KLHU-CD

KLHU-CD was a local television station based in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It operated as an independent low-power station and later as a Class A station, serving Lake Havasu City and nearby communities from a transmitter on Goat Hill, approximately five miles north of the city. The station was locally oriented rather than affiliated with a national broadcast network, and its programming emphasized community news, civic affairs, weather, sports, local events, and public-interest content. The station originated with London Bridge Broadcasting, which received an FCC construction permit on March 18, 1982. Its original call sign was K45AJ. The authorization was notable because the station became the first station in Arizona designated as LPTV, a service category recently established by the Federal Communications Commission to permit low-power stations to originate programming. K45AJ received its license on March 5, 1984. Its initial transmitter was located in an industrial park within Lake Havasu City, northwest of downtown. Ownership changed several times during the 1990s and early 2000s. London Bridge Broadcasting sold the station to Jeffrey Holmes in August 1993. Holmes sold it to James Husted in July 1995, after which it operated under TV 45 Productions Inc. During the TV 45 Productions period, the station upgraded its authorization to Class A status and changed its call sign to KLHU-CA in 2001. It moved its transmitter to Goat Hill in 2002, a change that supported its service to the wider local market. In February 2004, KLHU-CA was sold to Jensen Investments, FLP, a Seattle-based entity associated with Mark Jensen. The transaction initially included a time brokerage arrangement requiring English-language broadcasting and prohibiting the station from simply rebroadcasting another over-the-air station's signal. In March 2005, Mark Jensen transferred the business operation to Lake Havasu City, where it operated as Jensen Media Group, reinforcing the station's local identity. After Mark Jensen died on December 21, 2012, full ownership passed to Jolene Jensen. As an independent Class A outlet, KLHU-CD had no network programming obligations. It produced a substantial amount of local programming, including the 90-minute Havasu 45 N.E.W.S. program, whose title represented news, events, weather, and sports. The newscast aired three times each weekday. The station also carried Lake Havasu City Council meetings live and presented programs focused on local and state issues. Its schedule included the syndicated children's program Critter Gitters to satisfy educational and informational programming requirements, an overnight movie repeated in the early afternoon, and an evening sports block running from Monday through Thursday, with some events produced locally. The station's broadcasting life ended when its license was surrendered to the FCC on November 19, 2015. KLHU-CD is therefore a defunct local television brand rather than an operating broadcast service. Its historical significance lies in its early role in Arizona's low-power television sector and in its sustained emphasis on locally produced programming for a small community market.

KLHU-CD began as a local television project of London Bridge Broadcasting. On March 18, 1982, the company received an original construction permit for a low-power station intended to serve Lake Havasu City and surrounding areas. The station was assigned the call sign K45AJ and became the first Arizona station designated as LPTV, a classification created by the FCC to enable lower-power outlets to originate programming. K45AJ received its broadcast license on March 5, 1984. Its first transmitter was located in an industrial park northwest of downtown Lake Havasu City. The station changed hands during the 1990s. London Bridge Broadcasting sold it to Jeffrey Holmes in August 1993. Holmes subsequently sold it to James Husted in July 1995. Under Husted and TV 45 Productions Inc., the station developed a more formal local television operation. It upgraded to Class A status and adopted the call sign KLHU-CA in 2001. In 2002, its transmitter was relocated to Goat Hill, roughly five miles north of Lake Havasu City, improving the station's position as a local service for the city and nearby communities. Jensen Investments, FLP, acquired KLHU-CA in February 2004. The purchase was initially accompanied by a time brokerage agreement. Among its stated operating conditions were English-language broadcasting and a prohibition on rebroadcasting another station's over-the-air signal. In March 2005, Mark Jensen, the managing partner of Jensen Investments, transferred the business to Lake Havasu City. The station then operated under the Jensen Media Group name, giving it a locally based ownership and operating structure despite the buyer's Seattle connection. Following Mark Jensen's death on December 21, 2012, ownership passed in full to Jolene Jensen. The station continued as an independent Class A outlet. Because it had no network affiliation, it could shape its schedule around local programming and syndicated material. Its principal local production was Havasu 45 N.E.W.S., a 90-minute program covering news, events, weather, and sports. It aired three times each weekday. KLHU also broadcast Lake Havasu City Council meetings live and carried programming about local and state issues. The schedule combined local material with general-interest programming. An overnight movie was repeated in the early afternoon, while a weekday evening sports block ran from Monday through Thursday. Some of the sports content was locally produced. The station also aired the syndicated children's program Critter Gitters on weekday afternoons after school and on Saturday mornings, helping meet educational and informational programming requirements. KLHU-CD's broadcasting history ended when its license was surrendered to the FCC on November 19, 2015. The station is consequently defunct. Its legacy is associated with early low-power television in Arizona, locally controlled broadcasting in Lake Havasu City, and a schedule built around community news, civic meetings, regional issues, and local sports rather than national network programming.

