KXTS-LP
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KUNU-LP is a low-power television station
in Victoria, Texas
, broadcasting locally on channel 41 as an affiliate of CBS
. KUNU-LP does not have a digital signal, but is carried along with two sister stations as a digital subchannel of KAVU-TV
. http://myvictoriaonline.com/HDTV#subchannel
Before becoming an MNTV affiliate, KUNU-LP was a UPN
affiliate.
In January 2006, it was announced that UPN and The WB would cease operations and merge in September to form a new television network called The CW. Less than a month later, Fox
announced that it would start up another new television network called MyNetworkTV, and KXTS-LP was announced as being an affiliate.
KUNU-LP is part of a combo of six Victoria-area television stations owned by Saga Communications
, anchored by KAVU-TV
. KUNU-LP, before becoming a UPN affiliate was part of the NBC
network (that network is now seen on sister station KMOL-LP
).
On September 12, 2011, KUNU-LP became the first CBS
affiliate in the Victoria area.
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...
in Victoria, Texas
Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...
, broadcasting locally on channel 41 as an affiliate of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. KUNU-LP does not have a digital signal, but is carried along with two sister stations as a digital subchannel of KAVU-TV
KAVU-TV
KAVU-TV, known locally as ABC 25, is a full-service television station in Victoria, Texas. Serving the entire Victoria metropolitan area as an ABC network affiliate, this station is owned and operated by Saga Broadcasting, as part of a group of six television stations serving the Victoria...
. http://myvictoriaonline.com/HDTV#subchannel
Before becoming an MNTV affiliate, KUNU-LP was a UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate.
In January 2006, it was announced that UPN and The WB would cease operations and merge in September to form a new television network called The CW. Less than a month later, Fox
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...
announced that it would start up another new television network called MyNetworkTV, and KXTS-LP was announced as being an affiliate.
KUNU-LP is part of a combo of six Victoria-area television stations owned by Saga Communications
Saga Communications
Saga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
, anchored by KAVU-TV
KAVU-TV
KAVU-TV, known locally as ABC 25, is a full-service television station in Victoria, Texas. Serving the entire Victoria metropolitan area as an ABC network affiliate, this station is owned and operated by Saga Broadcasting, as part of a group of six television stations serving the Victoria...
. KUNU-LP, before becoming a UPN affiliate was part of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
network (that network is now seen on sister station KMOL-LP
KMOL-LP
KMOL-LP is the NBC affiliate in Victoria, Texas. The station is owned by Saga Communications, and operates on UHF channel 17, with no companion digital signal....
).
On September 12, 2011, KUNU-LP became the first CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in the Victoria area.