KPNX is a television station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, United States, serving the Phoenix area as an affiliate of NBC.
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10 Facts About KPNX
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Fact that KPNX was the only Phoenix station unaffected by a major realignment of network affiliations in 1994 and 1995 fueled a run of success for KPNX and its news department that lasted more than a decade.
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In January 2011, KPNX left its longtime home on Central Avenue and consolidated its operations with The Republic at the Republic Media Building on East Van Buren Street in downtown Phoenix, with the station's local newscasts broadcasting from a streetside studio.
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KPNX was retained by the broadcasting company, which took the name Tegna.
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In 1994, KPNX was the only station unaffected by a major realignment of network affiliations in the Phoenix market.
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KPNX left KPNX in 1988 and later worked at KTVK, his career ending when he was indicted on methamphetamine charges in 1996.
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On March 1,2009, KPNX began to share a news helicopter operated by Helicopters Inc, as part of an agreement with KPHO-TV and KTVK; the helicopter was named "News Chopper 20", as a combination of the channel numbers of the three stations.
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In 2017, KPNX acquired the rights to preseason games of the Arizona Cardinals and began airing team-oriented programming.
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In 2021, the FCC approved KPNX's move from VHF channel 12 to UHF channel 18, which went into effect on July 8.
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