KSCC-DT2
| Corpus Christi, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 19.4 (UHF) Virtual: 38.2 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | TBD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group (KUQI Licensee, LLC) |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | see KSCC infobox |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 82910 |
| ERP | 350 kW |
| HAAT | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°45′32.9″N 97°36′27.3″W / 27.759139°N 97.607583°W |
| Corpus Christi, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 14 (UHF) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group (KUQI Licensee, LLC) |
| KSCC, KTOV-LP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 |
Last air date | April 3, 2018 (license canceled) |
Former call signs | K66EB (1990–1999) KXPX-LP (1999–2000) KXPX-CA (2000–2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 66 (UHF, 1990–2000) |
Former affiliations | Telemundo (1990–1993) Independent (1993–1995) UPN (1995–1998) Pax (1998–2003) The Sportsman Channel (2003–2009) Retro TV (2009–2017) TBD (2017–2018) |
Call sign meaning | Pax (former affiliation [the first "X" did not stand for anything]) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 14678 |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | 8 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°47′47.0″N 97°23′48.0″W / 27.796389°N 97.396667°W |
| Translator(s) | KSCC-DT 38.2 (UHF) Corpus Christi |
KSCC-DT2, virtual channel 38.2 (UHF digital channel 19.4), is a TBD owned-and-operated television station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It formerly held the call letters KXPX-LP as a separately licensed low-power analog station on UHF channel 14. Owned by the Hunt Valley, Maryland–based Sinclair Broadcast Group, KSCC-DT2 operates as a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate KSCC (channel 38). KSCC-DT2's parent station maintains studios on South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, and its transmitter is located southeast of Robstown.
KXPX-LP's transmitter was located on Leopard Street in downtown Corpus Christi. Due to its low-power status, it did not operate a digital signal of its own, and there were no plans to convert the station's signal to digital. Additionally, the analog station's broadcasting radius only covered the immediate Corpus Christi area. Therefore, the station was simulcast in 16:9 widescreen standard definition on KSCC-DT2, which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit.[1]
History[]
KXPX's call sign derived from its former affiliation with Pax TV (now Ion Television), which commenced upon the network's launch in 1998. It switched to The Sportsman Channel in 2003, and to Retro Television Network in 2009.
GH Broadcasting announced that it would sell KXPX to London Broadcasting Company, owner of KIII (channel 3), in March 2012.[2] The sale fell through in early 2013, after which GH declared bankruptcy, remaining as debtor-in-possession. On July 3, 2012, GH informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it would surrender its class A status, as it determined that it could no longer comply with the minimum requirements for the classification; KXPX had been a class A station since 2000.[3]
In late 2014, the sale of the station to Corpus 18, LLC, a partnership formed by the noteholders of debt of GH and High Maintenance Broadcasting, owners of KUQI and a related business to GH, was finalized. On October 2, 2015, Corpus 18 agreed to sell KXPX-LP, KUQI, and KTOV-LP to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $9.25 million.[4] It changed the affiliation to TBD in 2017.
KXPX-LP's license was canceled by the FCC on April 3, 2018; its programming is now seen exclusively on KSCC-DT2.
References[]
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KSCC". Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Seyler, Dave (March 18, 2012). "Corpus Christi TV deal brews up paper storm". Television Business Report. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Re: … Reclassification of Class A Television Station" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permitee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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