KCDO-TV

KCDO-TV, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 23), is an independent television station serving Denver, Colorado, United States that is licensed to Sterling. The station is owned by Newsweb Corporation. KCDO's studios are located on South Jamaica Court in Aurora, and its transmitter is located in rural southwestern Morgan County, east of Frederick.

"KTVS" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Television South, the former ITV franchisee for South East England.
For other uses, see TVS. For the television station in North Macedonia with similar branding, see K3 Television.
"KUPN" redirects here. For the television station in Las Vegas, Nevada that used the KUPN callsign from 1995 to 1998, see KSNV.
KCDO-TV
Sterling/Denver, Colorado
United States
CitySterling, Colorado
ChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 3 (PSIP)
BrandingK3
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNewsweb Corporation
(Channel 3 TV Company LLC)
History
First air dateDecember 28, 1963 (1963-12-28)
Former call signsKTVS (1963–2002)
KUPN (2002–2008)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
3 (VHF, 1963–2009)
Former affiliationsAnalog/DT1:
CBS (1963–1999)
UPN (1999–2006)
America One
(2006–2009)
RTV (2009–2010)
DT2:
HSN (until 2018)[2]
Call sign meaningColoraDO
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID63158
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT402 m (1,319 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°2′1.2″N 103°56′18.9″W
Translator(s)Colorado:
KSBS-CD 10.1 Denver
K22JL-D Peetz
K39KL-D Akron
Nebraska:
23 (UHF) Kimball
34 (UHF) Sidney
Links
Public license informationProfile
[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=63158 63158 LMS]
Websitewww.k3colorado.com

On cable, KCDO is available on Comcast Xfinity channel 3 in the Denver market and is carried on cable providers in other cities across Northern Colorado.[3] The station also operates two digital fill-in translator stations on UHF channel 23 in Kimball, Nebraska and on UHF channel 34 in Sidney, Nebraska; its signal is also relayed on three other translator stations, K39KL-D (channel 39) in Akron, K22JL-D (channel 22) in Peetz and KSBS-CD (channel 10.1) in Denver.

History

The McCracken family, owners of CBS affiliate KFBC-TV (channel 5, now KGWN-TV) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, applied for a construction permit in February 1962 to build a television station on channel 3 in Sterling. The permit was granted a year later, and channel 3 came to air on December 28, 1963[4] as KTVS, operating it as a satellite station of KFBC.

In September 1999, Newsweb Corporation, operating under the licensee Channel 20 TV Company (CTTC), acquired KTVS from Benedek Broadcasting, then-owners of KGWN, with the intent of making KTVS a satellite of Newsweb's Denver UPN affiliate KTVD (channel 20, after which the Channel 20 TV Company received its name). It became one of very few satellite stations in the United States that predated the existence of the television station that its signal relayed, as KTVD had signed on in April 1988. On January 8, 2002, Channel 20 TV Company changed the station's call letters to KUPN, to reflect the UPN affiliation held by its parent station at the time.[5] CTTC sold KTVD to the Gannett Company in June 2006, but retained ownership of KUPN, converting it into an affiliate of America One.

On July 21, 2008, Channel 20 TV Company changed the station's call letters to KCDO.[5] To increase its signal coverage to reach a wider range of viewers, the station applied to build a new transmitter facility located southwest of Fort Morgan. The new location and increased transmitter power added most of the Denver metro area as well as Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont and Loveland to the station's service area.[6] Construction on the new tower was completed in January 2010.[7] On December 31, 2008, satellite provider Dish Network began carrying KCDO on its lineup for subscribers in the Denver market. DirecTV also added the channel on January 28, 2009.

KCDO affiliated with the Retro Television Network in 2009.[8] The network was previously seen in Denver on KQDK-CA, before RTV severed its ties with Equity Media Holdings. For a time, the station also simulcast KGWN-TV's newscasts for the Colorado side of the Cheyenne market (carried by that station's second digital subchannel), branded as Northern Colorado 5 News, which was co-produced by KGWN and the Independent News Network.[7]

On November 1, 2010, KCDO dropped its affiliation with the Retro Television Network, in favor of converting into an independent station with a focus on locally produced programming.[9]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
3.1720p16:9KCDO-TVMain KCDO-TV programming
3.2480i4:3GRITGrit
3.3BUZZRNewsNet
3.3SHOP LCShop LC
10.1LIGHTLight TV
10.2THIS TVThis TV
10.3JTVJewelry Television

Analog-to-digital conversion

KCDO-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 23.[10] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.

Programming

Syndicated programs broadcast by KCDO include Family Feud, Cheaters, The Jerry Springer Show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Impractical Jokers, among others.

In early August 2020 KCDO replaced BUZZR programming with NewsNet. The PSIP Short Name continues to refer to BUZZR as does its programming guide.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KCDO
  2. "KCDO Channel 3". Station Index. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  3. "Tiny Station Gets Major Carriage". Broadcasting & Cable. May 3, 2010.
  4. FCC History Cards for KCDO-TV
  5. "Call Sign History". FCC CDBS database. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  6. "Public Interest Statement". FCC CDBS database. 2008-06-02. pp. (Attachment 1). Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  7. La Porte, John (January 21, 2010). "TV station puts up new tower". Fort Morgan Times. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  8. "KCDO Denver Adding Retro TV Network". TVnewsday. May 7, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  9. Ostrow, Joanne (October 19, 2010). "Channel 3 expands its local lineup with "Top Teens TV"". denverpost.com.
  10. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
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