KXLN-DT
KXLN-DT
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| Greater Houston |
| City of license |
Rosenberg, Texas |
| Branding |
Univision 45 |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF) |
| Affiliations |
Univision |
| Owner |
Univision Communications, Inc.
(KXLN License Partnership, LP) |
| Founded |
1984 |
| First air date |
September 18, 1987 |
| Sister station(s) |
KFTH-DT, KLAT, KLTN, KOVE-FM, KPTI-FM, KPTY, KRTX |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog:
45 (UHF, 1987-2009)
Digital: 46 (UHF) |
| Transmitter power |
1000 kW |
| Height |
594 m |
| Facility ID |
53847 |
| Website |
Univision 45 |
KXLN-DT, channel 45, is a television station in Houston, Texas, and its surrounding area.
History
Founded in 1984 by businessmen A.C. Pena and J. Adan Trevino, KXLN was the first Spanish-language television station in the Houston area. From the beginning, it has been affiliated with the Univision network. In September 1987, the station became full power and expanded its signal to cover a larger area. In 1988, a news department began producing primetime news updates which eventually evolved into full 30-minute newscasts.
In 1993, KXLN was acquired by the Univision network, and had upgrades and improvements in every department. A number of reporters and anchors have been able to move on to positions for Noticiero Univision, the network's news division and several network newsmagazines.
In 2001, Telefutura was launched by Univision. The Houston affiliate KFTH-TV, Channel 67, began operating in a local partnership with KXLN. This means that some KXLN produced programs and breaking news events may air on KFTH.
In 2002, Univision, for several million dollars, purchased a six-story building in Houston's Uptown area now serves as facilities for KXLN-TV, sister station KFTH-TV, and several radio stations under the Univision umbrella. They moved into this building in 2006, after spending 22 years at their location along Kirby Drive near the Astrodome.
Digital television
Digital channels
| Channel |
Programming |
| 45.1 |
Main KXLN programming |
| 45.2 |
SD simulcast of KFTH |
News operation
In 1993, KXLN debuted Houston's first Spanish-language morning show, Houston Ahora as well as an innovative late evening newscast called 15 Minutos. As the station has grown in size and renown throughout the area and nationally, its ratings have increased to the point of challenging several of the English-language stations in local news during the quarterly ratings periods.
In 2003, KXLN's then News Director, Deanna Landron, initiated one of the first in the nation Spanish language investigative local news franchises "En Su Defensa" ("In Your Defense") segments that garnered regional acclaim, and "En Su Defensa" month was proclaimed by Houston mayor Bill White in 2004. Led by Investigative reporter Patricio Espinoza, the segment generated strong community following and historic ratings along with several awards. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 the investigative reports earned, for the first time, KXLN several Emmy awards and nominations.
KXLN began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on July 22, 2010. Two other Univision-owned stations, KMEX-DT in Los Angeles and WXTV-DT in New York City began broadcasting their local newscasts in high definition approximately a month before, featuring a brand new graphics package.
On April 4, 2011, Primera Edicion and Vive La Mañana on Telefutura affiliate and sister station KFTH-DT. Like the newscasts on KXLN-DT, it is broadcast in high definition, within their current studio set. Sister station KUVN in Dallas-Fort Worth uses the same titles for their newscasts on sister station KSTR-DT (channel 49); Vive La Mañana features a different graphics and music package that is shared by both stations.
Newscasts
Weekdays
- Noticias 45 Univision A las Cinco - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias 45 Univision Solo a las Diez - 10–10:30 p.m.
Weekends
- Noticias 45 Univision A las Cinco - 5–5:30 p.m.
- Noticias 45 Univision Solo a las Diez - 10–10:30 p.m.
News team
Anchors
- Osvaldo Corral - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
- Andrea Gomez - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
- Arnaldo Rojas - weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.
- Pedro Rojas - weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.
Weather
- Carlos Alejandro Robles - lead meteorologist; nightly at 5 and 10 p.m.
Sports
- Felipe Valenzuela - lead sports anchor; weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m.
- Enrique Gonzalez - sports anchor; weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Maria Corrales - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Mariana Pineda - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Fernando Pizarro - Washington, D.C. correspondent
External links
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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)
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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)
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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))
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Texas Broadcast television areas by city: Abilene/Sweetwater • Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) • Austin • Beaumont/Port Arthur • Corpus Christi • Dallas-Fort Worth • Del Rio • Eagle Pass • El Paso • Houston • Laredo • Lubbock • Midland-Odessa (Permian Basin) • Presidio • Rio Grande Valley • San Angelo • San Antonio • Sherman/Ada, OK • Texarkana/Shreveport, LA • Tyler/Longview (East Texas) • Victoria • Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) • Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK
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See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas
Also see: Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Azteca América, religious and other Spanish language stations in Texas
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- Both Fox and MyNetworkTV are owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
- WOGX is a semi-satellite of WOFL.
- Both NBC and Telemundo are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture between Comcast (51%) and General Electric (49%).
- Both stations are jointly owned in a joint venture between NBC Universal (76%) and LIN Television (24%).
- Both Univision and Telefutura are privately owned by Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a venture which includes Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, Providence Equity Partners, Inc., TPG Capital, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., and Saban Capital Group, Inc.
- Univision owns the licenses to these stations but the stations themselves are operated by Entravision Communications under Local Marketing Agreements.
- NBC Universal owns the license but the station is operated by ZGS Communications.
- The CW network is jointly owned by CBS (50%) and Warner Bros. (50%). All CW stations listed here are owned by CBS.
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