KTLN-TV

KTLN-TV
Palo Alto–San Francisco–Oakland–; San Jose, California; ; United States;
City	Palo Alto, California
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF), shared with KAXT-CD; Virtual: 68;
Branding	H&I Bay Area; MeTV Bay Area (DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	68.1: Heroes & Icons; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Weigel Broadcasting; (KTLN-TV LLC);
Sister stations	KAXT-CD
History
Founded	1990
First air date	July 15, 1998; 26 years ago (in Novato, California; license moved to Palo Alto in 2018)
Former call signs	KWOK (1990–1999)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 68 (UHF, 1998–2009); Digital: 47 (UHF, 2005–2018);
Former affiliations	Total Living Network (1998–2019)
Call sign meaning	"Total Living Network" (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49153
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	688 m (2,257 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W / 37.49917°N 121.87222°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	KTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website

KTLN-TV (channel 68) is a television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area as an owned-and-operated station of the classic television network Heroes & Icons. It is owned by Weigel Broadcasting alongside San Jose–licensed low-power, Class A Catchy Comedy station KAXT-CD (channel 1). The two stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison.

Even though KTLN-TV is licensed as a full-power station, it shares spectrum with KAXT-CD, whose low-power broadcasting radius does not cover all of the San Francisco Bay Area.^[4] Therefore, it relies on cable and satellite carriage to reach the entire market. However, KTLN-TV shares MeTV with independent station KPYX's (channel 44) third subchannel, which has a stronger signal than KTLN.

History

Originally, Christian Communications of Chicagoland (then-owners of WCFC-TV, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WCPX-TV) owned KTLN outright. It was formerly licensed to the Marin County community of Novato. CCC filed to sell the station to OTA Broadcasting, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, in June 2011.^[5] The sale was completed on October 6, 2011; as part of the deal, CCC continued to operate KTLN via a local marketing agreement (LMA).^[6]

Weigel Broadcasting agreed to acquire KTLN-TV and KAXT-CD, along with KVOS-TV and KFFV in Seattle, from OTA Broadcasting in a $23.2 million deal on October 18, 2017.^[7] The station was temporarily off the air as of June 2018.

The station sale to Weigel was completed on April 15, 2019.^[8] At midnight on April 17, KTLN returned on the air carrying high definition signals of Heroes & Icons on 68.1, and MeTV on 68.2.^[9]

Technical information

Subchannels

Subchannel of KAXT-CD and KTLN-TV^[10]^[11]
License	Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
KAXT-CD	1.2	480i	16:9	KAXT-SD	Catchy Comedy
KTLN-TV	68.1	720p		KTLN-HD	Heroes & Icons
	68.2	720p		MeTV	MeTV
	68.3	480i		Story	Story Television
	68.4			MeTV+	MeTV+
	68.5			Quest	Quest
	68.6			TOONS	MeTV Toons

Analog-to-digital conversion

KTLN-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 68, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.^[12] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47, using virtual channel 68.

References

^ Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
^ KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
^ "Facility Technical Data for KTLN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ RabbitEars Contour Map for KAXT-CD
^ "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
^ Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (KVOS-TV/KFFV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KAXT". RabbitEars.info.
^ "Digital Television: DTV - HDTV Channel List". choisser.com.
^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links

KTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website

[Channel_Sharing-1] Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application

[2] KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License

[3] "Facility Technical Data for KTLN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] RabbitEars Contour Map for KAXT-CD

[tvbr-saletoota-5] "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

[tvnc-ccclma-6] Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[fcc-saletoweigel-7] "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (KVOS-TV/KFFV)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[8] "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[9] "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[10] "RabbitEars TV Query for KAXT". RabbitEars.info.

[11] "Digital Television: DTV - HDTV Channel List". choisser.com.

[Analog_to_Digital-12] List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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