KTFQ-TV
Encyclopedia
KTFQ-DT channel 14 is a television station in Albuquerque
, New Mexico
. The station is owned by Univisión
and runs a Spanish Entertainment format consisting of programming from Univisión's secondary network, TeleFutura
. The KTFQ-DT studio is co-located with Entravision, which operates a Joint Sales Agreement for KTFQ-DT and also owns two other stations in Albuquerque, Univisión
affiliate KLUZ channel 41 and Home Shopping Network
affiliate KTFA-LP
channel 48.
In 1984, the Providence Journal Company bought KGSW from the original owners. The station affiliated with the Fox network
when the network launched on October 9, 1986. The station continued a general entertainment format with a lot of cartoons, sitcoms, and movies.
In the early fall of 1992 when Channel 2 KKTO went dark Providence Journal immediately folded Channel 2's programming into Channel 14's lineup. Shortly after they purchased the license of Channel 2 as well and on April 5, 1993 KGSW FOX14 moved to Channel 2 and changed call letters to KASA-TV
. The Channel 14 license was then turned into the FCC.
In 1997 Paxson Communications was awarded the Channel 14 license and in April 1999 signed on as KAPX with infomercials during the day and Worship music on overnights and also ran a new network, the family-oriented Pax TV. Originally Pax aired from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. but eventually pulled back to 4 to 11 p.m. and later 5 to 11 p.m.. This was due to financial problems at Paxson.
Another result of financial problems was that Paxson opted to sell some of its stations, including Channel 14. Channel 14 was sold to Univision and became KTFQ in June 2003 and took the Telefutura Spanish Network that had been running on KTFA channel 48 a low-powered station. KTFA-LP then switched to home shopping programming from HSN. Programming from The Worship Network
that originated on KAPX continues to air overnights on KTFQ.
after the FCC
finalized the DTV
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
. Instead, on June 12, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KTFQ-TV was required to turn off its analog signal
and turn on its digital signal
(called a "flash-cut
"). KTFQ has been assigned channel 22 for its digital broadcast.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. The station is owned by Univisión
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
and runs a Spanish Entertainment format consisting of programming from Univisión's secondary network, TeleFutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
. The KTFQ-DT studio is co-located with Entravision, which operates a Joint Sales Agreement for KTFQ-DT and also owns two other stations in Albuquerque, Univisión
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
affiliate KLUZ channel 41 and Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
affiliate KTFA-LP
KTFA-LP
KTFA-LP is a low-powered HSN affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded on May 16, 1992 and owned by Entravision Communications, it broadcasts on UHF channel 48....
channel 48.
History
Channel 14 signed on as KGSW-TV on May 8, 1981. The callsign then was derived from the station's original owners, Galaxy Communications and Southwest Television. Initially the station on channel 14 carried drama shows, movies from the 40's through the 70's, sitcoms, and religious shows. In the Fall of 1983 KGSW added more sitcoms and began running cartoons in the 7-9 a.m. and the 3-5 p.m. weekday slots.In 1984, the Providence Journal Company bought KGSW from the original owners. The station affiliated with the Fox network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
when the network launched on October 9, 1986. The station continued a general entertainment format with a lot of cartoons, sitcoms, and movies.
In the early fall of 1992 when Channel 2 KKTO went dark Providence Journal immediately folded Channel 2's programming into Channel 14's lineup. Shortly after they purchased the license of Channel 2 as well and on April 5, 1993 KGSW FOX14 moved to Channel 2 and changed call letters to KASA-TV
KASA-TV
KASA-TV is the Fox network affiliate for most of New Mexico. It is licensed to the state capital, Santa Fe and broadcasts on digital channel 27 but is displayed as channel 2, its former analog channel number. It is owned by LIN TV and is a sister station to CBS affiliate KRQE. The two stations...
. The Channel 14 license was then turned into the FCC.
In 1997 Paxson Communications was awarded the Channel 14 license and in April 1999 signed on as KAPX with infomercials during the day and Worship music on overnights and also ran a new network, the family-oriented Pax TV. Originally Pax aired from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. but eventually pulled back to 4 to 11 p.m. and later 5 to 11 p.m.. This was due to financial problems at Paxson.
Another result of financial problems was that Paxson opted to sell some of its stations, including Channel 14. Channel 14 was sold to Univision and became KTFQ in June 2003 and took the Telefutura Spanish Network that had been running on KTFA channel 48 a low-powered station. KTFA-LP then switched to home shopping programming from HSN. Programming from The Worship Network
The Worship Network
The Worship Network, or Worship, is a broadcast television service that provides alternative Christian worship-themed programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week...
that originated on KAPX continues to air overnights on KTFQ.
Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
after the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
finalized the DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
. Instead, on June 12, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KTFQ-TV was required to turn off its analog signal
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
and turn on its digital signal
Digital signal
A digital signal is a physical signal that is a representation of a sequence of discrete values , for example of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized analog signal...
(called a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
"). KTFQ has been assigned channel 22 for its digital broadcast.