• 2015

  FCC license surrendered

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  KLHU-CD surrendered its license to the FCC on November 19, 2015, ending the station's operation.

• 2012

  Ownership transferred to Jolene Jensen

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  Jolene Jensen received full ownership after Mark Jensen's death on December 21, 2012.

• 2005

  Became part of Jensen Media Group

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  Mark Jensen transferred the station's business operation to Lake Havasu City in March 2005, where it operated as Jensen Media Group.

• 2004

  Acquired by Jensen Investments

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  Jensen Investments, FLP, acquired KLHU-CA in February 2004 under a transaction that included a time brokerage agreement.

• 2002

  Transmitter moved to Goat Hill

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The station relocated its transmitter to Goat Hill, approximately five miles north of Lake Havasu City.

• 2001

  Class A upgrade and call-sign change

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The station upgraded its authorization to Class A status and changed its call sign from K45AJ to KLHU-CA.

• 1995

  Station sold to James Husted

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  Jeffrey Holmes sold the station to James Husted in July 1995; it later operated under TV 45 Productions Inc.

• 1993

  Station sold to Jeffrey Holmes

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  London Bridge Broadcasting sold the station to Jeffrey Holmes in August 1993.

• 1984

  Broadcast license granted

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  K45AJ received its license on March 5, 1984.

• 1982

  Original construction permit awarded

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  London Bridge Broadcasting received an FCC construction permit on March 18, 1982, for a low-power television station serving Lake Havasu City and nearby communities.

• 1982

  K45AJ became Arizona's first designated LPTV station

  [1]KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The station was assigned the call sign K45AJ and was identified as the first Arizona station designated under the newly created low-power television service.

A community-focused independent television station emphasizing locally produced news, civic information, weather, events, and sports for Lake Havasu City and surrounding western Arizona communities.

• Local news

  Havasu 45 N.E.W.S.

  A 90-minute locally produced news program covering news, events, weather, and sports. It aired three times on each weekday and was the station's principal local-information offering.

• Civic programming

  Lake Havasu City Council coverage

  Live televised coverage of city council meetings, giving the station a direct public-service role in local government and community affairs.

• Public affairs

  Local and state issues programming

  Programs addressing issues affecting Lake Havasu City and Arizona audiences. These broadcasts complemented the station's news and civic-meeting coverage.

• Sports broadcasting

  Local sports programming

  An evening sports block aired Monday through Thursday, with some events produced locally. The schedule formed part of the station's community-oriented independent programming mix.

• Children's programming

  Critter Gitters

  A syndicated children's television program carried on weekday afternoons after school and on Saturday mornings as part of the station's educational and informational programming.

• 2015

  Surrender of broadcast licenseOther

  Background

  After years as an independent Class A station, the operator ended the station's broadcast authorization.

  Action taken

  KLHU-CD surrendered its FCC license on November 19, 2015.

  Aftermath

  Broadcast operations ceased and the KLHU-CD station brand became defunct.

  Source

• 2004

  Sale to Jensen InvestmentsM&A

  Background

  The independent station changed ownership after its period under TV 45 Productions Inc.

  Action taken

  Jensen Investments, FLP, acquired KLHU-CA in February 2004. The transaction included a time brokerage agreement requiring English-language programming and barring rebroadcasts of another station's over-the-air signal.

  Aftermath

  The station later operated locally under the Jensen Media Group name.

  Source

• 2002

  Relocation of transmitter to Goat HillStrategy

  Background

  The station sought to serve Lake Havasu City and surrounding areas from a more suitable transmission site.

  Action taken

  KLHU-CA moved its transmitter from an industrial-park site within the city to Goat Hill, about five miles north of Lake Havasu City.

  Aftermath

  The station continued as a locally oriented Class A broadcaster serving the Lake Havasu City market.

  Source

• 2001

  Upgrade to Class A statusStrategy

  Background

  The station operated in the developing low-power television sector and sought Class A status while continuing its locally focused independent model.

  Action taken

  Under TV 45 Productions Inc., the station upgraded its license classification and adopted the KLHU-CA call sign.

  Aftermath

  The change formalized the station's Class A identity and preceded its transmitter move to Goat Hill in 2002.

  Source

1. 1KLHU-CDen.wikipedia.org
2. 2KLHU-TV station websiteklhu.tv