KTLN-TV

Heroes & Icons TV station in Palo Alto, California

37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W / 37.49917°N 121.87222°W / 37.49917; -121.87222Links
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WebsiteKTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website

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:

Subchannels of KTLN-TV on the KAXT-CD multiplex[10]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
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

  1. ^ Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
  2. ^ KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTLN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ RabbitEars Contour Map for KAXT-CD
  5. ^ "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KTLN". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  11. ^ 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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  • 1 Carried on a digital subchannel of WMLW & WMYS.
  • 2 Carried on a digital subchannel of WDJT.
  • 3 Carried on a digital subchannel of WCIU.
  • 4 Owned by Venture Technologies Group; operated by Weigel under an LMA as a radio station.
  • 5 Joint venture with Fox Television Stations.
  • 6 Joint venture with CBS News and Stations.
  • 7 Shares spectrum with WBME-CD.
  • 8 Carried on a digital subchannel of KAZD
  • 9 Carried on a digital subchannel of KVOS