KGRX-LD (channel 19) andKGRY-LD (channel 28) arelow-power television stations serving thePhoenix, Arizona, United States, metropolitan area from transmitters onSouth Mountain.Licensed to serve theGila River Indian Community and owned by Gila River Telecommunications, a tribal enterprise, KGRY-LD operates in theATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV) format and support the forthcoming launch of Evoca, a subscription TV service, in the Phoenix area. KGRX-LD previously operated in ATSC 3.0.

These stations are separate from theGila River Broadcasting Corporation, which primarily broadcastsFirst Nations Experience (FNX) from transmitters on the Community itself.

In January 2012, theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the Gila River Indian Community construction permits for a series of television stations to be located on and licensed to serve the tribe. These included K19JT-D and K28MO-D. However, it was more than seven years until activity resumed on the facility; in the case of K28MO-D, the filings by Gila River had to demonstrate thatKCOS-LP, a long-defunct analog station on channel 28 whose license was still on the books, was out of service.

In August 2021, the transmitters came into service, operating for the first month with FNX programming in the ATSC 1.0 mode. On September 20, 2021, the stations converted to ATSC 3.0, though Evoca has still to launch in the Phoenix area. Subchannels are in place for the over-the-air distribution of three paid services. As inBoise, Idaho, customers will pay $9.50 a month for Evoca's Scout box, which is capable of receiving ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, and broadband content.^[3]

While in its Boise andColorado Springs markets, Evoca carries the relevantregional sports network, it has not been able to do so in Phoenix. According to Evoca CEO Todd Achilles, this is becauseSinclair Broadcast Group insists that, if Evoca wants to carryBally Sports Arizona, it must pay retransmission consent fees for Sinclair's broadcast stations in the Boise market (CBS affiliateKBOI-TV and CW affiliateKYUU-LD).^[4] In April 2022, KGRX-LD reverted back to ATSC 1.0, citing lack of receivers in use. They returned to ATSC 1.0 with content from two differentconservative-themed political networks,Newsmax2 andReal America's Voice. It was later discovered that the station is being programmed by a third party operator, and "the Community is currently considering all available options to remove this programming, which it does not endorse."^[5] As of January 2023 both networks have been removed from the channel and it now carries a simulcast of sister stations KGRQ-LD and KGRF-LD, both affiliates ofFNX.^[6] KGRY-LD continues to broadcast in ATSC 3.0.

All ATSC 3.0 stations must provide at least one channel of free-to-air television programming. As with Boise's Evoca transmitters, this obligation is fulfilled by airingBYU TV on each transmitter. Evoca offers additional programming utilizing the hybrid functionality of ATSC 3.0, similar toHybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) in Europe.

• KBSE-LD andKEVA-LD, the Evoca transmitters inBoise, Idaho
• Gila River Broadcasting Corporation

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• Arizona page on the Evoca TV website

• 2021 establishments in Arizona
• Gila River Indian Community
• Low-power television stations in Arizona
• Television channels and stations established in 2021
• Television stations in Phoenix, Arizona

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