WKTB-CD

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WKTB-CD
WKTB47.png
Norcross/Atlanta, Georgia
United States
CityNorcross, Georgia
ChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 47
BrandingTelemundo Atlanta
Noticiero Telemundo Atlanta (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations47.2: Telemundo
47.3: TeleXitos
47.4: KTN-1 (Korean)
47.5: KTN-2 (Korean)
Ownership
OwnerKorean American TV Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date
1990 (32 years ago) (1990)
Former call signs
W67CI (1990–2000)
W38CU (2000–2009)
WKTB-CA (2009–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
67 (UHF, 1991–2001)
38 (UHF, 2001–2011)
Digital:
47 (UHF, 2011–2019)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID168605
ClassClass A
ERP15 kW
HAAT147.1 m (483 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°55′1.3″N 84°12′5.9″W / 33.917028°N 84.201639°W / 33.917028; -84.201639
Translator(s)WSB-TV 47.1 (rebroadcasts Telemundo)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.telemundoatlanta.com
ktnatlanta.com

WKTB-CD, virtual channel 47 (UHF digital channel 23), is a low-powered, Class A Telemundo-affiliated television station serving Atlanta, Georgia, United States that is licensed to Norcross. The station is owned by Korean American TV Broadcasting. WKTB-CD's transmitter is located on Goshen Springs Road (near the I-85/SR 140 interchange) just outside Norcross; studios are located on Green River Parkway in Duluth.

The 47.2 signal is rebroadcast on full-power WSB-TV to provide a Telemundo signal to the entire market, using virtual channel 47.1.

History[]

Early years[]

On April 2, 1990, John R. Broomall received the construction permit for a new low-power television station licensed to Roswell, Georgia, on channel 67.[1] Broomall sold the permit to the Korean American TV Broadcasting Co. in April 1991.[2]

By 1996, Korean American had added Telemundo programming, which aired for most of the day, alongside Chinese- and Korean-language fare.[3] Korean programming aired from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and again from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., emphasizing local news, alongside local church service broadcasts and South Korean news and entertainment programs.[4]

The Korean programming, known as KTN, went full-time on a cable channel on AT&T Broadband systems in 2001, which increased its output from six hours a day.[5] Programming continued to include imported and local productions.[6] Meanwhile, channel 67 became channel 38, a result of the clearing of channels 60 to 69 for telecommunications use, in 2000, becoming W38CU. The station's coverage area did not reach much of Atlanta, but it did reach areas of Gwinnett County and DeKalb County with significant ethnic populations.

Former WKTB logo

Digital era[]

Korean American TV obtained a permit to construct W47DN-D as its digital companion channel on channel 47, with a superior technical facility covering much of the metropolitan area. In 2009, W38CU obtained Class A status and became WKTB-CA; this transferred to the digital transmitter in 2011 upon consolidation under one license. In 2009, the station reaffiliated with Telemundo.[7] In August 2013, a subchannel on full-power WPXA-TV began repeating WKTB-CD's Telemundo feed in standard definition, using virtual channel 47.11. In June 2021, this moved to WSB-TV.

Newscasts[]

In 2012, Telemundo Atlanta began offering a full local news service with newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m.; the station had previously produced three daily 90-second news briefs prior to the expansion.[7][8] A 5:30 p.m. newscast was added in 2015.[9] Telemundo Atlanta's news was originally helmed by local anchor Jorge Buzo, now of WUVC-DT in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Luis Estrada is the anchor of Noticiero Telemundo Atlanta.

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[10]
47.2 1080i 16:9 TLMD Main WKTB-CD programming / Telemundo
47.3 480i 4:3 TELEXIT TeleXitos
47.4 KTN-1 MBC America
47.5 KTN-2 Korean News & Entertainment

The WKTB-CD feed on the WSB-TV multiplex uses channel 47.1.

References[]

  1. ^ "New LPTV Construction Permits" (PDF). LPTV Report. May 1990. p. 16. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Assignments and Transfers" (PDF). LPTV Report. May 1991. p. 36. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Station tunes in to needs of Hispanic community". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 18, 1996. p. C6. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Fay, Tim (March 28, 1996). "TV station serves up new dish: Korean programming". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. JD6. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Brister, Kathy (November 14, 2001). "AT&T digital cable adding Korean channel". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. D1, D9. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Badie, Rick (March 30, 2003). "East meets South on Korean television". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. J1, J2. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Scott, Rose (March 12, 2012). "'Telemundo Atlanta' launches extended newscasts". WABE. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Kotowski, Meghan (March 11, 2012). "Located in Duluth, Telemundo Atlanta launches nightly newscast". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Susan Sim Oh". WWAAC. August 17, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  10. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WKTB

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