KUGB-CD
KUGB-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 40, is a low-powered, Class A television station licensed to Houston, Texas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. KUGB-CD's studios are located on South Main Street in Stafford, and its transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.[1]
| Houston, Texas United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 40.1 CBN news 40.4 3ABN 40.2 Informercials 40.3 Shop LC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings (HC2 Station Group, Inc.) |
| History | |
| First air date | January 29, 1988 |
| Former call signs | K56DP (1988-1995) KHMV-LP (1995-2006) KHMV-CA (2006-2010) KUGB-CA (2010-2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 28 (UHF, 1989-200?) 40 (200?-2009) |
| Former affiliations | as translator of KLTJ: Independent (1988-1994) Valuevision (1994-2000) FamilyNet (2000-2002) Azteca America (2002-2007) Silent (2007-2010) |
| Call sign meaning | UniGloBe (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66790 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 10.5 kW |
| HAAT | 487.33 m (1,599 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′16″N 95°30′38″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station began in 1988 as K56DP on channel 56, as a translator of KUBE-TV, then known as KLTJ. The call sign was changed to KHMV-LP on September 1, 1995.[2]
KHMV moved to channel 28 around 2000. & was moved to channel 40, to make space for digital signal.
The station's call sign was changed to KHMV-CA on March 6, 2006.[2]
Due to Pappas Telecasting's continuing financial problems, KHMV was taken off the air November 2, 2007,[3] and the station remained silent until after it was sold to Uniglobe Central America Network in March 2010. The new owners adopted the call sign KUGB-CA on April 2, 2010. Under Uniglobe's ownership, the station broadcast programming from Central America, notably El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
On January 4, 2011, the station was sold to Thomas Abraham.[4] The FCC approved that transaction on February 18, 2011.[5]
Citing a temporary loss of transmitter site, KUGB-CA temporarily went off the air April 25, 2011.[6]
Under Thomas Abraham's ownership, the station has begun broadcasting religious programming on multiple subchannels.
The station changed its call sign again on August 17, 2012, to the current KUGB-CD.
On November 27, 2012 Uniglobe Central American Network Inc. LLC sold KUGB-CD to OTA Broadcasting, LLC, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, for $2,3 million in cash.[7] OTA Broadcasting assumed control of KUGB-CD on February 13, 2013.[8] In November 2017, the station was purchased by HC2 Holdings for $1.5 million.[9]
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1][10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.1 | cbn news | |||
| 40.2, 40.5, 40.6 | Infomercials | |||
| 40.3 | shop llc | |||
| 40.4 | 3abn | |||
References
- Digital TV Market Listing for KUGB-CD
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- "Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- "Broadcast Actions". Federal Communications Commission. March 2, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "OTA Broadcasting is buying the low-power station from Uniglobe Central American Network". November 27, 2012.
- http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?tabSearchType=Lice&sLicensee=OTA%20BROADCASTING%20%28HOU%29,%20LLC
- http://www.rbr.com/ota-sheds-tv-properties-that-didnt-move-in-incentive-auction/
- "Digital Television: DTV - HDTV Channel List".