KYAZ
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| Houston, Texas | |
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| City of license | Katy, Texas[1] |
| Branding | azteca houston |
| Slogan | Ahora Aqui Estamos En Houston (Spanish: Now Here We Are In Houston) |
| Channels | Digital: 47 (UHF) Virtual: 51 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Translators | KTJA-LP 51 (Victoria, Texas) KYAZ-LP 41 (Midland-Odessa) |
| Affiliations | Azteca América |
| Owner | Una Vez Más Holdings, LLC (Una Vez Mas Houston License, LLC[1]) |
| First air date | January 25, 1990 (current license dates to December 29, 2010[2]) |
| Call letters' meaning | Your AZteca America Y: Your or KatY, Texas (City of license) AZ: AZteca América |
| Sister station(s) | KAZD |
| Former callsigns | KNWS-TV (1990-2010) KQBA (1990)[2] |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 51 (VHF, 1990-2009) Digital: 52 (UHF, 1990-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1993-2010) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW[3] |
| Height | 597 m (1,959 ft)[3] |
| Class | DT[1] |
| Facility ID | 31870[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°33′44″N 95°30′35″W / 29.56222°N 95.50972°W[3] |
KYAZ, virtual channel 51 (digital channel 47)[1], is the Azteca América affiliate television channel serving the Houston metropolitan area. It is owned by Una Vez Más Holdings, LLC[4]. The station's studios are located at One Arena Place and its transmitter is just outside of the Houston city limits in Missouri City, TX.
Main KYAZ programming is available on cable and satellite providers serving the Houston area; Comcast subscribers can view through channel 2, and channel 51 for customers of all other providers (incl. AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, and Dish Network).
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[edit] Digital Programming
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
KYAZ broadcasts on digital channel 47.
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming[5] |
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| 51.1 | 480i | 4:3 | Azteca América |
| 51.2 | VietFace TV | ||
| 51.3 | Saigon Network Television | ||
| 51.4 | New Tang Dynasty Television | ||
| 51.5 | GlobalTV |
[edit] Analog-to-digital conversion
KNWS-TV (former callsign of KYAZ) ended programming on its analog signal, then on UHF channel 52, on June 12, 2009 as part of the DTV transition in the United States.[6]
[edit] History
The station began broadcasting full-power under the call sign KNWS-TV (meaning All-News) in 1993, which was also the same year it introduced its live news format. This format featured special segments, and pre-recorded newscasts looped then updated throughout the day. Throughout 1995 the station simulcast live coverage of the OJ Simpson Trial from KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.
In 1998, the station has abandoned its all-news format and began broadcasting syndicated classic programming and movies, as well as Houston Astros baseball (many of the games were also simulcast on sister station KLDT in Lake Dallas, Texas). It also maintained local news updates, using the remains of the station's old newsroom. During this time, the station adopted the slogan TV 51 Has The Shows You Know. By around the year 2000, however, some of the programming had been dropped in favor of infomercials, a trend which has continued to this day.
Some NBC shows that KPRC-TV declined to air have also aired on KNWS. One was the NBC daytime talk show, Leeza, which aired briefly in 1998. The other was the soap opera, Passions, which also had a brief airing on KNWS in 2001. In 1996, KNWS carried NBC Sports coverage of Notre Dame football home games as well as the Breeders' Cup. In 2000, KNWS carried game 6 of the 2000 American League Championship Series.
KNWS previously aired various re-run entertainment programs. It was also the broadcast home for the Houston Astros until 2008, when the Astros telecasts have since moved to KTXH.
During the non-stop coverage of Hurricane Rita by Houston's news channels, KNWS showed CBS' network broadcasts, on behalf of its local affiliate, KHOU, which replaced them on their own station with special coverage of the storm. KNWS repeated this pattern during Hurricane Ike.
Prior to the Una Vez Más sale, KNWS had made plans to add the Retro Television Network as a digital subchannel,[7] but due to the bankruptcy filing, that plan was scrapped. Instead, reflecting the pending sale to Una Vez Más, the Azteca América subchannel was added to the station's digital signal as channel 51.2 on April 25, 2010. RTV ended up on KUVM-CD, a Mako station, and ironically, the last home of Azteca América in Houston.
[edit] Sale to Una Vez Más
Johnson Broadcasting filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2008. One year later, impatient creditors asked the bankruptcy court to allow the sale of KNWS and KLDT. Una Vez Más Holdings, LLC emerged as the leading bidder.[8] The sale to Una Vez Más was approved by the bankruptcy court on December 29, 2009,[9] and finally received FCC approval September 27, 2010 after the FCC rejected a petition to deny the sale made by Spanish Broadcasting System.[10] The new owners reserved the KAZH call letters,[11] but changed them instead to KYAZ.[2]
KNWS-TV quietly went off the air then KYAZ began simulcasting Azteca América on subchannels 51.1 and 51.2 on December 29, 2010, the same day its new call letters were approved.[4] Cold Case Files was relocated to KUBE-TV, and weekly episodes of Cheaters was relocated to KIAH. It is unknown if more of channel 51's former meager programming inventory will relocate to other stations.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Station Search Details". Federal Communications Commission. June 16, 2009. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=31870. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=31870&Callsign=KYAZ. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c "TV Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=KYAZ. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Barron, David (2010-12-31). "Houston's Channel 51 switches to Spanish format". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/7361096.html. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "KYAZ Channel 51 Television". Station Index. http://www.stationindex.com/tv/callsign/KYAZ. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ^ "RTN Adds KLDT Dallas; U.S. Clearance Tops 65%". TV Newscheck. May 4, 2009. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2009/05/04/daily.8/.
- ^ "Creditors pushing sale of Houston TV station". Houston Chronicle. October 21, 2009. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6679441.html.
- ^ "Court Approves KNWS, KLDT Sale: Johnson Broadcasting stations sold to Una Vez Mas Holdings". Broadcasting & Cable. December 29, 2009. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/441949-Court_Approves_KNWS_KLDT_Sale.php?rssid=20099.
- ^ "FCC approves challenged Texas TV transaction". Radio Business Report/Television Business Report. September 27, 2010. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/27836.html. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions". Federal Communications Commission. October 6, 2010. http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db1006/DOC-301859A1.txt. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Azteca America Houston Official Facebook Page
- Station Profile on UVM's Official Website
- Azteca América Official Website (Spanish)
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KYAZ
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KYAZ-TV
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