KTLN-TV
37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W / 37.49917°N 121.87222°W / 37.49917; -121.87222
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KTLN-TV (channel 68) is a television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area as an owned-and-operated station of the classic television network Heroes & Icons. It is owned by Weigel Broadcasting alongside San Jose–licensed low-power, Class A Catchy Comedy station KAXT-CD (channel 1). The two stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison.
Even though KTLN-TV is licensed as a full-power station, it shares spectrum with KAXT-CD, whose low-power broadcasting radius does not cover all of the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] Therefore, it relies on cable and satellite carriage to reach the entire market. However, KTLN-TV shares MeTV with independent station KPYX's (channel 44) third subchannel, which has a stronger signal than KTLN.
History
Originally, Christian Communications of Chicagoland (then-owners of WCFC-TV, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WCPX-TV) owned KTLN outright. It was formerly licensed to the Marin County community of Novato. CCC filed to sell the station to OTA Broadcasting, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, in June 2011.[5] The sale was completed on October 6, 2011; as part of the deal, CCC continued to operate KTLN via a local marketing agreement (LMA).[6]
Weigel Broadcasting agreed to acquire KTLN-TV and KAXT-CD, along with KVOS-TV and KFFV in Seattle, from OTA Broadcasting in a $23.2 million deal on October 18, 2017.[7] The station was temporarily off the air as of June 2018.
The station sale to Weigel was completed on April 15, 2019.[8] At midnight on April 17, KTLN returned on the air carrying high definition signals of Heroes & Icons on 68.1, and MeTV on 68.2.[9]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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68.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KTLN-HD | Heroes & Icons |
68.2 | MeTV | MeTV | ||
68.3 | 480i | Story | Story Television | |
68.4 | MeTV+ | MeTV+ | ||
68.5 | Quest | Quest | ||
68.6 | 4:3 | MeTV Toons (soon) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KTLN-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 68, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[11] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47, using virtual channel 68.
References
- ^ Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
- ^ KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTLN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars Contour Map for KAXT-CD
- ^ "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (KVOS-TV/KFFV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KTLN". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- KTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website
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