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KTBU
Conroe/Houston, Texas; United States;
City	Conroe, Texas
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF); Virtual: 55 (PSIP);
Branding	QuestTexas 55
Programming
Affiliations	11.11: CBS; 55.1: Quest (O&O) / CBS (alternate); 55.2: VietSky; 55.3: Nación TV
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc.; (KHOU-TV, Inc.);
Sister stations	KHOU
History
First air date	July 15, 1998 (26 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 55 (UHF, 1998–2009); Digital:; 42 (UHF, 2005–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1998–2011); Mega TV (2011–2020)
Call sign meaning	TUBe (initial/former branding) rearranged
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28324
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	597 m (1,959 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°33′45.2″N 95°30′35.9″W / 29.562556°N 95.509972°W
Translator(s)	KHOU-DT 11.4 (VHF) Houston
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Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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KTBU, virtual channel 55 (UHF digital channel 33), is a Quest owned-and-operated television station serving Houston, Texas, United States that is licensed to Conroe.^[2] The station is owned by Tegna Inc., as part of a duopoly with Houston-licensed CBS affiliate KHOU (channel 11). The two stations share studios at 5718 Westheimer Road near Uptown Houston; KTBU's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County. There is no separate website for KTBU; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KHOU.

Previously, KTBU maintained separate facilities on Old Katy Road in the northwest side of Houston, while the KHOU studios only housed KTBU's master control and some internal operations.

History

The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1998 from facilities located on Old Katy Road near Memorial Park in northwest Houston, and was originally owned by Charles Dowen Johnson's Humanity Interested Media (alongside KVQT-LD) and then by the Osteen family of Lakewood Church fame. The station launched as an independent station with a general entertainment format including classic and syndicated television series, movies and sports, plus a slate of locally produced shows focusing on sports, history and other topics of interest to Houstonians.

KTBU was later purchased by the Houston-based USFR Media Group, at which time the station moved from its original studios on Old Katy Road to a purpose-built facility on Equity Drive in northwest Houston previously built for the ill-fated News 24 Houston cable news channel, and changed its on-air moniker to "Houston's 55".

In May 2011, the station was sold to the Spanish Broadcasting System for $16 million. Upon the completion of the sale, KTBU dropped all local and national syndicated programs and joined SBS' Mega TV network.^[3]^[4]

On January 21, 2020, Tegna Inc. agreed to acquire KTBU for $15 million.^[5] The sale was completed on March 24, 2020, making KTBU a sister station to Tegna's CBS affiliate KHOU.^[6] Three days later, KTBU's main channel flipped to the Tegna-owned Quest multicast network^[2], and eventually KTBU's operations were moved into KHOU's studios near Uptown Houston.

While KTBU does have an official on-air moniker as "QuestTexas 55", the station is largely a straight simulcast of KHOU's fourth digital subchannel. Upon becoming a Tegna property, it was announced that KTBU will take over as the official local television partner of Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo^[7]. KTBU is also expected to serve as a secondary CBS affiliate should KHOU interrupt its primary channel to carry breaking news and severe weather coverage.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[8]
11.11	1080i	16:9	KHOU-SD	UHF simulcast of KHOU / CBS
55.1	720p		KTBU-HD	Main KTBU programming / Quest
55.2	480i		VietSky	VietSky (in Vietnamese)
55.3	480i		Nacion	Nación TV (in Spanish)

Analog-to-digital conversion

KTBU discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 55, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.^[9] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42,^[10]^[11] using PSIP to display KTBU's virtual channel as 55 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KTBU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b "TEGNA takes over KTBU 55 MegaTV leaves KTBU 55 as TEGNA brings in Quest". mikemcguff.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ "Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston". Radio-Info.com. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
^ Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011.
^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^ Consummation Notice
^ Barron, David (2020-07-24). "Dynamo to televise games on KTBU". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KTBU
^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ CDBS Print
^ Consumer Watch: Stations have more DTV work to do, Houston Chronicle, February 6, 2009.

