KIDZ-LP
Encyclopedia
KIDZ-LP is a low-power Class A
television station
in Abilene, Texas
, broadcasting locally in analog
on UHF
channel 42 as an affiliate of My Network TV
. Founded October 30, 1991, the station is owned by Bayou City Broadcasting and is part of a duopoly
in Abilene with Fox
affiliate KXVA
. KIDZ-LP is carried on local cable TV television systems and can be seen over-the-air in neighboring cities through a network of low-power stations, and in a full power form over KXVA's 15.2 digital subchannel
. (See Translators section.)
granted an original construction permit to former owner Sage Broadcasting Corporation to build low-power television station K54DT, to serve Abilene, Texas on UHF channel 54. The station was quickly built and came on air in May or June 1992 as Abilene's first full-time Fox affiliate. When UPN
launched in 1995, K54DT began carrying select programs from that network also, including Star Trek: Voyager. In June 1996, after the FCC began to allow low-power stations to use four-letter callsigns, the station took call letters KIDZ-LP. KIDZ-LP served as primary Fox and secondary UPN affiliates until January 2001, when former owner Sage Broadcasting launched KXVA
as a full-service Fox affiliate. KIDZ-LP then became a primary UPN affiliate, with PAX
as a secondary affiliation http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/fox0106.html. The station received permission to move to UHF channel 42 in December 2001, and as part of the move, upgraded their license to Class A on February 27, 2002. They completed the move to the new channel in late 2004, and licensed the new facilities on December 22, 2004.
In January 2006, UPN and The WB Television Network
announced that each network would cease operations in September 2006 and that in its place would be a new network, later named The CW Television Network
. A month later, unable to secure CW affiliation for their largest-market stations, News Corporation
, the parent company of FOX, announced that it would form its own network, called My Network TV, and stations that had been affiliated with UPN or The WB needed to decide which of the two networks to affiliate with, or to go independent
. On April 18, 2006, KIDZ-LP announced that it would affiliate with My Network TV http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002345708. The choice seemed natural, as the station's former owner, Sage Broadcasting Corporation, had had a working relationship with Fox in Abilene for nearly 15 years. On September 5, 2006, My Network TV launched, and KIDZ-LP became a My Network TV affiliate.
. After network programming is completed, KIDZ-LP airs a block of syndicated programs, similar to KXVA
. The two stations often air the same syndicated series, but at different times. Until 2009, the station had no newscasts, either local or national, and relied heavily on syndicated programming to fill their schedule. KIDZ-LP broadcasts a block of infomercials during the overnight hours, plus a smaller block of infomercials during the early afternoon hours.
In addition to the local, network and syndicated fare, KIDZ-LP is Abilene's 2006-07 home of the NBA
Dallas Mavericks
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/TV_Affiliates.html, broadcasting 14 of the team's games.
-owned Fox affiliate KABB
(channel 29) in San Antonio, since 2009. The newscast airs every night at 10 p.m. on KIDZ on a one-hour tape delay, except in the case of live television programming run-over. There are no local news content inserts for the Abilene viewing area during the newscast.
Fox News at Nine (10 to 11 p.m.)
Weeknights
Weekends
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
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 Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, broadcasting locally in analog
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 42 as an affiliate of My Network TV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. Founded October 30, 1991, the station is owned by Bayou City Broadcasting and is part of 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....
in Abilene with 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...
affiliate KXVA
KXVA
KXVA FOX Abilene is a full-service television station in Abilene, Texas, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 15 as an affiliate of the Fox network. Founded June 15, 2000, the station is owned by Bayou City Broadcasting...
. KIDZ-LP is carried on local cable TV television systems and can be seen over-the-air in neighboring cities through a network of low-power stations, and in a full power form over KXVA's 15.2 digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
. (See Translators section.)
History
On October 30, 1991, the FCCFederal 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...
granted an original construction permit to former owner Sage Broadcasting Corporation to build low-power television station K54DT, to serve Abilene, Texas on UHF channel 54. The station was quickly built and came on air in May or June 1992 as Abilene's first full-time Fox affiliate. When 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...
launched in 1995, K54DT began carrying select programs from that network also, including Star Trek: Voyager. In June 1996, after the FCC began to allow low-power stations to use four-letter callsigns, the station took call letters KIDZ-LP. KIDZ-LP served as primary Fox and secondary UPN affiliates until January 2001, when former owner Sage Broadcasting launched KXVA
KXVA
KXVA FOX Abilene is a full-service television station in Abilene, Texas, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 15 as an affiliate of the Fox network. Founded June 15, 2000, the station is owned by Bayou City Broadcasting...
as a full-service Fox affiliate. KIDZ-LP then became a primary UPN affiliate, with PAX
I (TV network)
Ion Television is a United States broadcast television network. Owned by ION Media Networks, the networked commenced broadcasting on August 31, 1998 as PAX TV, a named it used until July 1, 2005, when it became i: Independent Television; the network was rechristened Ion on January 29, 2007...
as a secondary affiliation http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/fox0106.html. The station received permission to move to UHF channel 42 in December 2001, and as part of the move, upgraded their license to Class A on February 27, 2002. They completed the move to the new channel in late 2004, and licensed the new facilities on December 22, 2004.
