]
| erp                    = 15 kW
| haat                   = {{convert|304.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class                  = [[low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| facility_id            = 28231
| coordinates            = {{coord|42|52|25.6|N|112|30|48.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]]
| website                = {{URL|https://www.localnews8.com}}
}}
'''KXPI-LD''' (channel 3) is a [[low-power television station]] licensed to [[Pocatello, Idaho]], United States. Owned by [[News-Press & Gazette Company]] (NPG), it is a [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] of [[Idaho Falls]]–licensed [[Dabl]]/[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]/[[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[KIDK]], channel 3 (which is owned by VistaWest Media, [[LLC]] but operated by NPG under a [[shared services]] agreement [SSA]); it is also a [[sister station]] to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KIFI-TV]], channel 8 (also licensed to Idaho Falls), which NPG owns outright. KXPI-LD's transmitter is located on Howard Mountain in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] [[Bannock County]] west of downtown Pocatello; its parent station shares studios with KIFI-TV on North [[Yellowstone]] Highway/[[U.S. Route 26#Idaho|US 26]] in Idaho Falls.
==History==
An original [[construction permit]] for low-power station K24EV was granted on June 20, 1997, to Idaho Independent Television, Inc. This construction permit was acquired by the Pocatello Media Group on May 19, 2000. K24EV had originally planned to simulcast the programming of future KRXZ-LP on channel 59 licensed to [[Rexburg]], and air [[UPN]] programming. KRXZ-LP's license originally covered low-power K63GA on channel 63 which was only on the air for less than a year, from August 1999 to July 2000,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=DKRXZ | title=TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA }}</ref> when it was granted Remain Silent Authority from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC).
K24EV had its call letters changed to KPID-LP (standing for "Pocatello, Idaho") and applied for a license to cover on February 2, 2001, which was dismissed in May<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac010508.txt TV Translator or LPTV Station Applications for Minor Modification to a Licensed Facility Granted]</ref> because it was not timely filed. The underlying construction permit had expired in June 2000, more than seven months before Pocatello Media Group filed for the license. Both KPID-LP and KRXZ-LP were put up for auction, but the company winning the FCC auction (ESI Communications) went into [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] and neither signal had gone on the air.
However, Pocatello Media Group's license to cover for KPID-LP was reinstated<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap010605.txt TV Translator or LPTV Station Applications for Amendment Application Comment]</ref> and granted on June 26, 2001, indicating that the station had finally gotten on the air. At this time, the call letters were changed back to K24EV. KRXZ-LP, however, which was to broadcast UPN to the northern portion of the broadcasting area, never went on the air on channel 59. KRXZ-LP's license was deleted in 2003.
[[Equity Broadcasting]], through its subsidiary EBC Pocatello, Inc., acquired K24EV on February 3, 2003,<ref>http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=100596408&formid=345&fac_num=28231 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> and changed the call letters to KUNP-LP on March 5, 2004. The station was finally acquired by [[Fisher Communications]],<ref name="Fisher-Communications,-Inc-Dec-2005-8-K">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/1196/89102005000339/filing-main.htm |title=Fisher Communications, Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Dec 12, 2005 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =May 14, 2018}}</ref> owner of CBS affiliate KIDK, on May 15, 2006. UPN merged with [[The WB]] to form [[The CW]] and WB affiliate [[KPIF]] (channel 15) acquired the CW affiliation. UPN ceased programming on September 15, 2006, and KUNP-LP became an affiliate of the [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] TeleFutura network (now [[UniMás]]).<ref>http://radiostationworld.com/Locations/United_States_of_America/Idaho/tv.asp?m=ida</ref> The call letters changed again on December 15, 2006, to KPPP-LP.
In mid-December 2008, KPPP dropped its TeleFutura affiliation and signed off. The station then changed its call letters to the current KXPI-LP on April 22, 2009. The station signed back on September 14, 2009, with programming from [[MyNetworkTV]]; at that time, KXPI began to be simulcast on a new subchannel of KIDK-DT.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malone |first1=Michael |title=KXPI Pocatello Launches MyNet |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/340288-KXPI_Pocatello_Launches_MyNet.php |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |date=November 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916113736/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/340288-KXPI_Pocatello_Launches_MyNet.php | archive-date=September 16, 2009}}</ref> Prior to this latest relaunch, the Idaho Falls–Pocatello market was one of the few markets in the country without a MyNetworkTV affiliate of its own. In January 2011, the News-Press & Gazette Company (owner of local ABC affiliate KIFI-TV) began operating KXPI-LD and sister station KIDK through shared services agreements.
