KFWD
Encyclopedia
KFWD, virtual channel
52.1 (digital channel 9), is an independent television station
in the Dallas
/Fort Worth
Metroplex
, broadcasting from a transmitter in Cedar Hill, Texas
. Owned by HIC Broadcasting and managed by Belo Corporation, the station airs reruns of sitcoms and dramas, movies, religious shows, and rebroadcasts of WFAA programming.
to display KFWD's virtual channel
as 52.
affiliate. It lost the affiliation when Telemundo's owner, NBC
, bought KXTX
in 2001 and moved the affiliation to that station. KFWD then picked up English programming dropped by both KXTX and KSTR
, which became a Telefutura
affiliate. The station also included live sporting events (including FC Dallas
soccer) that were dropped from KLDT.
Belo Corp.
has an option to buy KFWD and create a duopoly
with WFAA. , that has not yet happened. However, Belo
does provide advertising sales assistance, certain technical services and facilities to support the operations of KFWD, as well as airing repurposed editions of WFAA's newscasts and other WFAA programming (including The Dr. Oz Show
) every evening. Belo also operates KFWD.tv, the station's website, in a visual format similar to all Belo stations.
As of October 17, 2011; KFWD has rebranded itself as "Classic TV" with a new logo and color scheme, expressing a strong emphasis on the classic television programming in their lineup. The new logo and branding was first revealed on YouTube
on August 3, 2011, and later on KFWD's Facebook
page on October 7. It was then rolled out to their website a month later.
Weather team
Sports team
KFWD features additional news personnel from WFAA. See WFAA for a complete listing.
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
52.1 (digital channel 9), is an independent 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...
in the Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
/Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area...
, broadcasting from a transmitter in Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately sixteen miles southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. The population was 32,093 at the 2000 census...
. Owned by HIC Broadcasting and managed by Belo Corporation, the station airs reruns of sitcoms and dramas, movies, religious shows, and rebroadcasts of WFAA programming.
Digital programming
| Channel | Video | Aspect 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,... |
Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.1 | 1080p 1080p 1080p is the shorthand identification for a set of HDTV high-definition video modes that are characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of resolution and progressive scan, meaning the image is not interlaced as is the case with the 1080i display standard.... |
16:9 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 ... |
KFWD-HD | Main KFWD programming |
| 52.2 | 480i 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... |
4:3 | KFWD-SD |
Analog-to-digital conversion
After WFAA moved its digital broadcast from channel 9 to channel 8 on 12 June 2009, KFWD moved its digital broadcast from channel 51 to channel 9 using PSIPProgram and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display KFWD's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 52.
History
KFWD signed on in 1988 as a TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
affiliate. It lost the affiliation when Telemundo's owner, 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...
, bought KXTX
KXTX-TV
KXTX-TV, digital channel 40 , is the Telemundo owned-and-operated station in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Designated Market Area...
in 2001 and moved the affiliation to that station. KFWD then picked up English programming dropped by both KXTX and KSTR
KSTR-TV
KSTR-DT, digital channel 48 , is a Spanish-language general entertainment television station in Irving, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, which became a 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...
affiliate. The station also included live sporting events (including FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
soccer) that were dropped from KLDT.
Belo Corp.
Belo
Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the...
has an option to buy KFWD and create a duopoly
Duopoly (broadcasting)
In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community....
with WFAA. , that has not yet happened. However, Belo
Belo
Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the...
does provide advertising sales assistance, certain technical services and facilities to support the operations of KFWD, as well as airing repurposed editions of WFAA's newscasts and other WFAA programming (including The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
) every evening. Belo also operates KFWD.tv, the station's website, in a visual format similar to all Belo stations.
As of October 17, 2011; KFWD has rebranded itself as "Classic TV" with a new logo and color scheme, expressing a strong emphasis on the classic television programming in their lineup. The new logo and branding was first revealed on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on August 3, 2011, and later on KFWD's Facebook
Facebook
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page on October 7. It was then rolled out to their website a month later.
Programming
KFWD shows programming from the 1950s to the 2000s, as well as syndicated programming and news rebroadcasts from ABC affiliate WFAA.Newscasts
KFWD does not air its own newscasts. Instead, the station airs nightly replays of WFAA's evening newscasts, such as:- NEWS8 at 6 (Monday-Saturdays, 6 to 6:30 P.M.)
- NEWS8 at 5:30 (Sundays, 6 to 6:30 P.M.)
- The NEWS8 Update (Sunday-Fridays, 11 to 11:30 P.M.)
News team
Anchors- Gloria Campos - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- John McCaa - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Shelly Slater - weekends at 6 and Sundays at 11 p.m.
Weather team
- Pete Delkus - WFAA chief meteorologist; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Steve McCauley - meteorologist; weekends at 6 and Sundays at 11 p.m.
Sports team
- Dale Hansen - WFAA sports director; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Joe Trahan - sports anchor; weekends at 6 and Sundays at 11 p.m.
KFWD features additional news personnel from WFAA. See WFAA for a complete listing.