KVDA
Encyclopedia
KVDA, virtual channel 60, is the local Telemundo
affiliate in San Antonio, Texas
, USA
owned by NBCUniversal and operated by ZGS Communications
. The station operates a digital signal on channel 38.
In 2009, KVDA will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 38. However, through the use of PSIP
, digital television receivers will display KVDA's virtual channel
as 60.
ZGS Communications took over the operations of KVDA (as well as Fresno
sister station KNSO
) on May 1, 2009, though NBC retains the stations' licenses.
for the position of the top-rated Spanish-language station, which KWEX had held for almost 30 years.
In 2007, budget cuts announced by NBC Universal resulted in the cancellation of Noticiero 60 and its replacement with a regional newscast based out of a new production center at KXTX-TV
in Dallas
. This move attracted criticism from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
, including formal statements against NBC Universal.
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
affiliate in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
owned by NBCUniversal and operated by ZGS Communications
ZGS Communications
ZGS Communications, also referred to as the ZGS Group or ZGS Broadcasting, is a television and radio station operator in the United States, based in Arlington, Virginia. The company operates 18 stations: 15 television stations , and 3 radio stations...
. The station operates a digital signal on channel 38.
History
KVDA signed on September 10, 1989, and has always operated as a Telemundo affiliate.In 2009, KVDA will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 38. However, through the use of 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...
, digital television receivers will display KVDA'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 60.
ZGS Communications took over the operations of KVDA (as well as Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
sister station KNSO
KNSO
KNSO is a television station in the Fresno, California area, and a station of the Telemundo network. The station is owned by NBCUniversal and operated by ZGS Communications. The station operates on digital VHF channel 11.1 -History:KNSO signed on the air in 1996 under the ownership of Sainte...
) on May 1, 2009, though NBC retains the stations' licenses.
News operation
Noticiero 60 was the name of KVDA's news operation, which began with the station in 1989. Within one ratings period, the station was challenging KWEX-TVKWEX-TV
KWEX-DT, channel 41, is the local Univisión owned and operated station in San Antonio, Texas. The station is the first commercially-based Spanish language television station in the United States.- History :...
for the position of the top-rated Spanish-language station, which KWEX had held for almost 30 years.
In 2007, budget cuts announced by NBC Universal resulted in the cancellation of Noticiero 60 and its replacement with a regional newscast based out of a new production center at KXTX-TV
KXTX-TV
KXTX-TV, digital channel 40 , is the Telemundo owned-and-operated station in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Designated Market Area...
in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. This move attracted criticism from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico...
, including formal statements against NBC Universal.