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KHPK-LD
KHPK-LD, virtual channel 28 (VHF digital channel 10), is a low-powered BeIN Sports Xtra- affiliated television station licensed to DeSoto, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. It is not available on Charter Spectrum or FiOS from Frontier at this time. History The station began as an independent station with the callsign K69BS on channel 69, then in 2003, it has moved its broadcasts to channel 28 and was rebranded as K28HU. In less than a month, the call letters were once again changed to KHPK named after the three principal owners (Investors) Ric Halden, Marc Pace, and Ron Knott) and it became an Urban America Television network affiliate, because these three owners were shareholders in Urban (UATV). The format was similar to Pax TV's (now Ion Television) format. KHPK aired the UATV signal 24 hours a day and was programmed and designed by Fred Hutton (of American Independent Network). After UATV ceased opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNAV-LD
KNAV-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 22, is a low-powered LATV- affiliated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. History KNAV-LD was originally started in Corsicana, Texas on August 23, 1983 as a station run by Navarro College. It was originally assigned the callsign K29AD. On November 16, 1989, the station moved to channel 30 and the new callsign of K30DG. On February 1, 1995, the callsign was changed to KNAV-LP, with "NAV" reflecting NAVarro College's ownership. KNAV-LP was sold in 2004 to Tuck Properties. Tuck moved the transmitter so the station could serve the Dallas-Fort Worth television market. The station moved from channel 29 to 30 around the time that KMPX was granted a construction permit for a full-power station on channel 29. It later moved to channel 22 after KMPX was granted channel 30 as its digital television channel. After KNAV-LP's move to DeSoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K07AAD-D
K07AAD-D, virtual channel 31 ( VHF digital channel 7), is a low-power television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. It is not available on either Charter Spectrum, or Verizon FiOS at this time. History This station initially began in 1980 (FCC file: BRTT-19800530IG) as K65BC in Mullin, Texas and was owned by Pompey Mountain Broadcasting of Corpus Christi, Texas. Marcos A. Rodriguez acquired the frequency in 1994 and ran Spanish music video programming on it 24 hours a day. KUVN-CA in Fort Worth operated on channel 31 until 2001 when that station moved to channel 47 clearing the way for other use of channel 31. On January 6, 2004, the call sign of K65BC changed to K31GL with the change from channel 65 in Mullin to channel 31 in DeSoto, Texas. During the summer of 2006, the station picked up Almavision. At one time in the late 1980s, a non-profit organization secured a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KATA-CD
KATA-CD was a Class A digital television station affiliated with Shop LC, owned and operated by London Broadcasting, LLC. It broadcast on Channel 50 and was licensed to Mesquite, Texas. KATA was available through Charter Communications (Channel 93) and Verizon Fios (Channel 24). Digital programming ''This station's digital channel was multiplexed:'' Analog-to-digital conversion On June 4, 2009, KATA-CA ceased analog broadcasting and switched over to digital. The station's call sign was changed to KATA-CD on July 8, 2009. History The station began its broadcasting activities on Channel 60 as a repeater for former FamilyNet affiliate K46EV (now KJJM-LD) until it picked up a new affiliate with the former America's Voice network until that network's end in 2000. On October 3, 2005, KATA was made a Class A Station, moved its broadcasts to channel 50, and switched affiliates to the English version of Almavision. After a few missteps, the English network was dropped. In early 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban America Television
Urban America Television (UATV) was an over-the-air television broadcast network in the United States targeted towards Black Americans. According to the company's website, the network had 70 affiliate stations. UATV claimed to have had a reach of 22 million households in the United States. It was a successor to the earlier American Independent Television network and began broadcasting December 3, 2001. Created and developed by Fred Hutton (among others) the early programming featured independent produced programs, along with 1930s and 1940s public domain race films. The company was the only minority-certified television network with the National Minority Supplier Development Council. Programming The network aired some original programming, along with films and older sitcoms and dramas. Some programming was also syndicated in markets without UATV stations, but most of its affiliate base was in densely populated metropolitan areas. Ceasing of operations According to its filings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KJJM-LD
KJJM-LD, virtual channel 34 (VHF digital channel 12), is a low-powered HSN- affiliated television station licensed to Dallas and Mesquite, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by HC2 Holdings. It is not available on Charter Spectrum or FiOS from Frontier at this time. History The station was first established as K46EV on channel 46 as a FamilyNet affiliate, then on February 18, 2000, the call letters changed to KJJM. In 2005, the station moved its broadcasts to channel 34 to make way for KTAQ's channel 46 digital signal, and switched affiliates to LAT TV in 2006. For several weeks after LAT TV folded on May 20, 2008, KJJM was running a test pattern without FCC-required station IDs, putting the owners in danger of fines and other penalties. In September 2008, the station began broadcasting infomercials until the Universal Access Network was established in November 2008. From November 2008 until June 2011, KJJM broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almavision
