KTLN-TV

KTLN-TV, virtual channel 68 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Heroes & Icons-operated television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Weigel Broadcasting, it is sister to Class A Decades owned-and-operated station KAXT-CD (channel 1.2, licensed to both San Francisco and San Jose). The two stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison.

KTLN-TV
Palo Alto/San Francisco/Oakland/
San Jose, California
United States
CityPalo Alto, California
ChannelsDigital: 22 (UHF)
(shared with KAXT-CD;[1])
Virtual: 68 (PSIP)
BrandingH&I Bay Area
MeTV Bay Area
Programming
Affiliations68.1: Heroes & Icons
68.2: MeTV
Ownership
OwnerWeigel Broadcasting
(KTLN-TV, LLC)
Sister stationsKAXT-CD
History
Founded1990
First air dateJuly 15, 1998 (1998-07-15)
(in Novato, California; license moved to Palo Alto in 2018[2])
Former call signsKWOK (1998–1999)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 68 (UHF, 1998–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 47 (UHF, until 2018)
Former affiliationsTotal Living Network (1998–2019)
Call sign meaningTotal
Living
Network
(former owner)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID49153
ERP15 kW
HAAT622.6 m (2,043 ft)
664.2 m (2,179 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates37°29′57″N 121°52′16″W
37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W
(CP)
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
WebsiteKTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website

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.[3] The sale was completed in October 6, 2011; as part of the deal, CCC continued to operate KTLN via a local marketing agreement.[4]

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.[5] The station was temporarily off the air as of June 2018.

The station sale to Weigel was completed on April 15, 2019.[6] 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.[7] MeTV Bay Area is shared with CW owned-and-operated station KBCW (channel 44), which broadcasts the network on its third digital subchannel.

References
  1. Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
  2. KTLN-TV Form 2100 - Community of License
  3. "San Francisco TV station sold". Television Business Report. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  4. Jessell, Harry A. (August 5, 2011). "Billionaire Michael Dell OK'd To Buy SF TV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  5. "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.
  6. "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. "Where to Watch MeTV in Bay Area", MeTV, Retrieved 18 April 2019.


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