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KPVM-LD
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 25
Branding	KPVM TV 25 / Cable 12
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Vernon Van Winkle (KPVM Television, Inc.)
History
Founded	November 30, 1988
First air date	September 12, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-12)
Former call signs	K41CQ, K46KA-D
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 41 (UHF, 1997–2018) Digital: 46 (UHF, 2007–2018)
Former affiliations	Independent (1997–1998) Pax TV/i/Ion Television (1998–2013)
Call sign meaning	Pahrump Video Media
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	168335
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	551.8 m (1,810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°56′46″N 115°2′37″W / 35.94611°N 115.04361°W / 35.94611; -115.04361
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	kpvm.tv

KPVM-LD is a television station in Pahrump, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas television market. Owned by Vernon Van Winkle, the station operates with an independent format (branded "Prime TV") on its main channel, along with programming from various minor networks on its other digital subchannels.

In popular culture

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The station and its news operation are the subject of the HBO documentary series Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, which premiered on August 2, 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KPVM-LD^[5]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
25.1	720p	16:9	PrimeTV	Main KPVM-LD programming
25.2	480i	4:3	Movies!	Movies!
25.3	720p	16:9	RAV HD	Real America's Voice
25.4	480i		OAN	OAN Plus
25.5			NEWSMAX	Newsmax 2
25.6			Story	Story Television
25.7			AWE MP4	AWE Plus
25.8			KACEMP4	KACP radio
25.9			SHOPMP4	Shop LC
25.10			Uncion	[Blank]

Subchannel broadcast with MPEG-4 video

References

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^ "Facility Technical Data for KPVM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ HBO (press release) (June 22, 2021). "HBO's SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, An Affectionate Portrait Of An Independent Local News Station, Debuts August 2". WarnerMedia Press Room. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ "Small Town News KPVM Pahrump".
^ Nick Allen. "HBO's Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump Struggles to Find the Story". Roger Ebert.com.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KPVM". RabbitEars. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

External links

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Official website

v t e Broadcast television in the Las Vegas Valley
This region includes the following cities: Las Vegas Henderson Laughlin Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	KSNV (3.1 NBC, 3.2 Estrella, 3.3 Charge!, 3.4 Comet) KVVU-TV (5.1 Fox, 5.2 Ind./Sports, 5.3 Mystery, 5.4 Dabl, 5.5 Defy, 5.6 Outlaw, 5.7 365BLK) KLAS-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 ANT, 8.3 REW, 8.4 LC) KLVX (10.1 PBS, 10.2 Create, 10.3 PBS Kids, 10.4 World) KTNV-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 Laff, 13.3 Grit, 13.4 HSN, 13.5 LC) KINC (15.1 UNI, 15.2 LATV, 15.3 Nest, 15.4 Crime, 15.5 Quest, 15.6 Audio) KHSV (21.1 MeTV, 21.2 H&I, 21.3 Start, 21.4 Get, 21.5 Catchy, 21.6 MeToons, 21.7 NTD, 21.8 QVC) KVCW (33.1 CW, 33.2 MNTV, 33.3 Roar, 33.4/33.5 Nest) KMCC (34.1 Ind., 34.2 Ion, 34.3 Court, 34.4 Busted, 34.5 Ion+, 34.6 Bounce, 34.7 GSC, 34.8 HSN) KBLR (39.1 TMD, 39.2 TXO, 39.3 AmCrimes, 39.4 Cozi, 39.5 Oxygen)
Low power	KPVT-LD (2.1 Law&Crime, 2.3 F24, 2.4 JTV, 2.5 RVTV, 2.6 Sports, 2.7 Biz TV) KDNU-LD (7.1 HQ, 7.2/.7/.14 Ads, 7.3 Binge, 7.4 Ace, 7.5 OAN+, 7.6 beIN Xtra, 7.8 Bark TV, 7.9 Right Now TV, 7.10 FTF Sports, 7.11 MTRSPT1, 7.12 AWE, 7.13 NBT, 7.15 Outdoor America) KEEN-CD (17.1 CTN, 17.2 Lifestyle, 17.3 CTNi) KHMP-LD (18.1 ESTV (Esports Television), 18.2 FunRoads, 18.3 RNTV, 18.4 Ace, 18.5 Bark TV, 18.6 Ventana TV, 18.7 RVTV, 18.8 Biz TV) KHDF-CD (19.1 Blank, 19.2 ESNE TV, 19.3 BeIn Extra, 19.4 Ads, 19.5 Heartland) KLVD-LD (23.1/.2 Daystar) KPVM-LD (25.1 Ind./Prime TV, 25.2 Movies!, 25.3 America's Voice, 25.4 Fun Roads, 25.5 LC, 25.6 HSN, 25.7 KPKK, 25.8 KACP, 25.9 Nuestra Visión) KGNG-LD (26.1 HSN, 26.2 Spanish Ind., 26.3 Get, 26.4 Buzzr, 26.5 CTVLV, 26.6 Vietnamese Ind., 26.7 Spanish Ind., 26.8 Movies+, 26.9 MBC America, 26.10 QVC2 26.11 InfoWars audio) KELV-LD (27.1 UniMás) KVPX-LD (28.1 SonLife) KPVT-LD (30 AMGTV) KNBX-CD (31.3 MTRSPT1, 31.4 BeIn Extra, 31.5 BeIn Extra Ñ) KEYI-LD 35 K36NE-D (43.1 3ABN, 43.2 3ABN-PR, 43.3 Law&Crime, 43.4 3ABN-Latino, 43.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 43.5 3ABN Radio, 43.7 Radio 74) KLSV-LD (50.1 CMT Music, 50.2 Festiva TV, 50.3 JTV, 50.4 LC, 50.5 CTVN, 50.6 Paid) KVGA-LD (51.1 Heartland, 51.2 Retro TV, 51.3 Rev'n, 51.4 Action, 51.5 Fam)
Cable	KLBC-TV2 (Ind.)
Outlying areas	K08PG-D (Indian Springs) (10.1 PBS, 10.2 Create, 10.3 PBS Kids, 10.4 World) K34LI-D (Jean) (10.1 PBS, 10.2 Create, 10.3 PBS Kids, 10.4 World)
ATSC 3.0	KVCW (3.1 NBC, 3.10 T2, 3.11 pbtv, 5.1 Fox, 8.1 CBS, 13.1 ABC, 33.1 CW) KGHD-LD (6.1 Diya)
Defunct	KBBB-LD 14.1 KTUD-CD 25 KEGS (30.1 Majestad, 30.2 Almavision, 30.3 SonLife, 30.4 HSN2, 30.5 Shop TV,30.6 Asian Cultural TV (Asian)) KHMP-LP 62 Las Vegas One (cable-only) SportsNet Rocky Mountain
See also Los Angeles TV Reno TV Phoenix TV Salt Lake City TV

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