KVTU-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 3, was a low-power Azteca Corazón- affiliated

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serving

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, United States that was

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. The station was owned by

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History

The station signed on the air in 2004 as an owned-and-operated

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of the

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, relaying the signal from TBN flagship

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of Santa Ana. In 2010, TBN took the station silent. In 2015,

purchased the station. On October 29, 2020, KVTU-LD's license was canceled by the

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due to the station having been silent for more than twelve months.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal was

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References

External links

Innovate Corp. Low-power television stations in the United States VTU-LD Television channels and stations established in 2004 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020 2004 establishments in California 2020 disestablishments in California Defunct television stations in the United States {{California-tv-station-stub