KXAP-LD
KXAP-LD, virtual channel 14 and UHF digital channel 15, is an Estrella TV-affiliated television station located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The station is locally owned by the Teletul Media Group. KXAP maintains studio facilities located on East 2nd Street and Peoria Avenue (just off of Interstate 244) in downtown Tulsa, and its transmitter is located between South 103rd Avenue and the Mingo Valley Expressway/U.S. 169 in southeast Tulsa. On cable, the station is available on Cox Communications digital channel 444.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 14 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Teletul (general) Teletul Noticias (news) |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 14.1 Estrella TV |
| Affiliations | Estrella TV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Teletul Media Group (Antonio Perez) (Las Americas Supermercado, Inc.) |
| History | |
| First air date | July 8, 2008 |
| Former call signs | K51EZ (1998–1999) K51FR (1999–2000) KOPE-LP (2000–2008) KXAP-LP (2008–2009) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 51 (UHF, 1999–2009) Digital: 51 (2009-2018) |
| Former affiliations | Spanish independent (2008–2010) |
| Call sign meaning | Sequentially assigned to the station by the FCC |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 43440 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 80 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°5′13.4″N 95°51′33.7″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www.teletul.com |
History
The original application for the UHF channel 51 license was filed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on September 15, 1998 under the callsign K51FR;[1] the FCC granted an application on July 5, 2000 to have the station's callsign changed to KOPE-LP.
On July 8, 2008, the station launched as a Spanish-language independent station under the callsign KXAP-LP; the station signed on with the intent to run locally produced programs for half of its daily schedule. The station also began carrying two local newscasts each weekday, an hour-long morning news program Buenos Dias Oklahoma and an hour-long newscast each weeknight at 6 p.m.[2] The station was originally scheduled to debut on July 4, 2008, but its sign-on was delayed due to technical issues.[3]
On July 19, 2010, KXAP-LD became an affiliate of Liberman Broadcasting's Spanish-language broadcast network Estrella TV.[4]
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KXAP-LD | Main KXAP programming / Estrella TV |
On September 1, 2011, KXAP-LD filed an application with the FCC to change its digital channel allocation from UHF channel 51 to channel 38; if granted, the station will use PSIP to display KXAP-LD's virtual channel as "51.1".[6]
References
- Application Search Details for K51FR
- Tulsa's first Hispanic station to hit TV airwaves Friday, Tulsa World, July 3, 2008.
- New station to debut, Tulsa World, July 8, 2008.
- Estrella TV Enters Oklahoma With KXAP-LP, TVNewsCheck, July 19, 2010.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KXAP
- APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT OR MAKE CHANGES IN A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION
External links
- KXAP-LD official website
- Estrella TV official website
- KXAP-LD in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXAP-LD