KDHU-LD

KDHU-LD
Greater Houston
City of license Houston, Texas
Channels Digital: 7 (VHF)
Virtual: 50 (PSIP)
Affiliations Daystar
Owner Daystar
(Word of God Fellowship, Inc.)
Sister station(s) KLTJ
Former callsigns KDHU-LP (2003-2011)
Former channel number(s) Analog: 50 (2003-2010)
Transmitter power 300 W
Class LPTV
Facility ID 167020

KDHU-LD is a low-power television station in the Houston area, owned by Daystar. It broadcasts in digital on VHF channel 7, displaying channel 50 to tuners via PSIP.

History

The station was originally licensed to Louise, Texas as K50HN on analog channel 50 in 2003, with a transmitter on County Road 404 east of El Campo, Texas. It is unknown when the station actually went on the air, but it went silent on December 4, 2006, due to transmitter failure.[1]

The station's call sign was changed to KDHU-LP on June 23, 2006.[2]

As part of the digital transition, Daystar applied to move the station's signal to channel 7 on a tower at the Missouri City antenna farm, and the old channel 50 permit was cancelled.

The station's channel 7 license was granted December 27, 2010.[3]

It is currently broadcasting a direct feed from the Daystar network, as opposed to rebroadcasting co-owned KLTJ which airs some locally-produced programs.

Its low (300 watt) power and VHF band placement make the station difficult to receive in most parts of the Houston area. The station has filed to increase its power to 3 kW.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Application for a Low Power TV, TV translator or TV Booster Station License". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

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