KUVM-CD
KUVM-CD, virtual channel 34 (UHF digital channel 20), is a low-powered, Class A LATV-affiliated television station licensed to Houston, Texas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. KUVM-CD's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.
| Houston, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding | LATV 34 Houston |
| Channels | Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 34 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | (see below) |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings |
| Licensee | HC2 LPTV Holdings, Inc. |
| Founded | August 6, 1980 |
| Call sign meaning | K Una Vez Más (former owner) |
| Sister station(s) | KYAZ, KUGB-CD, KUVM-LD |
| Former call signs | K55CP (1980–1989) K53CZ (1989–2000) KVIT-LP (2000–2007) KUVM-CA (2007–2010) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 53 (UHF, 1981–2001) 28 (UHF, 2001–2004) 34 (UHF, 2004–2010) Digital: 34 (UHF, 2010–2019) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1980-2001) HSN (c. 2004-c. 2006) Telestai (Oct.-Nov. 2010) AMGTV (Apr. 2011-Apr. 2012) TheCoolTV (2012-2013) MundoFox/MundoMax (2013-2016) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Class | CD |
| Facility ID | 13200 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°33′44″N 95°30′35″W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
History
The station began as a construction permit in Victoria, Texas, granted to Community Television of Victoria. Planned as a translator of San Antonio television station KWEX-TV, to broadcast on UHF channel 25,[1] the new station was almost immediately displaced by new full-service station KAVU-TV.[2] It was instead built on UHF channel 55 and was licensed as K55CP on November 30, 1981. Community Television sold the station to Number 1 TV, Inc. on April 13, 1983, but re-acquired the station on September 19, 1985. In December 1981, the station had applied to move to channel 53; the FCC granted the permit on June 30, 1988 and the station was licensed as K53CZ, channel 53, on December 29, 1989. The station moved to channel 28 in 2000[3] and adopted new calls KVIT-LP.[4]
In the mid-2000s, the station was relocated to DeWalt, a suburb of Houston. During this time, at least c. 2006, the station showed programming from the Home Shopping Network. In 2003, the station moved to channel 34.[5]
The station's call sign was changed to KUVM-CA[4] on May 16, 2007.
KUVM-CA ceased its analog signal October 22, 2009.[6] (Due to its low-power status, it was not required to end analog broadcasting when full-power analog broadcasting ended on June 12, 2009.) Azteca América programming shifted to channel 10, KUVM-LD (then K10PY-D).
A minor change in call sign to KUVM-CD was granted on April 26, 2010.[7]
On July 1, 2010, the FCC consented to the sale of the station to Mako Communications.[8]
KUVM-CD returned to the air from the Missouri City tower farm in July 2010. RTV was added to 34.2 on August 26, 2010, and the Mexican Telestai network was added to 34.1 on October 12, 2010, apparently running from an Internet stream. That feed proved unstable, and Telestai was dropped in November 2010. AMGTV also aired on a subchannel from April 2011 to April 2012.
In June 2013, KUVM-CD was slated to be sold to Landover 5 LLC as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations;[9] the sale fell through in June 2016.[10]
On November 30, 2016, MundoMax ceased operations, leaving KUVM-CD without any programming briefly until the beginning of 2017 when they affiliated with LATV.
Mako Communications sold its stations, including KUVM-CD, to HC2 Holdings in 2017.[11]
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | 480i | 4:3 | MFOX | LATV |
| 34.2 | KUVM-CD | HSN2 | ||
| 34.3 | Infomercials (Rev Frontier) | |||
| 34.4 | Infomercials | |||
| 34.5 | 3ABN |
References
- "K55CP original construction permit details". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- "KAVU original construction permit summary". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Class A Television Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
- "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- "Broadcast Actions of April 26, 2010". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- Seyler, Dave (June 24, 2013). "Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza". Television Business Report. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- "Notification of Non-consummation". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.