KTOU-LD explained

Callsign:KTOU-LD
Digital:22 (UHF)
Virtual:22
Affiliations:see
Founded:September 16, 1993
Location:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Country:United States
Sister Stations:KBZC-LD, KOHC-CD
Owner:Innovate Corp.
Licensee:HC2 LPTV Holdings, Inc.
Erp:15 kW
Haat:144.4m (473.8feet)
Class:LD
Facility Id:28186
Coordinates:35.3872°N -97.4992°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

KTOU-LD (channel 22) is a low-power television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp.

The station began broadcasting in 1994 from a tower in Newcastle, Oklahoma. It aired family television programming from the American Independent Network.[1] [2] In 1999, it converted to a Spanish-language program format; plans were delayed when the original Newcastle tower was destroyed in a tornado that May.[3] The Hispanic Television Network acquired the station in 2000.[4]

In June 2013, KTOU-LD was slated to be sold to Landover 5 as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations;[5] the sale fell through in June 2016.[6] Mako Communications sold its stations, including KTOU-LD, to Innovate Corp. in 2017.[7]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KTOU-LD[8] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
22.1 HSN1 Visión Latina
22.2 SBN Sonlife
22.3 HSN 2 HSN2
22.4 16:9 KTOU NBC LX Home
22.5 4:3 Shop Oxygen
22.6 Shop Novelisima
22.7 KTOU Jewelry Television

Notes and References

  1. News: Your Page. December 14, 1997. TV This Week 5. Maxine. Cole. The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Newspapers.com. January 27, 2024.
  2. News: Hospital Chief Elects LaVon Chief of Staff. January 30, 1998. Norman 6. Rosalie. LaVon. The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Newspapers.com. January 27, 2024.
  3. News: Cultural change on the airwaves: New TV station Hispanic. September 1, 1999. Community 1, 3. The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Newspapers.com. January 27, 2024.
  4. News: Hispanic Network buys local station. January 13, 2000. 1-C. The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Newspapers.com. January 27, 2024.
  5. News: Seyler. Dave. Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza. July 3, 2013. Television Business Report. June 24, 2013.
  6. Web site: Notification of Non-consummation. CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 20, 2018. June 29, 2016. January 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121075812/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1732248&Form_id=905&Facility_id=28186. dead.
  7. Web site: APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE. CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 20, 2018. September 8, 2017. January 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121080626/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1765834&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=52930. dead.
  8. Web site: Digital TV Market Listing for KTOU-LD . RabbitEars.info.