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KYLX-LD
Channels
Branding
  • KYLX 13 Laredo
  • CW Laredo (on LD2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KGNS-TV,KXNU-LD
History
FoundedOctober 16, 1997
First air date
July 1, 1999;25 years ago(1999-07-01)
Former call signs
  • K55HW (1999–2002)
  • KNEX-LP (2002–2015)
  • KYLX-LP (July–September 2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:55 (UHF,1999–2011)
  • Digital:14 (UHF, 2012–2015)
Call signmeaning
Laredo, Texas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40244
ClassLD
ERP3kW
HAAT277.6 m (911 ft)
Transmitter coordinates27°40′22″N99°39′52″W/ 27.67278°N 99.66444°W/27.67278; -99.66444(KYLX-LD)
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Public license information
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KYLX-LD(channel 13) is alow-power television stationinLaredo, Texas,United States, affiliated withCBSandThe CW Plus.It is owned byGray Televisionalongside dualNBC/ABCaffiliateKGNS-TV(channel 8) andTelemundoaffiliateKXNU-LD(channel 10). The three stations share studios on Del Mar Boulevard (nearI-35) in northern Laredo; KYLX-LD's transmitter is located on Shea Street north of downtown.

History

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KYLX-LD first went on the air on July 1, 1999, as K55HW on channel 55, and was owned by Border Media Partners. It changed its call letters to KNEX-LP in 2002, matching co-owned radio stationKNEX(106.1 FM). Under Border Media Partners, the station was affiliated with Mas Musica and laterMTV Tr3sbefore it switched programming toAzteca América.[when?]The station later disaffiliated from Azteca América and the station started broadcasting audio fromKQUR-FMon a rotating-color screen with its call sign and channel number.[when?]In 2009, Border Media Partners LLC transferred the station to Border Media Business Trust pursuant to aforbearance agreementbetween Border Media Partners and its lenders.[2]

The station was off the air for almost a year, as all broadcasting on channels above 51 was ended by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) on December 31, 2011; KNEX applied to operate in digital on channel 42 but later applied to operate on 14; in December 2012, the FCC approved this request. Since late December 2012, KNEX had been testing its signal on channel 14.3.

In March 2012,Eagle Creek Broadcasting,owner ofKVTV(channel 13), agreed to purchase KNEX-LP from Border Media Business Trust.[3]Under Eagle Creek, KNEX's digital test broadcasts would include simulcasts of KVTV's programming. On May 18, 2015, Eagle Creek Broadcasting reached a deal to sell KNEX-LP toGray Television,owner ofKGNS-TV(channel 8), for $25,000;[4]upon taking control on July 1, 2015,[5]Gray changed the station's call letters to KYLX-LP.[6][7]On the same day, Gray also acquired the non-license assets of KVTV from Eagle Creek and moved its programming, including the CBS affiliation, to KYLX, at which point KVTV ceased operations.[8]

As part of the application, the KVTV technical facilities were retained. Theconstruction permitfor channel 14 was abandoned; instead, KNEX filed for a digital companion channel on channel 13 at 3 kW ERP — the same technical parameters as KVTV, but on a low-power license, which Gray could legally own. Eagle Creek also filed forspecial temporary authorityto use those facilities immediately.[9]The STA was granted on June 16, 2015.[10]The KYLX-LD facility was fully licensed on September 29, 2015.[11]

In October 2015, KYLX launchedThe CWon its second digital subchannel, bringing Laredo an over-the-air CW affiliate for the first time since KGNS-DT2 switched toABCin July 2014. The ABC subchannel simulcasts the late newscast from fellow ABC affiliateKSAT-TVinSan Antonio.[12]

Subchannels

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The station's signal ismultiplexed:

Subchannels of KYLX-LD[13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
13.1 1080i 16:9 KYLX-LD CBS
13.2 480i CW The CW Plus
13.3 4:3 Bounce Bounce TV
13.4 Crime True Crime Network

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KYLX-LD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Deals - 2009-08-01 06:00:00 | Broadcasting & Cable".Broadcastingcable.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2012.
  3. ^Seyler, Dave (March 28, 2012)."Laredo CBS affiliate scores a little LPTV sister".Television Business Report.RetrievedMarch 28,2012.
  4. ^"Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate License Or Permittee, Or For Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.May 18, 2015.RetrievedJuly 1,2015.
  5. ^"Consummation Notice".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.July 2, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  6. ^"Media Bureau Call Sign Actions"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission.July 1, 2015.RetrievedJuly 1,2015.
  7. ^"Call Sign History".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  8. ^"Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones".TVNewsCheck.July 1, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  9. ^"Legal STA".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.June 12, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  10. ^Hashemzadeh, Hossein (June 16, 2015)."In re: LPTV or TV Translator Station of: Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Laredo, L.L.C. KNEX-LD, Channel 13, Laredo, TX…"(PDF).CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  11. ^"Application Search Details (KYLX-LD, 1)".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedDecember 20,2015.
  12. ^"Gray Expands Its Partnership with The CW Network".www.prnewswire.com(Press release). Gray Television.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
  13. ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KYLX".www.rabbitears.info.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
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