K34QB-D,

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45 ( UHF

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channel 34), branded on-air as TV8, is a low-powered

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, United States. Founded on September 17, 1992, the station is owned by

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. The station can be seen throughout the Vail area on cable channel 8. TV8 Summit covering Breckenridge Resort, Keystone Resort, and the greater Summit County. Operations of TV8 were shuttered on July 17, 2020, due to the impact on tourism caused by the

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. The transmitter had been silent since 2019 due to transmitter failure ahead of the move of the station from channel 45 to channel 34 due to the repack. The station was quietly acquired from

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at some point.

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TV8 & 17 official siteTV8 & 17 official site
* Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Colorado 34QB-D {{Colorado-tv-station-stub

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