KABI-LD

Not to be confused with WABI-TV.

KABI-LD

Snyder–Lubbock, Texas United States
City	Snyder, Texas
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 42
Programming
Subchannels	42.1: Heroes & Icons 42.2: Movies!
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media (Gray Television Television, LLC)
Sister stations	KCBD, KMYL-LD, KLCW-TV, KJTV-CD, KJTV-TV, KXTQ-CD, KLBB-LD
History
Founded	August 12, 1993
First air date	May 16, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-05-16)
Former call signs	K69FQ (1996–1999) K42ET (1999–2015)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 69 (UHF, 1996–1999) 42 (UHF, 1999–2015) Digital: 42 (UHF, 2015–2018)
Former affiliations	Independent (1996–2014)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55048
ERP	0.975 kW
HAAT	352 ft (107 m)
Transmitter coordinates	32°45′34″N 100°54′47″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

KABI-LD (channel 42) is a low powered television station licensed to Snyder, Texas, United States, serving the Lubbock area as an affiliate of the digital multicast network Heroes & Icons.[2] The station is owned by Gray Media alonside NBC affiliate KCBD (channel 11) and Wolfforth-licensed CW affiliate KLCW-TV (channel 23); it is also sister to three other low-power stations—MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LD (channel 14, which is simulcast on KLCW's second digital subchannel), Class A Telemundo affiliate KXTQ-CD (channel 46), and MeTV affiliate KLBB-LD (channel 48). Gray also operates Fox affiliate KJTV-TV (channel 34) and low-power Class A independent KJTV-CD (channel 32) through a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The stations share studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock. KABI-LD's transmitter is located north of Snyder.

As KABI-LD's transmitter is located in Snyder, its broadcast radius does not reach the major city in the market. Therefore, in order to reach the city, the station shares its subchannels with KLBB-LD's second and third subchannels respectively. However, KLBB's signal does not reach over the entire market as the station is also low-powered, so it must rely on cable and satellite to reach the entire market.

Digital channels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KABI-LD[2]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
42.1	480i	16:9	H&I	Main KABI-LD programming / Heroes & Icons
42.2			MOVIES!	Movies!

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KABI-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "RabbitEars query of KABI-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved 2022-10-22.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 55048 (KABI-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System