KUVN-DT

KUVN-DT

Garland / Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas
Branding	Univision 23
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP)
Subchannels	23.1 Univision
Translators	KUVN-CA (Ch. 47), Fort Worth [1]
Owner	Univision Communications, Inc. (KUVN License Partnership, LP)
First air date	September 25, 1986
Call letters' meaning	UniVisioN
Sister station(s)	KDXX, KESS-FM, KFLC, KFZO, KLNO, KSTR-TV
Former callsigns	KIAB-TV (1986-1988) KUVN (1988-2003) KUVN-TV (2003-2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1986-2009)
Former affiliations	SIN (1986-1987)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	517 m
Facility ID	35841
Transmitter coordinates	32°35′21.00″N 96°58′12″W
Website	Univision 23

KUVN-DT, channel 23, is the Univision owned-and-operated station in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Designated Market Area. It transmits from Cedar Hill. Programming is also seen on KUVN-CA channel 47, a Class A low-power station in Fort Worth.

Digital programming

Channel	Video	Aspect	Programming
23.1	1080i	16:9	Main KUVN programming / Univision (HD)

Analog-to-digital conversion

On June 12, 2009; KUVN presented live coverage of Times Square showing the countdown to digital and shut off their analog signal and moved their digital transmission from channel 24 to channel 23 with the PSIP used to display KUVN-TV's virtual channel as 23 on digital television receivers. KUVN-CA channel 47 in Fort Worth has applied to broadcast a digital signal with 190 Watts.

History

Channel 23 had previously been the home of educational television station KRET-TV in nearby Richardson from 1960-1970. But the station was transitioned to a closed-circuit television system and the broadcast license was returned to the FCC.

The current channel 23 license signed on in September 1986 as KIAB with English speaking religious shows in the morning, Spanish programming from SIN (Spanish International Network, which became Univision the next year) in the afternoon and evening, and shop at home programming on the overnights before Doctor Elizabeth Vaughn sold it to Univision in 1988.

At that point, the station began running Univision programming 24 hours a day, with some local Spanish speaking newscasts as well.

KUVN-CA

The station construction permit was originally owned by the American Christian Television System and was transferred to Bill Trammell in 1990. In 1994 the station license was transferred to Rodriguez-Heftel-Texas and the deal was consummated on the 10th of April, 1995. The license was transferred to KESS-TV License Corporation and that deal was consummated on the 16th of May, 1996. The last transfer to date was (BALTTL-19960510IC) in 1996 and transferred the station to Univision. The station moved from channel 31 to channel 47 in 2001. KUVN-LP became a class A low power TV station and changed its call letters to KUVN-CA on March 1, 2002. KUVN-CA is not a repeater as a class A low power station can not be a mere repeater. A construction permit was issued by the FCC on August 4, 2008 to allow KUVN-CA to become a digital Class A television station. The construction permit allows the station to transmit with 190 watts on channel 47.

News operation

In the summer of 2010, Noticias 23 started using a new graphics package formatted for high definition, and began using an updated version of its news theme ("Turning Point") which is shared among many Univision affiliates in the United States and Puerto Rico; As of 2012, KUVN currently broadcast its local newscasts in high definition, On April 11, 2011, KUVN began broadcasting Primera Edicion and Vive La Mañana on Telefutura affiliate KSTR (channel 49). Like its newscasts at different times, it is broadcast in 480i standard definition, within their old studio set. Sister station KXLN-DT in Houston also uses the same titles for their newscasts; Vive La Mañana features a different graphics and music package shared by both KUVN and KXLN. In May 2011, KUVN announced that a new set for its newscasts will be introduced in the coming months.

Newscasts

Weekdays

• Noticias Univision 23 Primera Edicion - 5–6 a.m.
• Noticias Univision 23 Cinco en Punto - 5–5:30 p.m.
• Noticias Univision 23 Edicion Nocturna - 10–10:30 p.m.

Weekends

• Noticias Univision 23 Fin de Semana a las 5 - 5–5:30 p.m.
• Noticias Univision 23 Fin de Semana a las 10 - 10–10:30 p.m.

News team

Anchors

• Maria Renee Barillas - weekend evenings Fin de Semana exited October 31, 2011
• Andrea Rega - weekend anchor "Fin de Semana"
• Wendy Cruz - weekday mornings 5 en Punto
• Angel Pedrero - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.Edicion Nocturna"
• Ana Maria Vargas - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m. Edicion Nocturna

Weather team

• Miguel Bedoy - meteorologist; Weekday mornings Primera Edicion" 4am-6am
• Alejandro Garcia (AMS Seal of Approval) – lead meteorlogist; weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
• Norberto Hernandez - meteorologist; weekend evenings Fin de Semana

Sports

• Mario Montes - sports anchor;
• Anotnietaa Collins = Lead Sports Anchor - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.

Reporters

• Virgilio Avila - general assignment reporter
• Danny Luna - weekday after-noon traffic reporter
• Rodolfo Sanchez - general assignment reporter
• Volga Santos - general assignment reporter
• Sandra Silvestrucci - general assignment reporter

External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUVN-DT
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KUVN-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUVN-CA