KUVN-TV
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KUVN-DT, channel 23, is the Univision
owned-and-operated station
in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Designated Market Area. It transmits from Cedar Hill
. Programming is also seen on KUVN-CA channel 47, a Class A low-power station in Fort Worth.
used to display KUVN-TV's virtual channel
as 23 on digital television receivers. KUVN-CA channel 47 in Fort Worth has applied to broadcast a digital signal with 190 Watts.
in nearby Richardson from 1960-1970. But the station was transitioned to a closed-circuit television system and the broadcast license was returned to the FCC.
The current channel 23 license signed on in September 1986 as KIAB with English speaking religious shows in the morning, Spanish programming from SIN (Spanish International Network, which became Univision the next year) in the afternoon and evening, and shop at home programming on the overnights before Doctor Elizabeth Vaughn sold it to Univision in 1988.
At that point, the station began running Univision programming 24 hours a day, with some local Spanish speaking newscasts as well.
and was transferred to Bill Trammell in 1990. In 1994 the station license was transferred to Rodriguez-Heftel-Texas and the deal was consummated on the 10th of April, 1995. The license was transferred to KESS-TV License Corporation and that deal was consummated on the 16th of May, 1996. The last transfer to date was (BALTTL-19960510IC) in 1996 and transferred the station to Univision. The station moved from channel 31 to channel 47 in 2001. KUVN-LP became a class A low power TV station and changed its call letters to KUVN-CA on March 1, 2002. KUVN-CA is not a repeater as a class A low power station can not be a mere repeater. A construction permit was issued by the FCC on August 4, 2008 to allow KUVN-CA to become a digital Class A television station. The construction permit allows the station to transmit with 190 watts on channel 47.
On April 11, 2011, KUVN began broadcasting Primera Edicion and Vive La Mañana on Telefutura affiliate KSTR (channel 49). Like its newscasts at different times, it is broadcast in 480i
standard definition, within their old studio set. Sister station KXLN-DT in Houston also uses the same titles for their newscasts; Vive La Mañana features a different graphics and music package shared by both KUVN and KXLN. In May 2011, KUVN announced that a new set for its newscasts will be introduced in the coming months.
Weekends
Weather team
Sports
Reporters
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...
owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
Designated Market Area. It transmits from Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately sixteen miles southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. The population was 32,093 at the 2000 census...
. Programming is also seen on KUVN-CA channel 47, a Class A low-power station in Fort Worth.
Digital programming
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Main KUVN programming / Univision (HD) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
On June 12, 2009; KUVN presented live coverage of Times Square showing the countdown to digital and shut off their analog signal and moved their digital transmission from channel 24 to channel 23 with the PSIPProgram 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...
used to display KUVN-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 23 on digital television receivers. KUVN-CA channel 47 in Fort Worth has applied to broadcast a digital signal with 190 Watts.
History
Channel 23 had previously been the home of educational television station KRET-TVKRET-TV
KRET-TV was an instructional television station in Richardson, Texas on channel 23, which was on the air from 1960 to 1970. The station was owned by the Richardson Independent School District. The station was the first broadcast TV station in the nation to be wholly owned by a school district...
in nearby Richardson from 1960-1970. But the station was transitioned to a closed-circuit television system and the broadcast license was returned to the FCC.
The current channel 23 license signed on in September 1986 as KIAB with English speaking religious shows in the morning, Spanish programming from SIN (Spanish International Network, which became Univision the next year) in the afternoon and evening, and shop at home programming on the overnights before Doctor Elizabeth Vaughn sold it to Univision in 1988.
At that point, the station began running Univision programming 24 hours a day, with some local Spanish speaking newscasts as well.
KUVN-CA
The station construction permit was originally owned by the American Christian Television SystemWTLW
WTLW is a religious and family-entertainment television station in Lima, Ohio. The station is owned by American Christian Television Services, and broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 44...
and was transferred to Bill Trammell in 1990. In 1994 the station license was transferred to Rodriguez-Heftel-Texas and the deal was consummated on the 10th of April, 1995. The license was transferred to KESS-TV License Corporation and that deal was consummated on the 16th of May, 1996. The last transfer to date was (BALTTL-19960510IC) in 1996 and transferred the station to Univision. The station moved from channel 31 to channel 47 in 2001. KUVN-LP became a class A low power TV station and changed its call letters to KUVN-CA on March 1, 2002. KUVN-CA is not a repeater as a class A low power station can not be a mere repeater. A construction permit was issued by the FCC on August 4, 2008 to allow KUVN-CA to become a digital Class A television station. The construction permit allows the station to transmit with 190 watts on channel 47.
News operation
In the summer of 2010, Noticias 23 started using a new graphics package formatted for high definition, and began using an updated version of its news theme ("Turning Point") which is shared among many Univision affiliates in the United States and Puerto Rico; however, KUVN does not currently broadcast its local newscasts in high definition, unlike fellow Univision-owned stations KXLN-DT, KMEX-DT, WXTV-DT or WORA/WLII/WSUR. There are no known current plans for KUVN-DT to begin carrying its newscasts in high definition.On April 11, 2011, KUVN began broadcasting Primera Edicion and Vive La Mañana on Telefutura affiliate KSTR (channel 49). Like its newscasts at different times, it is broadcast in 480i
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
standard definition, within their old studio set. Sister station KXLN-DT in Houston also uses the same titles for their newscasts; Vive La Mañana features a different graphics and music package shared by both KUVN and KXLN. In May 2011, KUVN announced that a new set for its newscasts will be introduced in the coming months.
Newscasts
Weekdays- Noticias Univision 23 Primera Edicion - 5–6 a.m.
- Noticias Univision 23 Cinco en Punto - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias Univision 23 Edicion Nocturna - 10–10:30 p.m.
Weekends
- Noticias Univision 23 Fin de Semana a las 5 - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias Univision 23 Fin de Semana a las 10 - 10–10:30 p.m.
News team
Anchors- Maria Renee Barillas - weekend evenings Fin de Semana
- Wendy Cruz - weekday mornings Primera Edicion
- Angel Pedrero - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
- Ana Maria Vargas - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
Weather team
- Alejandro Garcia (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) – lead meteorlogist; weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m. - Norberto Hernandez - meteorologist; weekend evenings Fin de Semana
Sports
- Mario Montes - lead sports anchor; weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Virgilio Avila - general assignment reporter
- Danny Luna - weekday morning traffic reporter
- Rodolfo Sanchez - general assignment reporter
- Volga Santos - general assignment reporter
- Sandra Silvestrucci - general assignment reporter