External links

Template:TVQ
FCC Public Inspection File: KTBU
Template:BIA
Technical and ownership information for KTBU at RabbitEars

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KTBU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[questonktbu-2] "TEGNA takes over KTBU 55 MegaTV leaves KTBU 55 as TEGNA brings in Quest". mikemcguff.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

[ri-saletosbs-3] "Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston". Radio-Info.com. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[4] Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011.

[5] "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[6] Consummation Notice

[7] Barron, David (2020-07-24). "Dynamo to televise games on KTBU". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

[8] RabbitEars TV Query for KTBU

[Analog_to_Digital-9] List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine

[FCCForm387-10] CDBS Print

[11] Consumer Watch: Stations have more DTV work to do, Houston Chronicle, February 6, 2009.

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 {{short description|Quest TV station in Conroe, Texas}}
 {{Infobox television station
+| name =
-| callsign               = KTBU
+| callsign = KTBU
-| city                   = Conroe, Texas
+| city = Conroe, Texas
-| logo                   =
+| logo =
-| logo_size              = 250px
+| logo_size = 250px
-| branding               = KTBU 55
+| branding = QuestTexas 55
-| slogan                 =
+| slogan =
-| digital                = 33 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
+| digital = 33 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
-| virtual                = 55 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
+| virtual = 55 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
-| subchannels            =
+| subchannels =
-| translators            = ''[[KHOU]]-DT 11.4 ([[very high frequency|VHF]]) Houston''
-| affiliations           = '''[[KHOU|11.11]]:''' [[CBS]]<br>{{nowrap|'''55.1:''' [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] ('''[[owned-and-operated station|O&O]]''') / CBS (alternate)}}<br>'''55.2:''' VietSky<br>'''55.3:''' Nación TV
+| translators = ''[[KHOU]]-DT 11.4 ([[very high frequency|VHF]]) Houston''
+| affiliations = '''[[KHOU|11.11]]:''' [[CBS]]<br>{{nowrap|'''55.1:''' [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] ('''[[owned-and-operated station|O&O]]''') / CBS (alternate)}}<br>'''55.2:''' VietSky<br>'''55.3:''' Nación TV
-| owner                  = [[Tegna Inc.]]
+| owner = [[Tegna Inc.]]
-| licensee               = KHOU-TV, Inc.
+| licensee = KHOU-TV, Inc.
-| location               = [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]/[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
+| location = [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]/[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
-| country                = United States
+| country = United States
-| airdate                = {{start date and age|1998|7|15|p=y}}
+| airdate = {{start date and age|1998|7|15|p=y}}
-| last_airdate           =
+| last_airdate =
-| callsign_meaning       = '''TUB'''e (initial/former branding) rearranged
+| callsign_meaning = '''TUB'''e (initial/former branding) rearranged
-| sister_stations        = KHOU
+| sister_stations = KHOU
-| former_callsigns       =
+| former_callsigns =
 | former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br />55 (UHF, 1998–2009)<br />'''Digital:'''<br />42 (UHF, 2005–2019)
-| former_affiliations    = [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1998–2011)<br>[[Mega TV (American TV network)|Mega TV]] (2011–2020)
+| former_affiliations = [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1998–2011)<br>[[Mega TV (American TV network)|Mega TV]] (2011–2020)
-| erp                    = 1,000 [[kilowatt|kW]]
+| erp = 1,000 [[kilowatt|kW]]
-| haat                   = {{convert|597|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| haat = {{convert|597|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
-| facility_id            = 28324
+| facility_id = 28324
-| coordinates            = {{nowrap|{{coord|29|33|45.2|N|95|30|35.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}}
+| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|29|33|45.2|N|95|30|35.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}}
-| licensing_authority    = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| website                =
+| website =
 }}
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 ==History==
 [[Image:Houston55.png|100px|thumb|left|Former "Houston's 55" logo.]]
-The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1998, and was originally owned by Charles Dowen Johnson's Humanity Interested Media (alongside [[KVQT-LD]]) and then by the [[Joel Osteen|Osteen family]] of [[Lakewood Church]]. The station was later purchased by the Houston-based [[USFR Media Group]].
