KYLX-LD

KYLX-LD


Laredo, Texas
United States
Branding 13 Laredo
CW Laredo (on DT2)
Channels Digital: 13 (VHF)
Affiliations CBS (2015-present)
The CW (2015-present)
Owner Gray Television
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Founded October 16, 1997
First air date 1999
Sister station(s) KGNS-TV
Former callsigns K55HW (1999–2002)
KNEX-LP (2002–2015)
KYLX-LP (July–September 2015)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
55 (UHF, 1999–2011)
Digital:
14 (UHF, 2012–2015)
Former affiliations Mas Musica
MTV Tr3s
Azteca America
KQUR audio
Transmitter power 3 kW
Facility ID 40244
Transmitter coordinates 27°31′11.9″N 99°31′18.8″W / 27.519972°N 99.521889°W / 27.519972; -99.521889 (KYLX-LD)

KYLX-LD channel 13 is a low-powered television station in the Laredo, Texas market. It is owned and operated by Gray Television and is Laredo's CBS affiliate, the successor to KVTV.

History

KYLX-LD first went on the air in 1999 as K55HW on channel 55, and was owned by Border Media Partners. It changed its call letters to KNEX-LP in 2002, matching co-owned radio station KNEX (106.1 FM). Under Border Media Partners, the station was affiliated with Mas Musica and later MTV Tr3s before it switched programming to Azteca America. The station later disaffiliated from Azteca America and the station started broadcasting audio from KQUR-FM on a rotating-color screen with its call sign and channel number. In 2009, Border Media Partners LLC transferred the station to Border Media Business Trust pursuant to a forbearance agreement between Border Media Partners and its lenders.[1]

The station was off-the-air for almost a year, as all broadcasting on channels above 51 was ended by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 31, 2011; KNEX applied to operate in digital on channel 42 but later applied to operate on 14; in December 2012, the FCC approved this request. Since late December 2012 KNEX had been testing its signal on channel 14.3.

In March 2012, Eagle Creek Broadcasting, owner of KVTV (channel 13), agreed to purchase KNEX-LP from Border Media Business Trust.[2] Under Eagle Creek, KNEX's digital test broadcasts would include simulcasts of KVTV's programming. On May 18, 2015, Eagle Creek Broadcasting reached a deal to sell KNEX-LP to Gray Television, owner of KGNS-TV (channel 8), for $25,000;[3] upon taking control on July 1, 2015,[4] Gray changed the station's call letters to KYLX-LP.[5][6] On the same day, Gray also acquired the non-license assets of KVTV from Eagle Creek and moved its programming, including the CBS affiliation, to KYLX, at which point KVTV ceased operations.[7]

As part of the application, the KVTV technical facilities were retained. The construction permit for channel 14 was abandoned; instead, KNEX filed for a digital companion channel on channel 13 at 3 kW ERP — the same technical parameters as KVTV, but on a low-power license, which Gray could legally own. Eagle Creek also filed for special temporary authority to use those facilities immediately.[8] The STA was granted on June 16, 2015.[9] The KYLX-LD facility was fully licensed on September 29, 2015.[10]

In October 2015, KYLX launched The CW on its 13.2 digital subchannel, bringing Laredo an over-the-air CW affiliate for the first time since KGNS-DT2 switched to ABC in July 2014.[11]

Digital services

Channel Call Sign Network Video Dimensions Aspect Ratio Video Bitrate Audio Bitrate
13.1 KYLX-LD CBS 1080i 1920x1080 16:9 15Mbit/s DD2.0 192kbit/s
13.2 KYLX-LD2 The CW 480i 704x480 4:3 2.85Mbit/s DD2.0 192kbit/s

References

  1. ↑ "Deals - 2009-08-01 06:00:00 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. ↑ Seyler, Dave (March 28, 2012). "Laredo CBS affiliate scores a little LPTV sister". Television Business Report. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate License Or Permittee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones". TVNewsCheck. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Legal STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ Hashemzadeh, Hossein (June 16, 2015). "In re: LPTV or TV Translator Station of: Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Laredo, L.L.C. KNEX-LD, Channel 13, Laredo, TX…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (KYLX-LD, 1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gray-expands-its-partnership-with-the-cw-network-300193285.html

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