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KTFO-CD
Translator of KAKW-DT,
Killeen/Austin, Texas

Channels
BrandingUniMás Austin
Programming
Affiliations31.1: UniMás (O&O)
31.2: Univision
31.3: getTV
31.4: Court TV Mystery
31.5: Dabl
Ownership
Owner
KAKW-DT, KXLK-CD
History
First air date
March 28, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-03-28)
Former call signs
K30CE (1988–2001)
K31FM (2001–2002)
KDAS-CA (2002–2005)
KAKW-CA (2005–2007)
KTFO-CA (2007–2010)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
30 (UHF, 1988–2001)
31 (UHF, 2001–2010)
Univision (1988–2009)
Call sign meaning
TeleFutura O
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35882
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT372 m (1,220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°19′33″N 97°47′58″W / 30.32583°N 97.79944°W / 30.32583; -97.79944
Translator(s)KAKW-DT 62.2 (13.2 VHF) Killeen
Links
Public license information

KTFO-CD, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-powered, Class A UniMás owned-and-operated television station licensed to Austin, Texas, United States. Owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications, it is sister to Killeen-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station KAKW-DT (channel 62). Both stations share studios on North Loop Boulevard in Austin, while KTFO-CD's transmitter is located at the West Austin Antenna Farm north of West Lake Hills.

Although KTFO-CD identifies as a station in its own right, it is officially licensed as a translator of KAKW-DT. In addition to its own digital signal, KTFO-CD is simulcast in high definition on KAKW-DT's second digital subchannel (virtual channel 62.2, VHF channel 13.2) from a transmitter in unincorporated Williamson County (approximately halfway between Austin and Killeen). KAKW-DT, in turn, is simulcast on KTFO-CD's second digital subchannel.

History

The station first signed on the air on March 28, 1988 as K30CE, broadcasting on UHF channel 30. In 2001, the station changed its call letters to K31FM, and relocated to channel 31. In 2002, the station's calls changed again to KDAS-CA, and became a repeater of KAKW-TV in Killeen, after that station switched its affiliation to Univision. It later changed its call letters to KAKW-CA in 2005, and then to KTFO-CA in 2007. In 2009, the station was relaunched with as a separate outlet from KAKW and affiliated with Telefutura (now UniMás). In 2010, the station converted to a digital signal and modified its callsign to KTFO-CD.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
31.1 720p 16:9 KTFO-CD Main KTFO-CD programming / UniMás
31.2 KAKW-DT Simulcast of KAKW-DT / Univision
31.3 480i 4:3 GetTV getTV
31.4 Escape Court TV Mystery
31.5 DABL DABL

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTFO-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KTFO-CD

External links