KMEE-TV

KMEE-TV is a full-power television station on virtual channel 6 serving Kingman and the surrounding Mohave County area in northwestern Arizona. The station is owned by Weigel Broadcasting and primarily carries programming from MeTV, Weigel's classic television network. Its main transmission facility is located on Oatman Mountain near Oatman, Arizona, while its studios are on Kingman Avenue in Kingman. A related translator, K32PG-D, rebroadcasts the station into the Phoenix metropolitan area from a transmitter on South Mountain. The station began as KMOH-TV. The Federal Communications Commission granted Grand Canyon Television Company a construction permit for a VHF channel 6 station on April 8, 1985. The original plan called for a transmitter at Hualapai Peak, but the permit was later modified to use Black Mountain and a substantially more powerful facility. Construction of the tower was delayed by winter weather, and the station began broadcasting on February 22, 1988; it received its license on June 1 of that year. During its first years, KMOH-TV was closely connected to Grand Canyon Television's Flagstaff station, KNAZ-TV. It initially carried much of KNAZ's NBC programming, with short Mohave County news inserts. In 1989 it moved toward an independent schedule built around sports, films, and syndicated programs. The station also experimented with local news, first producing half-hour evening newscasts from Kingman and later originating them from Flagstaff. In 1991 its operating base moved to Bullhead City, although the station continued to serve the Kingman area. KMOH's network affiliations changed repeatedly. It became a WB affiliate in 1995 and was subsequently listed with smaller network affiliations, including the American Independent Network and Network One. Gannett acquired KMOH-TV and KNAZ-TV in 1997. In 1999, Gannett converted KMOH into a satellite of Phoenix NBC affiliate KPNX, a move that reduced the station's local identity because KPNX was already widely available on cable in the Kingman market. In 2004, Bela Broadcasting acquired KMOH and converted it into a Spanish-language independent station. Bela sought to use the station's full-power license and Phoenix-market classification to expand distribution among Hispanic viewers. The FCC later permitted Cox Communications to exclude KMOH from must-carry carriage in Phoenix-area communities because the station was physically distant from Phoenix, lacked programming aimed at Phoenix viewers, and could not be received there over the air. Bela responded by acquiring and converting a Phoenix low-power station into a KMOH translator, later branded KEJR, to provide a direct Phoenix-area signal. The station then passed through several Spanish-language formats and ownership groups. Bela affiliated its stations with MTV Tr3́s in 2006, Hero Broadcasting acquired KMOH and the Phoenix translator in 2008, and the stations became charter MundoFox affiliates in 2012. MundoFox was renamed MundoMax in 2015 and ceased operations in 2016, after which KMOH carried América TeVé. HC2 Holdings acquired the stations in 2018 and replaced that programming with Azteca América. Weigel Broadcasting purchased KMOH-TV and related stations from HC2 in a transaction completed in 2021. MeTV was placed on the station's primary digital channel on February 13, 2021, aligning the station with Weigel's classic-television portfolio. On September 29, 2025, KMOH-TV changed its call sign to KMEE-TV, and its Phoenix-area translator also adopted the KMEE branding. The translator assumed the Phoenix MeTV affiliation, while the full-power Kingman station continued to operate as a MeTV outlet. KMEE-TV is therefore best understood as a local broadcast distribution brand rather than a national consumer brand: its core offering is free over-the-air television, supported by syndicated and network programming and delivered through a full-power station and translator infrastructure.

KMEE-TV originated as a planned VHF channel 6 station for Kingman, Arizona. The FCC awarded Grand Canyon Television Company a construction permit on April 8, 1985. The proposed transmitter site was initially Hualapai Peak, with a lower effective radiated power, but a later modification moved the facility to Black Mountain and raised power to the maximum permitted for a low-band VHF station. After winter weather delayed tower construction, the station signed on February 22, 1988, under the call sign KMOH-TV and received its license on June 1. Its early operation was tied to Grand Canyon Television's KNAZ-TV in Flagstaff. KMOH initially carried an almost complete simulcast of KNAZ's NBC schedule, supplemented by short Mohave County news inserts. By April 1989, it had become an independent station carrying sports, movies, and syndicated programming. It experimented with locally oriented news, but the news operation was moved from Kingman to Flagstaff in 1990. The station's headquarters moved to Bullhead City in 1991, and its relationship with local cable distribution became a significant operating issue. KMOH's affiliations shifted during the 1990s. It joined The WB in September 1995 and was later associated with the American Independent Network and Network One. Gannett acquired KMOH and KNAZ in 1997. In November 1999, Gannett made KMOH a satellite of Phoenix NBC station KPNX. Although this provided a network schedule, it also made the station appear redundant in a market where KPNX was already available through cable. Bela Broadcasting acquired KMOH from Gannett in August 2004 and adopted a Spanish-language independent format. Bela hoped to use KMOH's full-power authorization and Phoenix-market status to reach Hispanic audiences in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Its attempt to obtain Phoenix-area cable carriage produced a regulatory dispute with Cox Communications. The FCC allowed Cox to exclude the station from must-carry obligations in numerous Phoenix communities, citing the station's distance from Phoenix, the absence of programming specifically directed to Phoenix viewers, and the inability of the KMOH signal to reach those communities. Bela subsequently expanded the operation through a Phoenix low-power translator, eventually known as KEJR-LP. The station joined MTV Tr3́s in 2006 and was sold to Hero Broadcasting in 2008. In 2012, KMOH became a charter affiliate of MundoFox. That network became MundoMax in 2015 and ended operations in December 2016, after which KMOH carried América TeVé. HC2 Holdings acquired KMOH and the Phoenix translator in a transaction completed in June 2018, then placed Azteca América programming on the stations. Weigel Broadcasting agreed to acquire the stations in December 2020, and MeTV was added to KMOH's primary digital channel in February 2021. The station continued to serve Kingman from its main facility on Oatman Mountain, with the Phoenix translator operating from South Mountain. On September 29, 2025, KMOH-TV changed its call sign to KMEE-TV and the translator changed to KMEE-LD. At that point, KMEE-LD assumed the Phoenix-area MeTV affiliation, while KMEE-TV remained the full-power MeTV outlet for Kingman and Mohave County.

