KWNL-CD (channel 14) is a low-power,

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licensed to

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, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language

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network. It is owned by Pinnacle Media alongside

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and

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. KWNL-CD's transmitter is located on South 56th Street in

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. KXUN-LD (channel 48) in Fort Smith operates as a

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of KWNL-CD; this station's transmitter is located on Pernot Road in

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History

The call letters were changed from KBBL-CA to KWNL-CA on July 6, 2006. On July 14, 2006, the KBBL-CA call letters reappeared on Channel 56 in

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, curiously the namesake of the Simpsons' fictional hometown. However, that station is a translator of

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, Equity's

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station in that market, and likely not inspired by the KBBL-TV of ''

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''. At one point, KWNL aired local newscasts; they were produced out of

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, with reports produced in Fort Smith. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after then-owner

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instituted a company wide suspension of news programs. After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction, KWNL was sold to Pinnacle Media in August 2009 (after having initially been included in Silver Point Finance's acquisition on June 2 of several Equity stations), with Pinnacle assuming control under a

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(LMA) on August 5.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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References

External links

* WNL-CD Equity Media Holdings Univision network affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1989 WNL-CD Low-power television stations in the United States {{Arkansas-tv-station-stub