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KNWS, KLDT sale to Una Vez Mas approved

And Azteca America gets back on a full power signal in Houston.

KNWS has been an infomercial wasteland for a number of years now, so any change is an improvement.
 
azumanga said:
Mediafrog+ said:
And Azteca America gets back on a full power signal in Houston.
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While it would likely mean goodbye to RTV on KNWS -- before it even started.
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Probably the same for KLDT in Dallas as far as RTV. I can't think of any TV station in DFW that will pick RTV, maybe it could air on the subchannel for KDTN Ch. 2 since RTV airs on quite a few subchannels on the stations that Daystar owns.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
And Azteca America gets back on a full power signal in Houston.

KNWS has been an infomercial wasteland for a number of years now, so any change is an improvement.
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It sure has fallen from the 24 hour news station it started off as. I don't know if it was mismanagement, lack of money, or what, but KNWS fell hard and fast. I assume the new owners will put some much needed money into the facilities, fixing the longstanding problems with their video output and signal strength. I still haven't seen KNWS since the digital conversion. Not even sure where to look for it, since they can't seem to make up their mind about either 47 or 51.
 
X-Man said:
Probably the same for KLDT in Dallas as far as RTV. I can't think of any TV station in DFW that will pick RTV, maybe it could air on the subchannel for KDTN Ch. 2 since RTV airs on quite a few subchannels on the stations that Daystar owns.
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KDTN is a non-commercial license, whereas stations where Daystar stations have RTV are commercial licenses. I imagine that might prevent KDTN (or KLTJ) from airing RTV. Unless they try to convince the FCC to let them convert the licenses to commercial, but that would likely be a very tall order.

- Trip
 
easttxtv said:
And Azteca America will have a new station in Dallas whenever KODF/26 filps to that other thing (Mega??)
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KODF has already flipped. Azteca has been on LP stations KLEG/44 and KATA/50.3 for some time now.

Any word on what will fill KLEG's bandwidth? They already have a CP to flash-cut to digital.
 
tripinva said:
X-Man said:
Probably the same for KLDT in Dallas as far as RTV. I can't think of any TV station in DFW that will pick RTV, maybe it could air on the subchannel for KDTN Ch. 2 since RTV airs on quite a few subchannels on the stations that Daystar owns.
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KDTN is a non-commercial license, whereas stations where Daystar stations have RTV are commercial licenses. I imagine that might prevent KDTN (or KLTJ) from airing RTV. Unless they try to convince the FCC to let them convert the licenses to commercial, but that would likely be a very tall order.

- Trip
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You have a point about that Trip, didn't think of that. Since Ch.2 is a non-commercial channel that may not happen.
 
I never believed that RTV was going to show up on either KNWS or KLDT -- it just seemed implausible when the deal was announced after both stations were already in bankruptcy, and were pleading financial hardship to the FCC.

The logical place in Dallas/Fort Worth for RTV would be as a subchannel of KFWD. It would be very compatible with the heavy classic TV component of their main signal.
 
I was wondering if UVM's aquisition of KNWS might affect on the station's flagship, KUVM TV-34: and will that station become MEGA-TV, just like KODF in DFW once the deal is done?
 
Didn't KNWS use to be an all news channel? I wonder why it failed, too much competition from local news and local cable news ala TXCN? Too expensive?
 
dustintv said:
Didn't KNWS use to be an all news channel? I wonder why it failed, too much competition from local news and local cable news ala TXCN? Too expensive?
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Yes, years ago it was an all news outfit - hence the calls "NWS."
The owners did not have enough money to put on a news product that was up to the standards of the market. (which is pretty amazing considering the relatively low quality of news in Houston compared to comparable sized markets) They couldn't promote the station well. The ratings were never good and they had to cut back on news and become a more traditional independent. Finally, when that didn't work, they started selling out for infomercials or home shopping during much of the day. The subsequent ownership of a station in Dallas and a variety of bad financial decisions with both stations put the owners in a huge financial bind. I believe they also had at least one failed attempt to sell the stations or at least refinance their debt. that ultimately led to their decision to go into bankruptcy.
 