• 2025

  Call sign changes to KMEE-TV

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  KMOH-TV adopted the KMEE-TV call sign, while its translator also received a related KMEE designation.

• 2021

  MeTV added

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  MeTV began airing on the station's primary digital channel after Weigel Broadcasting acquired the operation.

• 2018

  HC2 ownership begins

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  HC2 Holdings completed its purchase of KMOH-TV and its Phoenix-area translator.

• 2012

  MundoFox affiliation begins

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  KMOH became a charter affiliate of the Spanish-language MundoFox network.

• 2009

  Analog transmission ends

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  KMOH shut down its analog channel 6 signal during the federally mandated United States digital television transition.

• 2004

  Spanish-language format adopted

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  Bela Broadcasting acquired the station and made it a Spanish-language independent outlet.

• 1999

  Converted to a KPNX satellite

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  Gannett replaced the station's independent identity with a satellite operation for Phoenix NBC affiliate KPNX.

• 1997

  Acquired by Gannett

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  Gannett purchased KMOH-TV and KNAZ-TV from Grand Canyon Television Company.

• 1995

  WB affiliation

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  KMOH became an affiliate of The WB.

• 1989

  Independent programming begins

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  KMOH moved away from its near-simulcast relationship with KNAZ and adopted sports, movies, and syndicated programming.

• 1988

  KMOH-TV signs on

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  The station began broadcasting on February 22 as KMOH-TV and was licensed later that year.

• 1985

  Construction permit granted

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  Grand Canyon Television Company received authorization to build a VHF channel 6 station in Kingman.

A local Arizona broadcast station positioned around MeTV's library of classic television programming, with terrestrial coverage centered on Kingman and supplementary reach into Phoenix through a translator.

• Full-power television station · 1988

  KMEE-TV channel 6

  The station's principal broadcast service, transmitted from Oatman Mountain near Oatman, Arizona. It serves Kingman and surrounding communities in Mohave County and currently carries MeTV programming as its principal network offering.

• Television network affiliation · 2021

  MeTV programming service

  A schedule of classic television programs supplied by MeTV and carried on KMEE-TV's primary digital channel. The affiliation places the station within Weigel Broadcasting's broader portfolio of multicast television networks.

• Low-power translator service

  K32PG-D translator

  A related translator transmitting from South Mountain in Phoenix. It extends the KMEE/MeTV service into portions of the Phoenix metropolitan area that are not adequately reached by the main Kingman transmitter.

• 2025

  Change the station call sign to KMEE-TVOther

  Background

  Weigel's MeTV service became the central programming identity of the operation.

  Action taken

  KMOH-TV changed its call sign to KMEE-TV, and the related translator changed its designation at the same time.

  Aftermath

  The KMEE branding continued the station's association with MeTV while distinguishing the full-power Kingman service from the Phoenix translator.

  Source

• 2021

  Adopt MeTV as the primary programming identityStrategy

  Background

  Weigel Broadcasting acquired the station group from HC2 and operates MeTV as one of its principal digital television networks.

  Action taken

  MeTV was placed on KMOH-TV's primary digital channel on February 13, 2021.

  Aftermath

  The station moved from successive Spanish-language network affiliations to a classic-television format aligned with its new owner.

  Source

• 2012

  Join the MundoFox networkProduct launch

  Background

  Hero Broadcasting operated KMOH and its translator after acquiring them from Bela.

  Action taken

  KMOH became a charter affiliate of MundoFox when the Spanish-language network launched.

  Aftermath

  The affiliation continued under the MundoMax name after the network rebranded in 2015, until the network shut down in 2016.

  Source

• 2005

  Add a Phoenix-area translatorStrategy

  Background

  The main station's signal did not adequately reach Phoenix, and the FCC declined to require Cox cable systems in specified Phoenix communities to carry KMOH.

  Action taken

  Bela acquired a Phoenix low-power station and converted it into a translator for KMOH.

  Aftermath

  The translator gave the Spanish-language service a direct Phoenix-area transmission facility and was branded separately as KEJR.

  Source

• 2004

  Shift to Spanish-language independent programmingStrategy

  Background

  Bela Broadcasting sought to use KMOH's full-power license and Phoenix-market classification to serve Hispanic audiences in Arizona and expand potential cable distribution.

  Action taken

  The station abandoned the KPNX satellite model and adopted a Spanish-language independent schedule.

  Aftermath

  The change led to a dispute over Phoenix-area must-carry treatment and was later supported by a Phoenix translator.

  Source

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