K17MJ-D (channel 51) is a
low-power television station
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San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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affiliated with
beIN Sports Xtra
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and owned by
HC2 Holdings
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History
Beginning (1994–1997)
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Charter
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Spectrum
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History
This station began its broadcasts as K52EA in 1991 as an
independent station
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. It picked up the Multimedios network in early 2006 and moved to channel 51 in December of that same year, changing its call sign to K51JF.
In June 2013, K51JF was slated to be sold to Landover 5 LLC as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations;
the sale fell through in June 2016.
The station was issued its license for digital broadcasting on channel 17 on August 29, 2017, changing its call sign to K17MJ-D.
Mintz Broadcasting sold the station to HC2 Holdings in 2017.
Subchannels
The station's signal is
multiplexed
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Television channels and stations established in 1991
1991 establishments in Texas
17MJ-D
Low-power television stations in the United States
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