+The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1998 from facilities located on Old Katy Road near [[Memorial Park, Houston|Memorial Park]] in northwest Houston, and was originally owned by Charles Dowen Johnson's Humanity Interested Media (alongside [[KVQT-LD]]) and then by the [[Joel Osteen|Osteen family]] of [[Lakewood Church]] fame. The station launched as an [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] with a general entertainment format including classic and syndicated television series, movies and sports, plus a slate of locally produced shows focusing on sports, history and other topics of interest to Houstonians.
+KTBU was later purchased by the Houston-based [[USFR Media Group]], at which time the station moved from its original studios on Old Katy Road to a purpose-built facility on Equity Drive in northwest Houston previously built for the ill-fated [[News 24 Houston]] cable news channel, and changed its on-air moniker to "Houston's 55".
-As an [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] branded as "Houston's 55", KTBU formerly carried an eclectic line-up of classic and recent [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] television series, as well as locally produced shows focusing on sports, history and other topics of interest to Houstonians.
-In May 2011, the station was sold to the [[Spanish Broadcasting System]] for $16 million. Upon the completion of the sale, KTBU joined SBS' [[Mega TV (American TV network)|Mega TV]] network.<ref name=ri-saletosbs>{{cite news|title=Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston|url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston|accessdate=May 7, 2011|newspaper=Radio-Info.com|date=May 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223045/http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston|archivedate=May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://news.morningstar.com/all/ViewNews.aspx?article=/GNW/221237_univ.xml Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011.]</ref>
+In May 2011, the station was sold to the [[Spanish Broadcasting System]] for $16 million. Upon the completion of the sale, KTBU dropped all local and national syndicated programs and joined SBS' [[Mega TV (American TV network)|Mega TV]] network.<ref name=ri-saletosbs>{{cite news|title=Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston|url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston|accessdate=May 7, 2011|newspaper=Radio-Info.com|date=May 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223045/http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston|archivedate=May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://news.morningstar.com/all/ViewNews.aspx?article=/GNW/221237_univ.xml Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011.]</ref>
-On January 21, 2020, [[Tegna Inc.]] agreed to acquire KTBU for $15 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1814881&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=28324|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref> The sale was completed on March 24, 2020, making KTBU a sister station to [[CBS]] affiliate [[KHOU]].<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101816521&formid=905&fac_num=28324 Consummation Notice]</ref> Sometime later after the sale, KTBU moved its operations to KHOU's studios near [[Uptown Houston]] while its former studios on Old Katy Road were permanently closed.
+On January 21, 2020, [[Tegna Inc.]] agreed to acquire KTBU for $15 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1814881&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=28324|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref> The sale was completed on March 24, 2020, making KTBU a sister station to Tegna's [[CBS]] affiliate [[KHOU]].<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101816521&formid=905&fac_num=28324 Consummation Notice]</ref> Three days later, KTBU's main channel flipped to the Tegna-owned [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] multicast network<ref name="questonktbu" />, and eventually KTBU's operations were moved into KHOU's studios near [[Uptown Houston]].
+While KTBU does have an official on-air moniker as "QuestTexas 55", the station is largely a straight simulcast of KHOU's fourth digital subchannel. Upon becoming a Tegna property, it was announced that KTBU will take over as the official local television partner of [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[Houston Dynamo]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barron|first=David|date=2020-07-24|title=Dynamo to televise games on KTBU|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/dynamo/article/Dynamo-to-televise-games-on-KTBU-15431816.php|access-date=2020-08-21|website=HoustonChronicle.com|language=en-US}}</ref>. KTBU is also expected to serve as a secondary CBS affiliate should KHOU interrupt its primary channel to carry breaking news and severe weather coverage.
-On March 27, 2020, KTBU's main channel flipped to the Tegna-owned [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] multicast network.<ref name="questonktbu"/>
 ==Digital television==