Almavision is an American television network broadcasting Christian programming in Spanish with affiliates across North and Central America. The network is carried via satellite on Echostar and SatMex 5, their slogan is "''Television Cristiana...a la manera de Dios. ''" ("Christian television... in God's way.") and "Comprometidos con la verdad" ("committed to the truth"). History Almavision Television began broadcasting on December 28, 2002 as VidaVision on channel 25 in Los Angeles, California. In early 2003, they learned that there was another group in Florida using that name so they changed their name to Almavision (meaning "Soul Vision"). The network was founded by Juan "Bruno" Caamano. According to Caamano, "I was praying and meditating on the Word of God when I received an instruction from the Lord to establish a television ministry". Affiliates * KTAV-LD 35.1 Altadena/Los Angeles, California * W31EZ-D 25.6 Arbury Hills, Illinois * KHPK-LD 28.3 DeSoto, Texas * KJJM-LD 34. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KODF-LD
KODF-LD (channel 26) is a low-powered television station in Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. History The station began its broadcasting activities in 2003 as an America's Store affiliate with callsign K67BL. Shortly after, the station moved its broadcasts to channel 26 and was rebranded as K26HF. On December 23, 2003, the station switched formats to Spanish-language programming as it was affiliated with Azteca América. During that time, the station was rebranded as KODF from TV Azteca's flagship station XHDF (meaning Distrito Federal) and Una Vez Mas Holdings took over ownership, with Mako Communications retaining as licensee. In late 2006, KODF began simulcasting on KLEG-LP channel 44 to cover areas north and east of this station. In January 2007, KODF started airing several 90-second newsbriefs on weekdays, produced by local CBS affiliate KTVT. The end of the newscast taglines read "Una Vez Más Holdings, LLC." On June 25, 2009, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC2 Holdings
INNOVATE Corp. (formerly known as HC2 Holdings, Inc. and Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc.) is an American public financial services company founded in 1994. History Beginning (1994–1997) Primus commenced operations in 1994 intent on being a global, facilities based service provider. They entered the U.S market in 1995 by assembling their core management team and beginning operations. In 1996, Primus began its global expansion by acquiring Australia's then-fourth largest telecommunications service provider, Axicorp. The same year, Primus obtained a long-distance carrier license in the then-newly deregulated United Kingdom and also released their initial public offering. They completed their public listing the following year with the completion of the sale of more than US$225 million in senior notes and warrants. Global expansion (1997–1999) Primus' global expansion continued in 1997 with key acquisitions and international network expansion. They completed the build and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BeIN Sports Xtra
beIN Sports USA is a pay television sports network which primarily airs top level soccer, featuring exclusive coverage of Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, BeIN Sports airs matches from such sports as rugby, auto racing, handball, motorcycle racing, tennis, and volleyball. A companion network, BeIN Sports USA Español, carries simulcasts or a different schedule of events primarily in Spanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via the second audio program option. It is a subsidiary of the Qatari Media Network beIN. History BeIN Sports USA launched on the satellite provider DirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season. beIN launched on the satellite Dish network the following day before being added to cable giant Comcast on September 6, 2012. Verizon FiOS added BeIN Sports in March 2013. In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal with Conference USA to carry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In American Television
The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2003. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. Events January February March April May June July August September October November December Programs Debuts Returning this year Ending this year Entering syndication this year Changes of network affiliation Made-for-TV movies Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Station closures Births Deaths Television Debuts *Chris O'Dowd – '' Red Cap'' See also * 2003 in the United States * List of American films of 2003 References {{Reflist External links List of 2003 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Independent Network
The American Independent Network was one of the first major attempts at building a commercial television network consisting of low-powered television stations. Started by Don Shelton, Randy Moseley, and Lyn Snyder, it was similar to the older Channel America (and its successor, America One (A1)), and was the foundation for Urban America TV (UATV). In 2000, several stations sold by USA Networks to Univision carried AIN for about a year while Univision got their second network, TeleFutura, ready to launch on the stations. AIN merged with Hispano Television Ventures in early 2000, forming Hispanic Television Network (HTVN). The new company operated both HTVN and AIN, but the majority of the company's attention was focused on HTVN. HTVN went off the air in 2003, while AIN went off the air two years earlier in 2001, and turned into Urban America Television, with most AIN affiliates either going independent or switching to other networks, like A1 or UATV. See also * AMGTV * Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Television
Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming. It rebranded as i: Independent Television (commonly referred to as "i") on July 1, 2005, converting into a general entertainment network featuring recent and older acquired programs. The network adopted its identity as Ion Television on January 29, 2007, and airs programming in daily binge blocks of one program, usually acquired procedural dramas. The network also carries some holiday specials and films before Christmas. Ion is available throughout most of the United States through its group of 44 owned-and-operated stations and 20 network affiliates, as well as through distribution on pay-TV providers and streaming services; since 2014, the network has also increased affiliate distribution in several markets through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
