KUVM-LD

For the station on channel 34 with a similar call sign, see KUVM-CD.
KUVM-LD
CityMissouri City, Texas
Channels
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
KEHO-LD, KUGB-CD, KUVM-CD, KBMN-LD
History
FoundedAugust 6, 1980
First air date
2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Former call signs
K10PY-D (2007−2009)
Former channel number(s)
Digital: 10 (VHF, 2009−2010), 40 (UHF, 2010−2012), 22 (UHF, 2012−2021)
Call sign meaning
Una Vez Más (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID167664
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT439.1 m (1,441 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°33′45.2″N 95°30′35.9″W / 29.562556°N 95.509972°W / 29.562556; -95.509972
Links
Public license information
LMS

KUVM-LD (channel 10) is a low-power television station licensed to Missouri City, Texas, United States, serving the Houston area. The station is owned by Innovate Corp.

History

The station began in 2007 on channel 10 with the call sign K10PY-D.[2] The station converted to digital transmission in October 2009, initially running a simulcast of KHLM until that station obtained a digital signal of its own, and later replacing it with the Azteca América programming of former analog station KUVM-CA, and changing its call sign to KUVM-LD on October 9, 2009.[2] The station's signal moved to channel 40 from the Missouri City tower farm on July 24, 2010.

On April 25, 2010, Azteca América programming began airing on KNWS, which Una Vez Más Holdings had contracted to buy. KUVM-LD dropped Azteca América from its fourth subchannel on January 25, 2011.

Citing interference from KUBE-TV, the station applied on November 5, 2010, to move its physical channel from 40 to 14.[3] That application was denied, and the station filed to move to channel 18 in January 2012,[4] and also filed to move to channel 22 in February 2012.[5] The application to move to channel 22 was granted May 29, 2012,[6] and the station finalized that move in October 2012.

In June 2013, KUVM-LD was slated to be sold to Landover 5 LLC as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations;[7] the sale fell through in June 2016.[8] Mako Communications sold its stations, including KUVM-LD, to HC2 Holdings in 2017.[9]

KUVM-LD was licensed to move to digital channel 10 on February 9, 2021.

Subchannels

Subchannels of KHLM-LD and KUVM-LD[10]
License Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KHLM-LD 12.1 720p 16:9 KHLM-LD CTN
12.2 480i KHLMLD2 CTNi
KUVM-LD 10.1 KUVM-LD Defy
10.2 KUVMLD2 SBN
10.3 KUVMLD3 The365
10.4 KUVMLD4 Outlaw

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUVM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low-Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low-Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low-Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low-Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  7. ^ Seyler, Dave (June 24, 2013). "Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza". Television Business Report. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Notification of Non-consummation". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 29, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KHLM-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 7, 2021.