In January 2006, UPN and The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
announced that each network would cease operations in September 2006 and that in its place would be a new network, later named The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
. A month later, unable to secure CW affiliation for their largest-market stations, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
, the parent company of FOX, announced that it would form its own network, called My Network TV, and stations that had been affiliated with UPN or The WB needed to decide which of the two networks to affiliate with, or to go independent
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
. On April 18, 2006, KIDZ-LP announced that it would affiliate with My Network TV http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002345708. The choice seemed natural, as the station's former owner, Sage Broadcasting Corporation, had had a working relationship with Fox in Abilene for nearly 15 years. On September 5, 2006, My Network TV launched, and KIDZ-LP became a My Network TV affiliate.
Programming
As a My Network TV affiliate, KIDZ-LP still has much programming time to fill, as network programming is only two hours for five days a week. KIDZ-LP airs the My Network TV schedule from 7 PM until 9 PM, which is prime time for stations in the Central Time ZoneCentral Time zone
In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
. After network programming is completed, KIDZ-LP airs a block of syndicated programs, similar to KXVA
KXVA
KXVA FOX Abilene is a full-service television station in Abilene, Texas, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 15 as an affiliate of the Fox network. Founded June 15, 2000, the station is owned by Bayou City Broadcasting...
. The two stations often air the same syndicated series, but at different times. Until 2009, the station had no newscasts, either local or national, and relied heavily on syndicated programming to fill their schedule. KIDZ-LP broadcasts a block of infomercials during the overnight hours, plus a smaller block of infomercials during the early afternoon hours.
In addition to the local, network and syndicated fare, KIDZ-LP is Abilene's 2006-07 home of the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/TV_Affiliates.html, broadcasting 14 of the team's games.
Newscasts
In lieu of its own local newscasts, KIDZ-LP has run a simulcast of Fox News at Nine, from Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
-owned Fox affiliate KABB
KABB
KABB is the Fox Network affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas. It is co-owned with The CW Television Network affiliate KMYS by the Sinclair Broadcast Group...
(channel 29) in San Antonio, since 2009. The newscast airs every night at 10 p.m. on KIDZ on a one-hour tape delay, except in the case of live television programming run-over. There are no local news content inserts for the Abilene viewing area during the newscast.
Fox News at Nine (10 to 11 p.m.)
Weeknights
- Anchors:
- Karen Martinez
- Michael Valdes
- Weather:
- Alex Garcia
- Sports:
- Darren Haynes (Mondays)
- Chuck Miketinac (Tuesday-Fridays)
Weekends
- Anchor:
- Ted Garcia
- Mileka Lincoln
- Weather:
- TBD
- Sports:
- Hector Ledesma
Translators
- KIDB-CA 35 Sweetwater, TexasSweetwater, TexasSweetwater is the county seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census.-History:Sweetwater received a U.S. post office in 1879. The Texas and Pacific Railway started service in 1881, with the first train arriving on March 12 of that year, beginning...
- 7.03 kW ERPEffective radiated powerIn radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... - KIDV-LP 34 Albany, TexasAlbany, TexasAlbany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County.-History:...
- 14.7 kW ERP - KIDU-LP 17 Brownwood, TexasBrownwood, TexasBrownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,813 at the 2000 census.-History:The original site of the Brown County seat of Brownwood was on the east of Pecan Bayou. A dispute arose over land and water rights, and the settlers were forced...
- 10 kW ERP - KIDT-LP 44 Stamford, TexasStamford, TexasStamford is a small city located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,111 in 2008. H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut...
- 10 kW ERP - K49GT 49 Snyder, TexasSnyder, TexasSnyder is a city in and the county seat of Scurry County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,653 at the 2010 census. It is located on Deep Creek, a minor tributary of the Colorado River of Texas. Snyder is approximately 150 km southeast of Lubbock.Located in Snyder is the Scurry County...
- 9.31 kW ERP