tested said:
dustintv said:
Didn't KNWS use to be an all news channel? I wonder why it failed, too much competition from local news and local cable news ala TXCN? Too expensive?
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Yes, years ago it was an all news outfit - hence the calls "NWS."
The owners did not have enough money to put on a news product that was up to the standards of the market. (which is pretty amazing considering the relatively low quality of news in Houston compared to comparable sized markets) They couldn't promote the station well. The ratings were never good and they had to cut back on news and become a more traditional independent. Finally, when that didn't work, they started selling out for infomercials or home shopping during much of the day. The subsequent ownership of a station in Dallas and a variety of bad financial decisions with both stations put the owners in a huge financial bind. I believe they also had at least one failed attempt to sell the stations or at least refinance their debt. that ultimately led to their decision to go into bankruptcy.
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Their shining moment as a news station was airing the O.J. Simpson trial (using KTLA's feed). I still have the verdict and aftermath on tape with the star logo, time and temp in the corner.
 
This would be a huge boost for Azteca America. I know that they already have a presence in Dallas and Houston. However, with the new additions, they would actually double the number of full-power stations that are primary channels to their roster. Right now, Estrella TV has more full-power stations than AA, correct me if I'm wrong. If it's a race to become the "4th" Spanish-language major network, Estrella would be still ahead just on the number of full-power stations. Both still depend on a plethora of low-power stations, so they have a ways to go to even reach Telemundo, let alone challenge Univision.
 
Apparently, when KNWS folded its news operations and replaced it with Infomercials most of the time; There was another local news channel called News 24 Houston, which was a joint partnership with Time Warner Cable & Belo, The parent company of KHOU. It lasted for about three years on the air. And today, The channel was replaced by Hallmark; Time Warner was replaced by Comcast; And The Studio where News 24 Houston is based on the NW side of town on Beltway 8 is now home to KTBU-Channel 55.
 
KNWS killed off its attempt at doing all news long before News 24 launched. Back when KNWS was trying to make a go of it, they had a local morning show comparable to 'Today' or 'GMA,' a locally produced show devoted to entertainment news, and a sports call-in show, in addition to a mix of live and taped local newscasts, as well as Bloomberg and All News Channel newscasts, in half-hour blocks.
 
Troy Goodwin said:
I was wondering if UVM's aquisition of KNWS might affect on the station's flagship, KUVM TV-34: and will that station become MEGA-TV, just like KODF in DFW once the deal is done?
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Hasn't KUVM been broadcasting a digital signal via K10PY ? The analog signal on channel 34 has been off for a couple of months now. They had a CP for digital on channel 40, has anyone seen this? (I can't get any of the LPTV's on my modest OTA setup; my "regular" sets are hooked to cable.)

It would make sense for the existing KUVM signal to flip to something else once AA launches on KNWS, as both are carried on Comcast here. Wonder if the KUVM calls would be moved to the full power signal? The KNWS call could fetch a few $$$ if the new owners were willing to make a deal to give them up.

Troy Goodwin said:
Apparently, when KNWS folded its news operations and replaced it with Infomercials most of the time; There was another local news channel called News 24 Houston, which was a joint partnership with Time Warner Cable & Belo, The parent company of KHOU. It lasted for about three years on the air.
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The all news format in the early days of KNWS was a valiant effort, but was ultimately cheesy compared to the established news operations in town. Also was lost among the increasing options offered by cable.

News 24 Houston only lasted 19 months. Never got the promotion and synergy needed to make it work. Supposedly the technology and workflow model was supposed to be the future of television news, but it too was lost amongst a zillion other options to watch, and was only available via Time Warner Cable. It lasted longer than its San Antonio sibling, which was given the axe after barely a year in operation.

Once had a chance to tour News 24. Other than one anchor, plus a couple of engineers, I don't think I saw anyone over 30 working there.
 
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