v t e Broadcast television in Greater Houston
Full power	KPRC-TV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 Start, 2.3 H&I, 2.4 Dabl, 2.5 MeToons) KUHT (8.1 PBS, 8.2 Create, 8.3 Kids, 8.4 NHK World, 8.5 Sight into Sound, 8.6 World) KHOU (11.1 CBS, 11.2 Shop LC, 11.3 Crime, 11.4 Comet) KTRK-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 Localish, 13.3 Charge!, 13.4 QVC) KETH-TV (14.1 TBN, 14.2 TBN Inspire, 14.3 Enlace, 14.4 Smile) KTXH (20.1 MNT, 20.2 Movies!, 20.3 Grio, 20.4 Buzzr) KLTJ (22.1 Daystar, 22.2 Daystar Español, 22.3 Reflections) KRIV (26.1 Fox, 26.2 Catchy, 26.3 Fox WX) KIAH (39.1 CW, 39.2 ANT, 39.3 Nest, 39.4 TBD, 39.5 Court) KXLN-DT (45.1 UNI, 45.2 UniMás, 45.3 Mystery, 45.4 Nuestra Visión, 45.5 Shop LC) KTMD (47.1 TMD, 47.2 TXO, 47.3 Lx, 47.4 Cozi, 47.5 Oxygen) KPXB-TV (49.1 Ion, 49.2 Bounce, 49.3 Laff, 49.4 Ion+, 49.5 Scripps, 49.6 JTV, 49.7 Court, 49.8 Grit) KYAZ (51.1 MeTV, 51.2/3 MeTV+, 51.4 Story, 51.12 Infomercials) KTBU (11.11 CBS, 55.1 Quest, 55.2 Nosey, 55.3 Nación) KUBE-TV (57.1 Shop LC, 57.2 Binge, 57.3 SBN, 57.4 Z Living, 57.5/7 Infomercials, 57.6 Mi Raza, 57.8 JTV, 57.9 Visión Latina, 57.10 Advenimiento TV, 57.11 VIETV) KZJL (61.1 Estrella, 61.2 Estrella News, 61.3 JTV, 61.4 Shop LC, 61.5 Positiv, 61.6 Dark) KFTH-DT (67.1 UniMás, 67.2 Get, 67.3 Grit, 67.4 HSN, 67.5 UNI)
Low power	KUVM-LD (10.1 Defy, 10.2 SBN, 10.3 The365, 10.4 Outlaw) KHLM-LD (12.1 CTN, 12.2 CTNi) KVVV-LD (15.1 NewsNet, 15.2 SNH, 15.3 ShopHQ) KVQT-LD (21.1 Newsmax2, 21.2 Retro, 21.3 TV Elohim, 21.4 Smart Money, 21.5 Cristo TV, 21.6 Heartland, 21.7 NTD, 21.8 STV, 21.9 Biz TV, 21.10 NowMedia, 21.11 Epic Fit Network, 21.12 ABTV, 21.13 MBC, 21.14 Televiva, 21.15 Fun Roads, 21.16 CCN, 21.17 Action, 21.18 INTV) KCTL-LD (25.1 Dark, 25.2 IBN) KQHO-LD (27.1 VietSky, 27.2 WOL TV, 27.4 VNBC TV, 27.5 Vietmedia TV, 27.6 LSTV, 27.7 IBC TV, 27.8 Global Mall, 27.9 Afrocentrik) KUGB-CD (28.1 ULFN, 28.2 Infomercials, 28.3 Shop LC, 28.4 The365, 28.5 Outlaw, 28.6 Defy, 28.7 Dark) KEHO-LD (32.1/2/4 Informercials, 32.3 Defy, 32.4 The365, 32.5 Aqui TV, 32.6 LC, 32.7 Outlaw KUVM-CD (34.1 LATV, 34.2 Timeless TV, 34.3 MTRSPT1, 34.4 Defy, 34.5 The365, 34.6 Outlaw, 34.7 Salem News) KZHO-LD (38.1/3 Visión Celestial, 38.2 Vida Vision, 38.4 TV Elohim, 38.5 Dark, 38.6 Iglesia JEMIR, 38.7 Mana Musica, 38.8 Religious, 38.9 Joe FM) KBMN-LD (40.1 BeIN Sports Xtra, 40.2 BeIN Sports Xtra en Español, 40.3/4/5/6 Informercials) KBPX-LD (46.1 VidaVision, 46.2 WBN, 46.3 The NuDu, 46.4 Real America's Voice, 46.5 GEB, 46.6 OAN Plus) KLNK-LD (48.1 Punch TV) KDHU-LD (50.1/3 Daystar, 50.2 Daystar Español)
ATSC 3.0	KTXH (13.1 ABC, 20.1 MNT, 26.1 Fox, 45.1 UNI, 67.1 UniMás) KIAH (2.1 NBC, 8.1 PBS, 11.1 CBS, 39.1 CW, 47.1 TMD)
Cable	HTV Houston Media Source HISD TV HCC TV Space City Home Network
Streaming	KPRC 2+ ABC 13 Houston 24/7
Silent stations	KAHO-LD
Defunct	K05HU 5 (Hit Video USA) KJIB-LP 5 KVVV-TV 16 (Ind.) KVDO-LP 25 KNUZ-TV 39 (DuMont) Fox Sports Houston News 24 Houston
Texas television (by city) Abilene/Sweetwater Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) Austin (Hill Country) Beaumont/Port Arthur (Golden Triangle) Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas) Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio Eagle Pass El Paso (West Texas) Houston Laredo Lubbock (South Plains) Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin) Rio Grande Valley San Angelo San Antonio Sherman/Ada, OK Texarkana/Shreveport, LA (Ark-La-Tex) Tyler/Longview (East Texas) Victoria Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK

