KEYU
Encyclopedia
KEYU, known locally as Univisión Amarillo or Univisión 41, is a Spanish-language television station
in Borger, Texas
, serving the Amarillo
market on digital channel 31 as an affiliate of Univision
, and on analog low-power station KEYU-LP channel 41. Founded February 6, 1998, the station is owned by Drewry Communications Group along with KFDA-TV
, KTMO-LP
, KAMT-LP
, and KZBZ-LP
.
Univisión Amarillo can also be seen in Amarillo, Texas
on KEAT-LP channel 22, and locally on Suddenlink Cable channel 2 where actual TV station KACV
on channel 3.
At one point, KEYU aired local newscasts; they were produced out of Little Rock, Arkansas
, with reports produced in Amarillo. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after then-owner Equity Media Holdings, which was suffering from financial problems, instituted a companywide suspension of news programs.
On June 25, 2008, Equity disclosed that it was selling KEYU to Luken Communications, LLC.
According to the Retro Television Network
website, KEYU had at one point planned to add an RTN affiliate on DT3 sometime in the future. However, after Equity filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
in December 2008, Luken began to distance itself from Equity; its offers to acquire KEYU and other Equity stations were eventually withdrawn, and on January 4, 2009, RTN affiliation was removed from all Equity-owned or operated stations as a result of a commercial dispute with Luken.
In 2009, KEYU and three Amarillo LPTV stations were put up for sale for $7.5 million, as part of a sell-off of all of Equity's stations. A buyer was not found until October, when Drewry Communications Group, announced that it would purchase the stations, with a failing station waiver being obtained to allow KEYU to be co-owned with KFDA.
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 Borger, Texas
Borger, Texas
Borger is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,302 at the 2000 census. Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.- History...
, serving the Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
market on digital channel 31 as an affiliate of Univision
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 on analog low-power station KEYU-LP channel 41. Founded February 6, 1998, the station is owned by Drewry Communications Group along with KFDA-TV
KFDA-TV
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, KTMO-LP
KTMO-LP
KTMO-LP is a low-power television station in Amarillo, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 36 as an affiliate of Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network. The station is also carried as a digital subchannel of KFDA-TV, digital channel 10.3....
, KAMT-LP
KAMT-LP
KAMT-LP is a low-powered TeleFutura affiliate in Amarillo, Texas. Founded in 2005 and owned by Drewry Communications Group, it broadcasts on UHF channel 50....
, and KZBZ-LP
KZBZ-LP
KZBZ-LP is an independent station for Amarillo, Texas, licensed to Canyon. It was an Amarillo-area UPN affiliate from 2002 to 2006. The station also occupies KFDA's channel 10.2 digital subchannel...
.
Univisión Amarillo can also be seen in Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
on KEAT-LP channel 22, and locally on Suddenlink Cable channel 2 where actual TV station KACV
KACV
KACV may refer to:* KACV-FM, a radio station licensed to Amarillo, Texas, United States* KACV-TV, a television station licensed to Amarillo, Texas, United States* the ICAO code for Arcata-Eureka Airport...
on channel 3.
At one point, KEYU aired local newscasts; they were produced out of Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, with reports produced in Amarillo. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after then-owner Equity Media Holdings, which was suffering from financial problems, instituted a companywide suspension of news programs.
On June 25, 2008, Equity disclosed that it was selling KEYU to Luken Communications, LLC.
According to the Retro Television Network
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
website, KEYU had at one point planned to add an RTN affiliate on DT3 sometime in the future. However, after Equity filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in December 2008, Luken began to distance itself from Equity; its offers to acquire KEYU and other Equity stations were eventually withdrawn, and on January 4, 2009, RTN affiliation was removed from all Equity-owned or operated stations as a result of a commercial dispute with Luken.
In 2009, KEYU and three Amarillo LPTV stations were put up for sale for $7.5 million, as part of a sell-off of all of Equity's stations. A buyer was not found until October, when Drewry Communications Group, announced that it would purchase the stations, with a failing station waiver being obtained to allow KEYU to be co-owned with KFDA.