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KAKW-DT
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CityKilleen, Texas
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Programming
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Ownership
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KTFO-CD, KXLK-CD, KLQB, KLJA
History
FoundedAugust 22, 1988
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Former call signs
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  • KAKW (1996–2003)
  • KAKW-TV (2004–2009)
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  • Analog: 62 (UHF, 1996–2009)
  • Digital: 23 (UHF, 2001–2003)
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  • UPN (primary 1996–2001, secondary 2001–2002)
  • The WB (secondary 1996–2001, primary 2001–2002)
Call sign meaning
Austin, Killeen, Waco
Technical information[1]
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148
ERP39 kW
HAAT553 m (1,814 ft)
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Websitewww.univision.com/austin/kakw

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KAKW-DT (channel 62) is a television station licensed to Killeen, Texas, United States, serving as the Austin area outlet for the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside low-power, Class A UniMás outlet KTFO-CD (channel 31). The two stations share studios on North Loop Boulevard in Austin; KAKW-DT's transmitter is located in unincorporated Williamson County (approximately halfway between Austin and Killeen). Although the station is licensed to a community in the Waco market, most of its local programming and advertising is targeted at the Austin market.

History

1996–2002: Early years

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Former logo, used on January 7, 2002, until December 31, 2012.

The station first signed on the air on May 31, 1996, as a primary affiliate of UPN and a secondary affiliate of The WB for the Waco–Killeen–Temple market; the station was originally owned by White Knight Broadcasting, with Communications Corporation of America (ComCorp), owner of Waco-based Fox affiliate KWKT (channel 44) and the station's Bryan-based satellite KYLE-TV (channel 28), providing sales and other services to KAKW under a commercial inventory agreement.[2] KAKW had secured the UPN affiliation in June 1995, prior to going on the air;[3] the WB affiliation had previously been held by KYLE before its 1996 acquisition by ComCorp.[4] Prior to the launch of Fredericksburg-based San Antonio station KBEJ (now KCWX) in 2000, channel 62 doubled as an alternate UPN affiliate for the Austin television market, alongside K13VC (channel 13); the move of KAKW's digital signal from channel 23 to channel 13 would subsequently result in the shutdown of K13VC on March 29, 2003.[5]

2002–present: Affiliating with Univision, switch to Spanish-language programming

In January 2001, KAKW became a primary WB affiliate,[6] though UPN programming was retained on a secondary basis.[7] That October, White Knight agreed to sell KAKW to Univision in a $30 million deal, with the intention of converting it into a Univision station; the sale was opposed by The WB, who filed a lawsuit seeking to block the sale and the concurrent sale of El Paso sister station KKWB to Entravision Communications, as KAKW's contract with The WB was not slated to expire until January 15, 2008.[8] On January 7, 2002, after Univision assumed control of KAKW, KAKW dropped the WB and UPN affiliations and was converted to a Univision owned-and-operated station;[9] it also expanded the station's market coverage to Austin. Univision also invested in creating a news department for KAKW and began producing daily Spanish-language local newscasts. The WB subsequently moved its programming in the Waco–Killeen–Temple market to a secondary clearance on ABC affiliate KXXV (channel 25),[10] while UPN signed a deal with Time Warner Cable to air its programming on a leased access channel that would later be replaced by KBTX-TV's second digital subchannel.[11] It was the first time Austin had a full-power Spanish-language TV station.

Until 2009, KAKW also operated a repeater in Austin, KAKW-CA (channel 31). That year, the station switched its affiliation to Telefutura, and changed its call letters to KTFO-CD.

News operation

KAKW-DT broadcasts five hours of locally produced newscasts each week, consisting of two half-hour evening newscasts shown at 5 and 10 p.m. on weekdays. Following its purchase by Univision Communications in 2002, the station invested in the development of a news department for KAKW and began producing daily Spanish-language local newscasts each weeknight.

On March 27, 2015, KAKW-DT announced it would launch a regionalized morning newscast, shared with fellow Univision O&Os KXLN-DT in Houston, KUVN-DT in Dallas, and KWEX-DT in San Antonio. The newscast includes local weather and traffic cut-ins, which are also provided during Univision's Script error: No such module "Lang".. The regionalized morning newscast uses the Script error: No such module "Lang". branding. On March 11, 2019, KAKW-DT started airing a morning show called Script error: No such module "Lang"., which is produced from sister station KWEX-DT in San Antonio. KWEX also produces the midday and weekend newscasts as it shares reporters with KAKW.

Technical information

Subchannels

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Subchannels of KAKW-DT[12] and KTFO-CD[13]
Channel Res. Short name Programming
KAKW-DT KTFO-CD
62.1 31.2 720p KAKW-DT Univision
62.2 31.1 KTFO-CD UniMás
62.3 31.3 480i GetTV Great (4:3)
62.4 31.4 Mystery Ion Mystery
62.5 31.5 DABL Dabl MPEG-4 video
62.6 31.6 ION SD Ion Television
62.7 31.7 Confess Confess MPEG-4 video
62.8 31.8 MSGold MovieSphere Gold MPEG-4 video

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Analog-to-digital conversion

KAKW shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009, as part of the FCC-mandated transition to digital television for full-power stations.[14] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 13, using virtual channel 62.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KAKW-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Report on Existing Television Local Marketing Agreements" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 8, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Flint, Joe (June 26, 1995). "UPN extends affil reach". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Memorandum Opinion and Order" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. November 19, 1996. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Low power station loses signal to Univision". Austin Business Journal. March 19, 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Waco/Temple/Killeen, TX TV Directory". 100000 Watts. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Waco/Temple/Killeen, TX TV Directory". 100000 Watts. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schneider, Michael (January 2, 2002). "Nets gird for Spanish war". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KAKW-TV changes network affiliation". Temple Daily Telegram. January 9, 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KXXV-25 to air WB's programming". Temple Daily Telegram. January 13, 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ray, Randy (January 16, 2002). "Time Warner Cable airing UPN programs". Temple Daily Telegram. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RabbitEars TV Query for KAKW". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RabbitEars TV Query for KTFO". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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