KTBU

KTBU
Conroe/Houston, Texas
Channels Digital: 42 (UHF)
Virtual: 55 (PSIP)
Affiliations Mega TV
Owner Spanish Broadcasting System
(Humanity Interested Media, L.P.)
First air date July 15, 1998
Former channel number(s) Analog:
55 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Transmitter power 1000 kW
Height 597 m
Facility ID 28324

KTBU is a Spanish-language television station located in the Greater Houston area, broadcasting on one of two channels assigned to Conroe, Texas (the other being KPXB).

KTBU signed on in 1998, and originally was owned by the Osteen Family of Lakewood Church. The station was later owned by the Houston-based USFR Media Group.

As an independent station branded as Houston's 55, KTBU formerly aired an eclectic line-up of classic and syndicated television series also airing Rachael Ray as well as locally produced shows focusing on sports, history and other topics of interest to Houstonians. USFR Media Group also provides production and other broadcast services to Channel 55 as well as third parties at its 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2), state-of-the-art broadcast facility in Houston.[1]

55.5 (branded as ITV) has a separate studio located near the intersection of Bellaire Blvd and Boone Rd.

The station was sold to Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) for $16 million in May 2011. Upon the completion of the sale, KTBU joined SBS' Mega TV network.[2][3]

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Most of the TV shows from Houston's 55 were moved to 57 The KUBE

Channel Programming
55.1 Main KTBU programming
55.2 VAN TV (Vietnamese)
55.3 Nacion TV (Spanish)
55.4 Mi Casa
55.5 ITV (Chinese)
55.6 CCTV News

References

  1. ^ [1] USFR Media Group website.
  2. ^ "Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston". Radio-Info.com. May 6, 2011. http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston. Retrieved May 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011.

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KPRC (2.1 NBC, 2.2 This TV)  • KUHT (8.1 PBS, 8.2 Create, 8.4 TFTB)  • KUVM-LD (10.1 Color bars, 10.2 Sonlife, 10.3 Infomercials, 10.4 silent)  • KHOU (11.1 CBS, 11.2 Bounce)  • KTRK (13.1 ABC, 13.2 LW, 13.3 LW in SD)  • KTXH (20.1 MNTV)  • KVQT-LD (21.6 UHN)  • KRIV (26.1 Fox)  • KUVM-CD (34.1 silent, 34.2 RTV, 34.3 Infomercials, 34.4 AMGTV)  • KIAH (39.1 CW, 39.2 Antenna TV, 39.3 silent)  • KHLM-LD (43.2 MBC, 43.8 UTN)  • KBPX-LP (46.1 TCN)  • KPXB (49.1 Ion, 49.2 Qubo, 49.3 ION Life)  • KTBU (55.6 WCETV (CCTV News)) KUBE (57.1 Ind, 57.4 Me)
Ethnic
Spanish

KPRC (2.3 LATV)  • KUHT (8.3 V-me)  • KVQT-LD (21.4 2Vsion, 21.5 Infomercials)  • KUGB-CA (28.1 Mi Música TV)  • KHLM-LD (43.1 Multi, 43.3 TDH, 43.4-7 Infomercials)  • KXLN (45.1 UNI, 45.2 TFU in SD)  • KTMD (47.1 TMD, 47.2 Exitos TV, 47.3 Canal SOI)  • KYAZ (51.1 AZA)  • KTBU (55.1 Mega, 55.3 Nacion TV, 55.4 Mi Casa TV)  • KUBE (57.2 La Mera)  • KZJL (61.1 Estrella, 61.2 Inmi)  • KFTH (67.1 TFU, 67.2 UNI in SD)
Asian

KYAZ (51.2 VietFace TV (Vietnamese), 51.3 Saigon Network Television (Vietnamese), 51.4 NTD (Chinese), 51.5 Global TV (Vietnamese))  • KTBU (55.2 VAN-TV (Vietnamese), 55.5 ITV (Chinese))  • KUBE (57.3 BYN (Vietnamese))
Religious
English

KETH (14.1 TBN, 14.2 Church, 14.3 JCTV, 14.5 Smile)  • KVQT-LD (21.1 A.M.E.N., 21.3 Rejoice TV)  • KLTJ/KDHU (22.1/50.1 Daystar)  • KUGB-CA (28.3 KEYS TV)
Spanish

KETH (14.4 Enlace)  • KVQT-LD (21.2 Familia)  • KCVH-LD (30.1 Aleluya TV)  • KZHO-LD (38.1 Visión Celestial, 38.2 Vida Vision, 38.3 silent, 38.4 NJC TV, 38.5 Ebemision)
Silent stations

KVVV-LD (15)  • KVDO-LP (25)  • KJIB-LP (31)  • KEHO-LD (49)  • KQHO-LP (56)
Outlying areas

Bryan/College Station: KBTX (3.1 CBS, 3.2 The CW)
Local cable channels
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV
encrypted channels
are italicized

KPRC 2.1 (NBC)1 · KTXH 20.1 (MNTV)1 · KTMD 47.1 (TMD)1
1Coming in 2011
Defunct

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Multimedios Television

K24FW 24 (Lubbock)  • K26KJ 40.1 (El Paso)  • KHLM 43.1 (Houston)  • K45HW 45 (San Angelo)  • XHNAT 45.1 (Laredo)  • K51JF 51 (San Antonio)  • K54JS 54 (Corpus Christi)  • K69IT 69 (Midland)
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KZFW 6 (Religious, Royse City / Dallas)  • KTSM-TV 9.2 (Estrella TV, El Paso)  • KFDA 10.4 (LATV, Amarillo)  • KLMV-LP 15.1 (Religious, Laredo)  • KVAW 16 (Tr3́s, Eagle Pass)  • KVAT-LD 17.1 (17.1 Mexicanal, Garfield / Austin)  • KODF 26.1 (Mega TV, Britton / DFW)  • KLDO 27.3 (LATV, Laredo)  • KUGB-CA 28.1 (Uniglobe, Houston)  • KYVV 28 (VasalloVision, Del Rio)  • KMPX 29 (Estrella TV, Decatur / DFW)  • KAMM 30 (Tr3́s, Amarillo) - K31GL 31.2 (Genesis, DeSoto / DFW)  • KAZD 55.4 (LATV, DFW)  • KVFW 38 (Religious, Fort Worth)  • KZHO 38 (Religious, Houston)  • KATA 50 (Tr3́s, Mesquite / DFW)  • KTBU 55.1 (Mega TV, Conroe / Houston)  • KZJL 61 (Estrella TV, Houston)
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