KZHO-LD

KZHO-LD, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-powered television station serving Houston, Texas, United States that is licensed to Lake Jackson. The station is owned by the Hispanic Christian Community Network.

KZHO-LD
Houston, Texas
United States
ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 38 (PSIP)
BrandingVisión Celestial
Ownership
OwnerHispanic Christian Community Network
History
Former call signs
K45IN (2004-2008)
KZHO-LP (2008-2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
45 (UHF, 2004-March 2009)
40 (UHF, March-April 2009)
Independent (2007-2009)
Dark (2009-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID130345
ERP15 kW

History

The station began in 2004 on channel 45 in Victoria with the call sign K45IN.[1] The transmitter was moved to Palacios, Texas in 2007.[2]

The call sign was changed to KZHO-LP on August 28, 2008, and had its city of license changed to Bay City, Texas.[3]

It was displaced to channel 40 in March 2009 due to interference from Univision affiliate KXLN (channel 45) in Houston.[4] On April 7, 2009, the station was taken off the air pending digital conversion.[5] The call sign was slightly changed to KZHO-LD on September 3, 2009.

Citing interference from Fox affiliate KBTV (channel 4) in Beaumont-Port Arthur, the station was displaced to channel 39 in March 2010.[6]

In August 2010, the FCC approved the move of the station's transmitter to the Chase Tower in downtown Houston.[7] The station signed back on the air on September 23, 2010.

Under the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard governing the Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP),[8] KZHO displays channel 38 to tuners because CW affiliate KIAH, transmitting on channel 38, displays channel 39 via PSIP.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
38.1480i4:3KZHO-LDReligious (Visión Celestial)
38.2Vida Vision
38.3Simulcast of DT1
38.4Religious (TV Elohim)
38.5Blank
38.6Iglesia JEMIR
38.7Mana Musica (audio only)
38.8Religious
38.9Joe FM (audio only)

References
  1. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  2. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  4. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  5. "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  6. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  8. "Annex B, part 1.1.4" (PDF). ATSC Standard: Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable(PSIP). Advanced Television Standards Committee. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
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