KINT-TV
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KINT-TV, channel 26 is a Univision
affiliate based in El Paso, Texas
. It is owned by Entravision, and is a sister station to Telefutura
affiliate KTFN
. KINT-TV signed on the air on May 5, 1984. For many years, it was the only Spanish TV station in El Paso.
KINT was founded by a consortium of local businessmen including Larry Daniels (one time manager of KROD-TV, owner of KINT AM/FM radio, and owner of other businesses.) and E.H. Bayesa, owner of a downtown grocery store. KEHB-TV was the station's original callsign though it was never used on the air. The letters were changed to KINT (TV) standing for "K-Internacional".
El Paso is divided by a prominent natural ridge (part of the Franklin Mountains) where all of the US based TV stations have their towers and antennas. There are four general sites ranging from 600 to 1800 feet (548.6 m) above average terrain, the 300 feet (91.4 m) self supporting tower just above Scenic Drive (long time ch7/ch13), the "Old Channel 4" site with a 288 feet (87.8 m) tower first used by channel 4 KROD-TV (aka KDBC-TV), the "New 4 site", Channel 0, and ch 14. For the new KINT-TV Daniels worked out a partnership between KDBC-TV, KINT-TV 26 and Larry Gallatin's two way company. A new 440 feet (134.1 m) self supporting tower was put up, with channnel 4 at its top, channel 26 side mounted, 100 feet (30.5 m) that was long vacant (now occupied by 93.1 KSII and 93.9 KINT-FM) and two way space at the bottom.
KINT-TV has operated out of studios at 5426 North Mesa since its beginning. The Chief Engineer has been Alfredo Durand since sign on.
Before its sign-on, the call letters KINT were assigned to an AM station on 1590 kHz and popular FM radio station (KINT-FM 97.5), billing itself as "Kint 98" during the disco era of the 1970s.
The station is carried on Time Warner Cable
channel 2 and HD channel 885.
For a brief period, the subchannel falsely Identified itself As KINT-HD, when they were only available in 480i an SDTV Resolution, and had been doing it for months. As of June 12, they have corrected the problem.
On March 16, 2010 KINT-TV started broadcasting in 1080i
HD and airing Univision HD
Programming. they also Added 26.2 broadcasting KTFN
programming. On December 3, 2010, the KTFN programming is replaced with LATV
in the subchannels: 26.2 and 65.2. In the next week, the KTFN programming re-took the subchannels: 26.2 and 65.2, and LATV is moved to the subchannels: 26.3 and 65.3.
, KINT-TV ceased analog programming, due to the mandated analog television shutdown and digital conversion. After that, the station, along with its sister station KTFN
, broadcast a repeated crawl in Spanish informing viewers about the analog shut-down and advising viewers of their options. This graphic repeated constantly until 11:59 P.M., when KINT ceased analog operations. Additionally, KINT-TV will remain on its current digital tier channel 25, using PSIP
to display KINT-TV's virtual channel
as 26.
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
affiliate based in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. It is owned by Entravision, and is a sister station to Telefutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
affiliate KTFN
KTFN
KTFN is a Spanish-language television station in El Paso, Texas, broadcasting locally on digital channel 51 as a TeleFutura affiliate. KTFN is owned by Entravision, and is a sister-station to KINT-TV. The station is also aired on Time Warner Cable channel 5.-History:KTFN signed on in 1991 as...
. KINT-TV signed on the air on May 5, 1984. For many years, it was the only Spanish TV station in El Paso.
KINT was founded by a consortium of local businessmen including Larry Daniels (one time manager of KROD-TV, owner of KINT AM/FM radio, and owner of other businesses.) and E.H. Bayesa, owner of a downtown grocery store. KEHB-TV was the station's original callsign though it was never used on the air. The letters were changed to KINT (TV) standing for "K-Internacional".
El Paso is divided by a prominent natural ridge (part of the Franklin Mountains) where all of the US based TV stations have their towers and antennas. There are four general sites ranging from 600 to 1800 feet (548.6 m) above average terrain, the 300 feet (91.4 m) self supporting tower just above Scenic Drive (long time ch7/ch13), the "Old Channel 4" site with a 288 feet (87.8 m) tower first used by channel 4 KROD-TV (aka KDBC-TV), the "New 4 site", Channel 0, and ch 14. For the new KINT-TV Daniels worked out a partnership between KDBC-TV, KINT-TV 26 and Larry Gallatin's two way company. A new 440 feet (134.1 m) self supporting tower was put up, with channnel 4 at its top, channel 26 side mounted, 100 feet (30.5 m) that was long vacant (now occupied by 93.1 KSII and 93.9 KINT-FM) and two way space at the bottom.
KINT-TV has operated out of studios at 5426 North Mesa since its beginning. The Chief Engineer has been Alfredo Durand since sign on.
Before its sign-on, the call letters KINT were assigned to an AM station on 1590 kHz and popular FM radio station (KINT-FM 97.5), billing itself as "Kint 98" during the disco era of the 1970s.
The station is carried on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channel 2 and HD channel 885.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:| Subchannel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 26.1 | Main KINT-TV programming / Univision HD |
| 26.2 | Main KTFN programming / TeleFutura SD |
| 26.3 | Additional LATV programming / LATV SD |
For a brief period, the subchannel falsely Identified itself As KINT-HD, when they were only available in 480i an SDTV Resolution, and had been doing it for months. As of June 12, they have corrected the problem.
On March 16, 2010 KINT-TV started broadcasting in 1080i
1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
HD and airing Univision HD
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
Programming. they also Added 26.2 broadcasting KTFN
KTFN
KTFN is a Spanish-language television station in El Paso, Texas, broadcasting locally on digital channel 51 as a TeleFutura affiliate. KTFN is owned by Entravision, and is a sister-station to KINT-TV. The station is also aired on Time Warner Cable channel 5.-History:KTFN signed on in 1991 as...
programming. On December 3, 2010, the KTFN programming is replaced with LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
in the subchannels: 26.2 and 65.2. In the next week, the KTFN programming re-took the subchannels: 26.2 and 65.2, and LATV is moved to the subchannels: 26.3 and 65.3.
Analog shutdown
On June 12, 2009 at 12:00 P.M. MDTMountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
, KINT-TV ceased analog programming, due to the mandated analog television shutdown and digital conversion. After that, the station, along with its sister station KTFN
KTFN
KTFN is a Spanish-language television station in El Paso, Texas, broadcasting locally on digital channel 51 as a TeleFutura affiliate. KTFN is owned by Entravision, and is a sister-station to KINT-TV. The station is also aired on Time Warner Cable channel 5.-History:KTFN signed on in 1991 as...
, broadcast a repeated crawl in Spanish informing viewers about the analog shut-down and advising viewers of their options. This graphic repeated constantly until 11:59 P.M., when KINT ceased analog operations. Additionally, KINT-TV will remain on its current digital tier channel 25, using PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display KINT-TV's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 26.