KTFQ-TV
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City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Branding | UniMás Nuevo México |
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Ownership | |
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KLUZ-TV | |
History | |
Founded | September 19, 1985 |
First air date | September 5, 1987 |
Former call signs | KLUZ-TV (1987–2017) |
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Univision(1987-2017) | |
Call signmeaning | Telefutura Albuquerque |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35084 |
ERP | 350kW |
HAAT | 1,255 m (4,117 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′41.1″N106°26′58″W/ 35.211417°N 106.44944°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | UniMás |
KTFQ-TV(channel 41) is atelevision stationinAlbuquerque, New Mexico,United States, broadcasting the Spanish-languageUniMásnetwork to most of the state. It is owned byEntravision Communications,which provides certain services toUnivision-owned stationKLUZ-TV(channel 14) under alocal marketing agreement(LMA) withTelevisaUnivision.The two stations share studios on Broadbent Parkway in northeastern Albuquerque; KTFQ-TV's transmitter is located onSandia Crest.
History[edit]
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The station began operation in September 1987 as Univision affiliate KLUZ-TV. In 2007, it addedLATVas a digital subchannel on 41.2.
2017 call sign and channel swap[edit]
On December 4, 2017, as part of a multi-market realignment, the programming and call signs of KLUZ-TV and sister station KTFQ were swapped: KLUZ-TV and its Univision programming moved to the Univision-owned facility using digital channel 22 and virtual channel 14, while Entravision's digital channel 42 and virtual channel 41 facility became the new home of UniMás affiliate KTFQ-TV.[2]
Newscasts[edit]
In 1992, KLUZ premiered a news program called5 en Punto(five o'clock). In 1993, KLUZ launched Albuquerque's first Spanish-language newscast,Noticias 41.The show was anchored by New Mexico native Bonita Ulibarrí, along with weatherman Sergio Schwartz and sportscaster Liliana Carrillo. The newscast aired Monday through Friday at 10 p.m.
In 1993, the station launched a 5 p.m. program that replaced5 en Puntoand was anchored by Ulibarrí. Schwartz continued to do weather, but a new sportscaster, Donaldo Zepeda, was introduced. For the 10 p.m. broadcast, Ulibarrí was replaced as anchor by Susana Olivares, with Zepeda and Schwartz in the same respective roles.
On January 30, 1994, the station hired Roberto Repreza to anchor both the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Ulibarrí returned to the 10 p.m. broadcast as a co-anchor. In 1996, Repreza left to go toKXLN-TV,and Ulibarrí returned to being the sole anchor.
On November 2, 2015, Entravision transferred production of KLUZ's newscasts from Albuquerque toDenversister stationKCEC.[3]
Technical information[edit]
Subchannels[edit]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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41.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KTFQ-HD | Main KTFQ-TV programming /UniMás |
41.2 | 480i | LATV | LATV | |
41.3 | HSN | HSN | ||
41.4 | Charge! | Charge! | ||
41.5 | TheGrio | TheGrio TV |
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
KTFQ-TV (as KLUZ-TV) shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 41, on June 12, 2009, which was the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42,[5]usingvirtual channel41.
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KTFQ-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Cambios programación UniMas y Univision".Entravision Communications. November 10, 2017.RetrievedDecember 6,2017.
- ^Villafañe, Veronica (November 3, 2015)."Entravision cancels KLUZ local newscast production, lays off staff".Media Moves.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KTFQ".www.rabbitears.info.
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.
- 1987 establishments in New Mexico
- Charge! (TV network) affiliates
- Entravision Communications stations
- Hispanic and Latino American culture in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- LATV affiliates
- Mass media in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Spanish-language television stations in New Mexico
- Television channels and stations established in 1987
- TheGrio affiliates
- UniMás affiliates