KVSN is a full-service television station in southern Colorado, broadcasting in digital

ATSC

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 on UHF

Ultra high frequency

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 channel 48 under Program Test Authority. It is owned by Entravision Communications Corporation

Entravision Communications

Entravision Communications Corporation is a media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic markets. They are the largest affiliate...

 and is 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...

.

Since KVSN will be licensed as a full-power station, it will be able to mandate carriage on cable and satellite systems in the Colorado Springs/Pueblo market, beginning in the 2012-2014 cycle.

History

On April 10, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) granted a three-year construction permit to Entravision to build a new 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...

 television station to serve the Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

/Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...

 market on channel 48. It was given the call sign KVSN. Shortly after the permit was granted, Entravision opted to build KVSN as a digital-only station and filed an application in April 2008. KVSN commenced operations under automatic Program Test Authority on March 2, 2009, replacing Class A LPTV station KGHB-CA

KGHB-CA

KGHB-CA is a low-power Class A television station in Pueblo, Colorado, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 27 as an affiliate of Univision. Founded August 21, 1990, the station is owned by Entravision Communications....

. As of March 2009, the station has applied for, but has not yet been granted, its initial license.

External links

• Entravision official site