KTES-LD

KTES-LD
Abilene, Texas; United States
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF); Virtual: 40
Branding	MeTV Abilene
Programming
Affiliations	MeTV (2014–present)
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group ; (Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC)
History
Founded	September 16, 1993
First air date	July 11, 1995 (26 years ago)
Former call signs	K40DX (1995–2000); KTES-LP (2000–2018)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 40 (UHF, 1995–2018)
Former affiliations	Telemundo (1995–2010); This TV (2010–2014)
Call sign meaning	TExaS
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64972
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	317 m (1,040 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°24′48.4″N 100°6′26.3″W / 32.413444°N 100.107306°W
Translator(s)	KTXS-DT 12.3 (20.3 UHF) Sweetwater; KTXE-LD 12.3 (38.3 UHF) San Angelo
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

KTES-LD, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 26), is a low-powered MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Abilene, Texas, United States. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, it is a sister station to Sweetwater-licensed ABC affiliate KTXS-TV, channel 12 (and its San Angelo-licensed satellite KTXE-LD, channel 12). The two stations share studios on North Clack Street in Abilene and transmitter facilities near Trent, Texas. In addition to its own digital signal, KTES-LD is simulcast in standard definition on KTXS-TV's and KTXE-LD's third digital subchannels.

History[]

The station was founded on September 16, 1993, and began broadcasting on July 11, 1995. It previously carried Telemundo, but switched to This TV on September 1, 2010.^[1] Telemundo programming moved to KTAB-DT2 in 2014.

References[]

^ Adame, Jaime (August 27, 2010). "Telemundo giving way to This TV in Abilene". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

External links[]

MeTV official website
KTES-LD in the FCC TV station database

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[arn-ktesthistv-1] Adame, Jaime (August 27, 2010). "Telemundo giving way to This TV in Abilene". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

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v t Television stations serving Abilene and Sweetwater, Texas
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Local stations	KRBC-TV 9 (.1 NBC, .2 Grit, .3 Laff, .4 Bounce) KTXS-TV 12 (.1 ABC, .2 CW+, .3 MeTV) KXVA 15 (.1 Fox, .2 MNTV, .3 Cozi, .4 Twist) KTAB-TV 32 (.1 CBS, .2 TMD, .3 Mystery, .4 Ion) KTES-LD 40 (.1 MeTV)
Adjacent locals	Dallas–Fort Worth KERA-TV 13 (.1 PBS, .2 PBS Kids, .3 Create)
Defunct	KVNL-LP 4 (INSP) K07UF 7 (public) KPCB-DT 17 / KPTA-LP 63 (.1 GLC) KJTN-LP 18 (Tele Restauración) KLMH-LP 31 (MTV2) KIDZ-LD 42 (.1 Fox, .2 MNTV, .3 Cozi) K51CK 51 (TBN)
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Abilene, Texas United States
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 40
Branding	MeTV Abilene
Programming
Affiliations	MeTV (2014–present)
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC)
History
Founded	September 16, 1993
First air date	July 11, 1995 (26 years ago) (1995-07-11)
Former call signs	K40DX (1995–2000) KTES-LP (2000–2018)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 40 (UHF, 1995–2018)
Former affiliations	Telemundo (1995–2010) This TV (2010–2014)
Call sign meaning	TExaS
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64972
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	317 m (1,040 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°24′48.4″N 100°6′26.3″W / 32.413444°N 100.107306°W / 32.413444; -100.107306
Translator(s)	KTXS-DT 12.3 (20.3 UHF) Sweetwater KTXE-LD 12.3 (38.3 UHF) San Angelo
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS