KTLN-TV
KTLN-TV, virtual channel 68 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Heroes & Icons owned-and-operated television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Weigel Broadcasting, it is sister to Class A Decades owned-and-operated station KAXT-CD (channel 1.2, licensed to both San Francisco and San Jose). The two stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison.
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| Palo Alto/San Francisco/Oakland/ San Jose, California United States | |
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| City | Palo Alto, California |
| Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF) (shared with KAXT-CD;[1]) Virtual: 68 (PSIP) |
| Branding | H&I Bay Area MeTV Bay Area |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 68.1: Heroes & Icons 68.2/68.3: MeTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Weigel Broadcasting (KTLN-TV LLC) |
| KAXT-CD | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
First air date | July 15, 1998 (in Novato, California; license moved to Palo Alto in 2018[2]) |
Former call signs | KWOK (1998–1999) |
Former channel number(s) |
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| Total Living Network (1998–2019) | |
Call sign meaning | Total Living Network (former owner) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49153 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | KTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website |
History
Originally, Christian Communications of Chicagoland (then-owners of WCFC-TV, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WCPX-TV) owned KTLN outright. It was formerly licensed to the Marin County community of Novato. CCC filed to sell the station to OTA Broadcasting, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, in June 2011.[3] The sale was completed in October 6, 2011; as part of the deal, CCC continued to operate KTLN via a local marketing agreement (LMA).[4]
Since October 2017, the two stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison, because the DTV virtual channels between KAXT-LD's channel 22 (RF 42, formerly 22) and KRCB's channel 22 (RF 23) in Cotati had significant overlap that caused a PSIP conflict, allowing KAXT-CD to relocate to a new virtual channel, Channel 1.[1]
Weigel Broadcasting agreed to acquire KTLN-TV and KAXT-CD, along with KVOS-TV and KFFV in Seattle, from OTA Broadcasting in a $23.2 million deal on October 18, 2017.[5] The station was temporarily off the air as of June 2018.
The station sale to Weigel was completed on April 15, 2019.[6] At midnight on April 17, KTLN returned on the air carrying high definition signals of Heroes & Icons on 68.1, and MeTV on 68.2.[7] MeTV Bay Area is shared with CW owned-and-operated station KBCW (channel 44), which broadcasts the network on its third digital subchannel. Similarly, KAXT-CD, KTLN-TV's sister station, shares Decades with KICU-TV (channel 36).
Digital television
References
- Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
- KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
- "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (KVOS-TV/KFFV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KTLN". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 27, 2019.