KTVW-TV
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KTVW-DT is a Univision
-owned and operated station located in Phoenix, Arizona
. It broadcasts in digital
on UHF channel 33 from its transmitter atop South Mountain in Phoenix. Its signal is repeated on several low-power translator stations in northern and eastern Arizona
and is carried on all Phoenix cable television systems. As a Univision owned-and-operated station, KTVW broadcasts the entire Univision lineup, including network newscasts.
in 1987. It was the only full-powered Spanish-language station in the Phoenix metropolitan area from sign-on until July 2006, when Telemundo
station KTAZ
began operations in Phoenix after a license transfer with KDTP
. This head start
has solidified its dominance in Spanish-language television in Phoenix.
KTVW-DT also operates low-powered KFPH-CA Channel 35, the TeleFutura
station in Phoenix, which broadcasts on full-powered KFPH-DT Channel 13 in Flagstaff (also a part of the Phoenix market), giving it "must-carry" status on the DirecTV
and Dish Network
satellite TV services and their Phoenix local channel packages.
Digital channels>
Channel
Format
Programming
33.1
1080i
Main KTVW-HD programming
33.2
480i
Simulcast of KFPH-TV
KTVW ceased its analog broadcasts at 10:59PM on June 12, 2009, the day mandated by the Federal government for TV stations to cease analog transmissions
across the country, after the KTVW countdown to digital and the waving of "Bye-Bye!". KTVW moved its digital broadcasts to channel 33 after the switchover was complete.
Weekends
Weather
Sports
Reporters
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...
-owned and operated station located in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It broadcasts in digital
ATSC
ATSC standards are a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable, and satellite networks....
on UHF channel 33 from its transmitter atop South Mountain in Phoenix. Its signal is repeated on several low-power translator stations in northern and eastern Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and is carried on all Phoenix cable television systems. As a Univision owned-and-operated station, KTVW broadcasts the entire Univision lineup, including network newscasts.
History
KTVW-TV was granted an original construction permit on September 15, 1977 and applied for its license on September 4, 1979 after it went on the air as Arizona's first full-time Spanish-language television station. From the day it signed on, KTVW-TV has been owned and operated by the same company: the Spanish International Network (or SIN), which became UnivisionUnivision
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...
in 1987. It was the only full-powered Spanish-language station in the Phoenix metropolitan area from sign-on until July 2006, when Telemundo
Telemundo
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....
station KTAZ
KTAZ
KTAZ is a NBC Telemundo owned-and-operated television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 39 from South Mountain. KTAZ airs Spanish-language programming from the Telemundo network.-History:...
began operations in Phoenix after a license transfer with KDTP
KDTP
This article is about the full-service Daystar station on channel 11 in Holbrook, Arizona. See KDPH-LP for the Daystar station on channel 48 in Phoenix and KDTP-LP for the JTV station on channel 58 in Phoenix....
. This head start
Head start (positioning)
In positioning, a head start is a start in advance of the starting position of others in competition, or simply toward the finish line or desired outcome...
has solidified its dominance in Spanish-language television in Phoenix.
KTVW-DT also operates low-powered KFPH-CA Channel 35, the 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...
station in Phoenix, which broadcasts on full-powered KFPH-DT Channel 13 in Flagstaff (also a part of the Phoenix market), giving it "must-carry" status on the DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
satellite TV services and their Phoenix local channel packages.
Digital television
KFPH-TV
KFPH-DT is a full-service television station in Flagstaff, Arizona, providing over-the-air service to Flagstaff and the Verde Valley as a Telefutura affiliate...
KTVW ceased its analog broadcasts at 10:59PM on June 12, 2009, the day mandated by the Federal government for TV stations to cease analog transmissions
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
across the country, after the KTVW countdown to digital and the waving of "Bye-Bye!". KTVW moved its digital broadcasts to channel 33 after the switchover was complete.
News operation
KTVW's 5 and 10 p.m. local newscasts, Noticias 33, rank among the top rated in the market, either English or Spanish. The station was the top-ranked in Phoenix among 18-34 and 18-49 demographics in 2004.Newscasts
Weeknights- Noticias Univision 33 a las 5 p.m. - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias Univision 33 Solo a las 10 p.m. - 10–10:30 p.m.
Weekends
- Noticias Univision 33 Fin de Semana a las 5 p.m. - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias Univision 33 Fin de Semana a las 10 p.m. - 10–10:30 p.m.
News team
Anchors- Lissette Martinez - weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Mary Rabago - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
Weather
- Guillermo Quiros - lead meteorologist; nightly at 5 and 10 p.m.
Sports
- Felipe Corral Nava - lead sports anchor; nightly at 5 and 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Jesus Sicaeros - general assignment reporter
- Ruben Pereida - general assignment reporter
- Victor Hugo Rodriguez - general assignment reporter
Translators
- K33DA DuncanDuncan, ArizonaDuncan is a town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 713. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Duncan is at the juncture of the Gila River and the Arizona-New Mexico state border...
(owned by Southern Greenlee County TV Association) - KTVW-CA 6 FlagstaffFlagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
- KDOS-LP 50 GlobeGlobe, ArizonaGlobe has an arid climate, characterized by hot summers and moderate to warm winters. Globe's arid climate is somewhat tempered by its elevation, however, leading to slightly cooler temperatures and slightly more precipitation than Phoenix or Yuma....
- KZOL-LP 15 SaffordSafford, Arizona- History :Safford was founded by Joshua Eaton Bailey, Hiram Kennedy and Edward Tuttle, who came from Gila Bend, in southwestern Arizona. They left Gila Bend in the winter of 1873-74; their work on canals and dams having been destroyed by high water the previous summer...
- KUVE-DT 46 Green Valley, ArizonaGreen Valley, ArizonaGreen Valley is a census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 17,283 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Green Valley is located at ....
and KUVE-CA 38 Tucson, ArizonaTucson, ArizonaTucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
are satellite stations of KTVW-DT, rebroadcasting KTVW's entire schedule, with the exception of a 3-hour overnight segment on Monday mornings, in which the Tucson stations broadcast locally-produced programming in accordance with KUVE-CA's Class A license.
Trivia
- KTVW's call letters once belonged to channel 13 in Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma, WashingtonTacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, which is now KCPQKCPQKCPQ, channel 13, is the Fox television affiliate licensed to Tacoma, Washington serving the Seattle/Tacoma television market, owned by the Tribune Company...
, a FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox 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 owned by Tribune CompanyTribune CompanyThe Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida...
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