 On November 13, 1952, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a construction permit to country singer Gene Autry for VHF channel 13 in Tucson.Two months later, on January 13, 1953, the Old Pueblo Television Company, owned by Autry, signed the station on the air as KOPO-TV, the second television station in Arizona, and first in Tucson.Known as "Lucky 13", KOPO played up the "13" angle, coming on the air at 1