On June 15, 2012, it was announced that KXPI-LD/KIDK-DT2 would be taking over the Fox affiliation from [[Intermountain West Communications Company]]–managed KFXP (channel 31, now [[KVUI]]) beginning July 1. KFXP would then switch to [[This TV]] on that date. KXPI would retain MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliation airing programming in a delayed arrangement at 10 on weeknights.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/485964-Fisher_s_KXPI_Grabs_Fox_Affiliation_in_Idaho_Falls.php Fisher's KXPI Grabs Fox Affiliation in Idaho Falls], ''Broadcasting & Cable'', June 15, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.localnews8.com/news/KXPI-to-become-Fox-affiliate-on-July-1st/-/308662/15120862/-/8dnj1s/-/index.html KXPI to become Fox affiliate on July 1st] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625104601/http://www.localnews8.com/news/KXPI-to-become-Fox-affiliate-on-July-1st/-/308662/15120862/-/8dnj1s/-/index.html |date=June 25, 2012 }}, [[KIFI-TV]], June 15, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/60195/fisher-gains-fox-affiliation-in-idaho-falls Fisher Gains Fox Affiliation In Idaho Falls], ''TVNewsCheck'', June 15, 2012.</ref>
The affiliation move gives News-Press & Gazette operational control of five of the six largest [[American English|English-language]] networks in the Idaho Falls–Pocatello market since The CW moved its affiliation from KPIF to a new digital subchannel of KIFI back in 2009. It also makes the Idaho Falls–Pocatello market one of the few markets with all three legacy networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) as primary affiliations and all three post-1986 networks (Fox, The CW and the MyNetworkTV programming service) as digital multicast channels in a market with four commercial full-power stations (or five when counting KPIF). After joining Fox, KXPI's [[call sign]] could also be interpreted as "Fox Pocatello, Idaho".
On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its stations to the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]].<ref name=b&c-saletosinclair>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/492841-Sinclair_to_Acquire_Fisher_Stations_for_373_Million.php|access-date=April 12, 2013|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.<ref name=aa-fishersinclaircomplete>{{cite news|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121117/sinclair-broadcast-group-closes-on-fisher-communic|access-date=August 8, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref> Shortly beforehand, a deal was reached to sell KXPI and KIDK to VistaWest Media, LLC, a company based in [[St. Joseph, Missouri]] (where NPG is also based); the stations remain operated by NPG under a shared services agreement.<ref name=fcc-vistawestacquisition>{{cite web|title=Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101561083&formid=314&fac_num=56028|publisher=FCC|access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> The sale was finalized on November 29.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101604033&formid=905&fac_num=56028|title = CDBS Print}}</ref> NPG agreed to purchase KXPI-LD outright on February 1, 2017.<ref name="fcc-saletonpg">{{cite web|title=Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate Licensee Or Permittee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1627408&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=28231|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=February 2, 2017|date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> The sale was completed on March 20.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1753814&Service=LD&Form_id=905&Facility_id=28231 Consummation Notice]. ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], March 28, 2017, Retrieved March 28, 2017.</ref>
==Subchannels==
This station rebroadcasts the subchannels of KIDK.
{{#section:KIDK|subchannels}}
==See also==
*[[Channel 5 branded TV stations in the United States]]
*[[Channel 35 digital TV stations in the United States]]
*[[Channel 35 low-power TV stations in the United States]]
*[[Channel 3 virtual TV stations in the United States]]
==References==
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* [http://www.postregister.com/story.php?accnum=3685-02252001&today=2001-02-25&keywords=UPN Post-Register article on station construction, February 25, 2001.]
==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.localnews8.com/}}
{{Idaho Falls/Pocatello TV}}
{{Idaho TV}}
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[[Category:Fox Broadcasting Company affiliates]]
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001]]
[[Category:Television stations in Pocatello, Idaho|XPI-LD]]