KATA-CA
Encyclopedia
KATA-CA is a low-power digital television station affiliated with Tr3́s, owned and operated by Mako Communications. It broadcasts on Channel 50 and licensed to Mesquite, Texas
. KATA's affiliate is available through local cable TV providers as well as DirecTV
and Dish Network
.
This station's digital channel is multiplexed:>
Channel
Video
Aspect
Programming
50.1
480i
16:9
Tr3́s
50.2
Reino Unido TV
50.3
AMGTV
50.4
GBC World News
affiliate K46EV (now KJJM-LP
) until it picked up a new affiliate with the former America's Voice
network until that network's end in 2000. On October 3, 2005, KATA was made a Class A Station
, moved its broadcasts to channel 50, and switched affiliates to the English version of Almavision
. After a few missteps the English network was dropped. In early 2006, KATA became a flagship station for the Mexico-based Multimedios Television
network.
KATA went off the air briefly in late 2007. In February 2008, however, it returned to the airwaves as an MTV Tr3́s affiliate.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
. KATA's affiliate is available through local cable TV providers as well as DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
.
Digital programming
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
AMGTV
AMGTV is an American family-oriented television network, featuring programming including sitcoms, lifestyle programs, sports, films and more...
Analog-to-digital conversion
On June 4, 2009, KATA-CA ceased analog broadcasting and switched over to digital.History
The station began its broadcasting activities on Channel 60 as a repeater for former FamilyNetFamilyNet
FamilyNet is a broadcast television network owned by ComStar Media Fund and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The network was founded in 1979 as the National Christian Network, and took the name FamilyNet in 1988 under the ownership of Jerry Falwell. The channel was acquired by InTouch Ministries in...
affiliate K46EV (now KJJM-LP
KJJM-LP
KJJM-LD is a low-power digital television station in the Dallas, Texas area, broadcasting locally on channel 34. The station is affiliated with the religious Universal Access Network....
) until it picked up a new affiliate with the former America's Voice
National Empowerment Television
National Empowerment Television , also known as America's Voice, was a cable TV network designed to rapidly mobilize conservative followers for grassroots lobbying. It was created by Paul Weyrich, a key strategist for the paleoconservative movement...
network until that network's end in 2000. On October 3, 2005, KATA was made a Class A Station
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
, moved its broadcasts to channel 50, and switched affiliates to the English version of Almavision
Almavision
Almavision is an American television network broadcasting Christian programming in Spanish with affiliates across North and Central America. The network is carried via satellite on Echostar and SatMex 5, their slogan is "Television Cristiana...a la manera de Dios. " Almavision is an American...
. After a few missteps the English network was dropped. In early 2006, KATA became a flagship station for the Mexico-based Multimedios Television
Multimedios Television
Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language television stations found throughout Mexico. The system is part of Grupo Multimedios. The flagship station of Multimedios Television is XHAW-TV located in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Programming features locally produced news, sports, children's...
network.
KATA went off the air briefly in late 2007. In February 2008, however, it returned to the airwaves as an MTV Tr3́s affiliate.