KTFO-CD

KTFO-CD
Austin, Texas
United States
Branding UniMás Austin
Channels Digital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 31 (PSIP)
Subchannels 31.1 UniMás
31.2 Univision (KAKW-DT)
31.3 GetTV
31.4 Escape
Affiliations UniMás (O&O; since 2009)
Owner Univision Communications
(KAKW License Partnership, LP)
First air date March 28, 1988
Call letters' meaning TeleFutura O
Sister station(s) KAKW-DT
Former callsigns 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)
Former affiliations Univision (2002–2009)
Transmitter power 15 kW
Height 378 m (1,240 ft)
Class -CD
Facility ID 35882
Transmitter coordinates 30°19′33.00″N 97°47′58.00″W / 30.3258333°N 97.7994444°W / 30.3258333; -97.7994444

KTFO-CD, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 36), is a UniMás owned-and-operated television station located in Austin, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Univision Communications, and is sister to Killeen-based Univision owned-and-operated station KAKW-DT (channel 62). The two stations share studios located on North Loop Boulevard in Austin, and its transmitter is located at the West Austin Antenna Farm north of West Lake Hills.

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.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
31.1 480i 16:9 KTFO-CA UniMas
31.2 1080i KAKW-DT Univision (repeating KAKW-DT)
31.3 480i 4:3 GetTV
31.4 480i 4:3 Escape

References

  1. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KTFO
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