KTFQ-TV

KTFQ-TV, virtual channel 41 (UHF digital channel 16), is a UniMás-affiliated television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and also serving the state capital of Santa Fe. The station is owned by Entravision Communications, which also operates Univision-owned station KLUZ-TV (channel 14) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications. The two stations share studios on Broadbent Parkway in northeastern Albuquerque; KTFQ's transmitter is located on Sandia Crest.

KTFQ-TV
Albuquerque–Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States
CityAlbuquerque, New Mexico
ChannelsDigital: 16 (UHF)
Virtual: 41 (PSIP)
BrandingUniMás Nuevo México
Programming
Affiliations41.1: UniMás (2013–present)
41.2: LATV
41.3: HSN
41.4: Stadium
Ownership
OwnerEntravision Communications
(Entravision Holdings, LLC)
Sister stationsKLUZ-TV
History
First air dateApril 1999 (1999-04)
Former call signsKAPX (1999–2003)
KTFQ (2003)
KTFQ-TV (2004–2009)
KTFQ-DT (2009–2017)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
14 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Digital:
22 (UHF, 2009–2017)
42 (UHF, 2017–2019)
Virtual:
14 (PSIP, 2009–2017)
Former affiliationsPax TV (1999–2003)
TeleFutura (2003–2013)
Call sign meaningTeleFutura AlbuQuerque
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID35084
ERP350 kW
HAAT1,255 m (4,117 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°12′41.1″N 106°26′58″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
WebsiteUniMás

History
For channel 41's history prior to December 2017, see KLUZ-TV.

In 1997, Paxson Communications was awarded a construction permit for a new station on channel 14, which was previously used by KGSW-TV from 1981 to 1993; in April 1999, it signed on as KAPX, airing programming from the family-oriented Pax TV (later i: Independent Television, now Ion Television) from 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., along with infomercials during the day and The Worship Network during the overnight hours. Pax would subsequently cut its programming hours from 4 to 11 p.m., and later 5 to 11 p.m., due to financial problems at Paxson. The company then chose to sell some of its stations, including KAPX; in 2003, Univision bought the station, and that June relaunched channel 14 as Telefutura (now UniMás) affiliate KTFQ. The network was previously seen in Albuquerque on KTFA-LP (channel 48), which switched to HSN. Programming from The Worship Network continued to air overnights on KTFQ for several years afterward.

On December 4, 2017, as part of a channel swap made by Entravision Communications, KTFQ and sister station KLUZ swapped channel numbers, with KTFQ moving to digital channel 42 and virtual channel 41.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
41.11080i16:9KTFQ-HDMain KTFQ-TV programming / UniMás
41.2480i4:3LATVLATV
41.3HSNHSN (KTFA-LP channel 48)
41.4StadiumStadium

Analog-to-digital conversion

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997.[2] The station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on June 12, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KTFQ-TV was required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). KTFQ has been assigned channel 22 for its digital broadcast. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 14.

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References
  1. "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.
  2. "Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115". www.transmitter.com.
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