K47DF-D
K47DF-D, virtual channel 47 (UHF digital channel 22), branded on-air as "KAJA", is a low-powered Telemundo-affiliated television station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, it is sister to NBC affiliate KRIS-TV (channel 6) and low-power independent station K22JA-D; Scripps also operates CBS affiliate KZTV (channel 10) through a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The four stations share studios on Artesian Street in Downtown Corpus Christi; K47DF-D's transmitter is located in Robstown. The station is simulcast in high definition on KZTV's second digital subchannel to increase its broadcasting radius.
| Corpus Christi, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF) (shared with K22JA-D) Virtual: 47 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Telemundo Corpus Christi Noticias/Noticiero Corpus Christi (newscasts) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 47.1: Telemundo (1989–September 26, 2010; September 30, 2010–present) 47.2: Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC) |
| History | |
| Founded | October 31, 1989 |
Former call signs | K68DJ (1989-2013) K22JA-D (2013-2014) |
| Azteca América (September 26–30, 2010) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51376 |
| ERP | 21.7 kW |
| HAAT | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°43′2″N 97°23′19″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | telemundocc |
On cable, K47DF-D is available on Charter Spectrum channel 16. From December 13, 2011 to May 2012, then-owner Cordillera Communications and the cable company (as Time Warner Cable at the time) were under a dispute regarding carriage fees, leaving TWC's Corpus Christi area customers without Telemundo.[1]
History
The station was founded on October 31, 1989, with programming from Telemundo. On September 26, 2010, it switched to Azteca América; 4 days later, on September 30, it switched back to Telemundo.
K68DJ had applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to move to UHF channel 43. As a low-power station, K68DJ was not required to broadcast digitally. On February 20, 2013, the FCC cancelled the station's license, citing operating on an out-of-core channel (52 to 69).[2] As a result of this notice KAJA had ceased transmissions on K68DJ on January 2013 and went digital on a new channel as K22JA-D. In 2014, K22JA-D became the digital companion channel for K47DF as K47DF-D. KAJA can now be seen on K47DF-D 47.1 in 720p.
Digital channel
The stations digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Main K47DF-D programming / Telemundo |
| 47.2 | 480i | 4:3 | K22JA-D / Independent |
Translators
| Digital Channel | Virtual Channel | Call Letters | Location | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (VHF) | 47.1 | K30EG | Beeville, Texas | LD (Low-Power Digital) | Formerly analog on UHF 30, Construction Permit for digital operations on VHF 9 |
| 20 (UHF) | Analog only | K20EK | Kingsville, Texas | CA (Class A Analog) | |
| 46 (UHF) | 49.1 | K46LW-D | Beeville, Texas | LD (Low-Power Digital) | Digital translator of K49DV |
| 22 (UHF) | 47.1 | K22JA-D | Corpus Christi, Texas | LD (Low-Power Digital) | Translator of K47DF; formerly K68DJ |
| 48 (UHF) | 47.1 | K48LL-D | Kingsville, Texas | LD (Low-Power Digital) | Translator of K20EK |
| 49 (UHF) | Analog only | K49DV | Beeville, Texas | TX (Broadcast Translator) | |
| 10.2 (VHF) | 10.2 | KZTV-DT2 | Corpus Christi, Texas | DT (Digital television) |
K47DF-D formerly had an analog repeater, K38EB (channel 38, later 32) in Kingsville, but due to arrival of KUQI on UHF 38, the repeater in Kingsville can now be seen on K49DV in Beeville.
References
- Attention Time Warner Cable and former CoBridge customers Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine - KRIS-TV (accessed January 8, 2012)
- http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=39098
- "K22JA-D CORPUS CHRISTI, TX". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2020-12-30.