KAKW-DT

KAKW-DT

Killeen–Austin, Texas United States
City	Killeen, Texas
Channels	Digital:13 (VHF) Virtual:62
Branding	Univision 62;Noticias 62
Programming
Affiliations	62.1:Univision 62.2:UniMás for others, see§ Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (KAKW License Partnership,L.P.)
Sister stations	KTFO-CD,KXLK-CD,KLQB,KLJA
History
Founded	August 22, 1988
First air date	May 31, 1996(1996-05-31)
Former call signs	KAKW (1996–2003) KAKW-TV (2004–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:62 (UHF,1996–2009) Digital:23 (UHF, 2001–2003)
Former affiliations	UPN(primary 1996–2001, secondary 2001–2002) The WB(secondary 1996–2001, primary 2001–2002)
Call signmeaning	Austin, Killeen,Waco
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	148
ERP	39kW
HAAT	553 m (1,814 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°43′34″N97°59′23″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.univision/austin/kakw

KAKW-DT(channel 62) is atelevision stationlicensed toKilleen, Texas,United States, serving as theAustinarea outlet for the Spanish-language networkUnivision.It isowned and operatedbyTelevisaUnivisionalongsidelow-power,Class AUniMásoutletKTFO-CD(channel 31). The two stations share studios on North Loop Boulevard in Austin; KAKW-DT's transmitter is located inunincorporatedWilliamson County(approximately halfway between Austin and Killeen). Although the station is licensed to a community in theWacomarket,most of its local programming and advertising is targeted at the Austin market.

History

1996–2002: Early years

Former logo, used on January 7, 2002, until December 31, 2012.

The station first signed on the air on May 31, 1996, as a primary affiliate ofUPNand a secondary affiliate ofThe WBfor the Waco–Killeen–Templemarket; the station was originally owned by White Knight Broadcasting, withCommunications Corporation of America(ComCorp), owner of Waco-basedFoxaffiliateKWKT(channel 44) and the station'sBryan-basedsatelliteKYLE-TV(channel 28), providing sales and other services to KAKW under acommercial inventory agreement.KAKW had secured the UPN affiliation in June 1995, prior to going on the air;the WB affiliation had previously been held by KYLE before its 1996 acquisition by ComCorp.Prior to the launch ofFredericksburg-basedSan Antoniostation KBEJ (nowKCWX) in 2000, channel 62 doubled as an alternate UPN affiliate for the Austin television market, alongsideK13VC(channel 13); the move of KAKW's digital signal from channel 23 to channel 13 would subsequently result in the shutdown of K13VC on March 29, 2003.

2002–present: Affiliating with Univision, switch to Spanish-language programming

In January 2001, KAKW became a primary WB affiliate,though UPN programming was retained on a secondary basis.That October, White Knight agreed to sell KAKW toUnivisionin a $30 million deal, with the intention of converting it into a Univision station; the sale was opposed by The WB, who filed alawsuitseeking to block the sale and the concurrent sale ofEl Pasosister stationKKWBtoEntravision Communications,as KAKW's contract with The WB was not slated to expire until January 15, 2008.On January 7, 2002, after Univision assumed control of KAKW, KAKW dropped the WB and UPN affiliations and was converted to a Univision owned-and-operated station;it also expanded the station's market coverage to Austin. Univision also invested in creating a news department for KAKW and began producing dailySpanish-languagelocal newscasts. The WB subsequently moved its programming in the Waco–Killeen–Temple market to a secondary clearance onABCaffiliateKXXV(channel 25),while UPN signed a deal withTime Warner Cableto air its programming on aleased accesschannel that would later be replaced byKBTX-TV's second digital subchannel.It was the first time Austin had a full-power Spanish-language TV station.

Until 2009, KAKW also operated a repeater in Austin, KAKW-CA (channel 31). That year, the station switched its affiliation toTelefutura,and changed its call letters toKTFO-CD.

News operation

KAKW-DT broadcasts five hours of locally produced newscasts each week, consisting of two half-hour evening newscasts shown at 5 and 10 p.m. on weekdays. Following its purchase by Univision Communications in 2002, the station invested in the development of a news department for KAKW and began producing daily Spanish-language local newscasts each weeknight.

On March 27, 2015, KAKW-DT announced it would launch a regionalized morning newscast, shared with fellow Univision O&OsKXLN-DTinHouston,KUVN-DTinDallas,andKWEX-DTinSan Antonio.The newscast includes local weather and traffic cut-ins, which are also provided during Univision'sDespierta América.The regionalized morning newscast uses theNoticias Texasbranding.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal ismultiplexed:

Subchannels of KAKW-DT

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
62.1	1080i	16:9	KAKW-DT	Univision
62.2			KTFO-CD	UniMás(KTFO-CD)
62.3	480i	4:3	GetTV	get
62.4		16:9	Escape	Ion Mystery
62.5			DABL	Dabl

Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

KAKW shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009, as part of the FCC-mandatedtransition to digital television for full-power stations.The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transitionVHFchannel 13, usingvirtual channel62.

External links

• Official website