KDTF-LD
KDTF-LD, virtual channel 36 (UHF digital channel 16), is a low-powered UniMás-affiliated television station licensed to San Diego, California, United States. Owned by Entravision Communications, it is a sister station to Class A Univision affiliate KBNT-CD (channel 17), Azteca América affiliate XHAS-TDT (channel 33), and Milenio Televisión affiliate XHDTV-TDT (channel 49). The latter two stations are owned by Mexican-based Televisora Alco, which is 40% owned by Entravision. All four stations share studios on Ruffin Road in San Diego's Kearny Mesa section; KDTF-LD's transmitter is located on San Miguel Mountain in Spring Valley.
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San Diego, California United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 36 (PSIP) |
Branding | UniMás San Diego |
Programming | |
Affiliations | UniMás |
Ownership | |
Owner | Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
KBNT-CD, XHAS-TDT, XHDTV-TDT | |
History | |
First air date | December 11, 1997 |
Former call signs | K31FC (1997–2003) KDTF-LP (2003–March 2010) KDTF-LD (March–June 2010) KBNT-LD (June 2010–December 10, 2012) KTCD-LD (December 10–17, 2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 31 (UHF, 1997–2003) 36 (UHF, 2003–2010) Digital: 51 (UHF, 2010–2019) |
Call sign meaning | K San Diego TeleFutura |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 13022 |
Class | LD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°41′47.1″N 116°56′12″W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station affiliated with Telefutura, the forerunner to UniMás, sometime in 2006, after talks reportedly broke down with sister station and former UPN affiliate XHUPN (channel 49, now XHDTV-TDT).
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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36.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | UniMas | Main KDTF-LD programming / UniMás |
36.17 | Univisn | Simulcast of KBNT-CD / Univision |
KDTF began broadcasting its digital signal on UHF channel 51 on May 14, 2009, multicasting KBNT-CA and XHDTV.