v t e Tegna Inc.
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KBMT KIII KVUE KXTV WATN-TV WFAA WHAS-TV WJXX WNEP-TV WOI-DT WQAD-TV WVEC WZZM
CBS	KENS KFMB-TV KFSM-TV KHOU KREM KTHV KYTX WBNS-TV WFMY-TV WLTX WMAZ-TV WTOL WTSP WUSA WWL-TV
The CW	KCWI-TV KFMB-TV ³ KSKN KYTX ³ WCCT-TV WLMT WMAZ-TV ³
Fox	KIDY KMSB ¹ KXVA WPMT WTIC-TV WUPW ² WZDX
MyNetworkTV	KTVD KTTU-TV ¹ KFMB-TV ³ KIDY ³ KUIL-LD KXVA ³ WATL WLMT WQAD-TV ³ WUPL WZDX ³
NBC	KARE KBMT ³ KCEN-TV / KAGS-LD KGW KING-TV KPNX / KNAZ-TV KSDK KTVB / KTFT KUSA KWES-TV WBIR-TV WCNC-TV WCSH / WLBZ WGRZ WKYC WTHR WTLV WXIA-TV
Other stations	Estrella TV KMPX Independent KONG KTVB ³ KTFT-LD ³ MeTV WALV-CD Quest KTBU
Radio	WBNS WBNS-FM
TV networks	Subchannels: True Crime Network Quest Cable: NewsWatch 15
Defunct	KIDZ-LD Northwest Cable News TXCN Twist
Other asset	Captivate Network (part owner)
Acquisitions	Belo Corporation (King Broadcasting Company) Dispatch Broadcast Group Multimedia Standard Media (cancelled)
¹ Owned by Tegna, Gray Television operates KMSB and KTTU-TV through a SSA. ² Owned by American Spirit Media, Tegna operates WUPW through a SSA. ³ These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.