KIDA

For other uses, see Idaho Falls Regional Airport and Kida (disambiguation).

KIDA

Sun Valley–Twin Falls, Idaho United States
City	Sun Valley, Idaho
Channels	Analog: 5 (VHF) Digital: 32 (UHF) (never built)
Programming
Affiliations	UPN (2003–2004) Independent (2004–2009)
Ownership
Owner	Marcia T. Turner d/b/a Turner Enterprises
History
Founded	October 5, 2000
First air date	August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)
Last air date	June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12) (5 years, 294 days)
Call sign meaning	Idaho
Technical information
Facility ID	81570
ERP	78 kW
HAAT	906 m (2,972 ft)
Transmitter coordinates

KIDA (channel 5) was an independent television station licensed to Sun Valley, Idaho, United States, which served the Twin Falls area. Founded October 25, 2000, the station was owned by Turner Enterprises.

History

The station carried programming from UPN at its sign-on; however, it had lost the affiliation to KTWT-LP by December 2004. Later, programming consisted primarily of infomercials. Neither Cox Communications in Sun Valley or Cable One in Twin Falls included KIDA in their channel lineups.

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before June 12, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KIDA would have been required to turned off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash cut").

The station had a pre-digital transition allotment for digital channel 32, but never utilized it. Marcia Turner, doing business as Turner Enterprises, filed for special temporary authority to remain silent on June 18, 2009, citing financial reasons and its inability to construct the digital facilities required by June 12, 2009. However, KIDA did not even apply for a construction permit for such facilities, and as a result, the FCC dismissed the STA and revoked its license on October 6, 2009.