KUPT

KUPT
Hobbs, New Mexico; United States
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF); Virtual: 29
Branding	Heroes & Icons Albuquerque
Programming
Affiliations	29.1: H&I (2015–present); 29.2: MyNetworkTV; 29.3: Movies!; 25.1: MeTV; 33.1: Movies!; 14.2: Laff
Ownership
Owner	Telemundo Station Group; (Comcast/NBCUniversal) ; (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
Sister stations	KTEL-TV, KRTN-LD, KTEL-CD, KUPT-LD
History
First air date	January 21, 1987 (35 years ago)
Former call signs	KHFT (1987–2005)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 29 (UHF, 1987–2009); Digital:; 16 (UHF, until 2009);
Former affiliations	Independent (1987–1995); UPN (1995–2006); MyNetworkTV (2006–2014); Movies! (2014–2015);
Call sign meaning	United Paramount Network Television; (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27431
ERP	50 kW
HAAT	157 m (515 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°43′28″N 103°5′48″W / 32.72444°N 103.09667°W
Translator(s)	KMYL-LP 14 Lubbock, TX
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

KUPT, virtual and UHF digital channel 29, is a Heroes & Icons-affiliated television station licensed to Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. It is a satellite of KUPT-LD in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

History[]

In 1995, KUPT-LP began broadcasting with the advent of the United Paramount Network (UPN). KUPT's first broadcast featured a continuous marathon telecast of the original Star Trek television series. Following the marathon, the station broadcast a locally produced Texas Tech University football game from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The station also broadcast UPN network programming and syndicated programming, which included Star Trek: Voyager.

On February 9, 2001, KUPT-LP switched to channel 14 in Lubbock, Texas so that the full power KUPT could air on channel 22, and remained so until that channel became the WB affiliate on January 1, 2006 under the KWBZ callsign.

On September 5, 2006, the station began broadcasting as an affiliate of the new MyNetworkTV programming service.

On October 1, 2014, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Movies! TV network. This marked the entry of KUPT into the Albuquerque TV market. KUPT's programming was previously seen on KMYL analog channel 14/digital channel 43-2 in Lubbock.

On February 1, 2015, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Heroes & Icons TV network, with Movies! moving to 29.3 on KUPT.

The station broadcasts about 50 basketball games each year from American Sports Network. Starting with the 2011 football season, the station is also part of the Southland Conference Television Network.

Technical information[]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
29.1	720p	16:9	H&I	Main KUPT programming / Heroes & Icons
29.2	720p		KMYL	MyNetworkTV
29.3	480i		Movies!	Movies!

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KUPT discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 16 to channel 29.^[2]

Note[]

KUPT's transmitter is based in Hobbs, New Mexico, and is within the Albuquerque market. Also, the county that Hobbs is located in, Lea County, is divided between the Odessa–Midland and Albuquerque markets.

References[]

^ RabbitEars TV Query for KUPT
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links[]

BIAfn's Media Web Database — Information on KUPT-TV

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[1] RabbitEars TV Query for KUPT

[2] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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