KCRP-CD

Summary

KCRP-CD (channel 41) is a low-power, Class A television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network UniMás. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside Univision affiliate KORO (channel 28). The two stations share studios on North Mesquite Street in downtown Corpus Christi; KCRP-CD's transmitter is located on Navigation Boulevard on the city's west side.

KCRP-CD
Channels
BrandingUniMás Corpus Christi
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJuly 31, 1986
First air date
January 2, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-01-02)
Former call signs
  • K22BH (1986–2000)
  • K41FO (2000–2001)
  • KCRP-LP (2001)
  • KCRP-CA (2001–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1991–2001), 41 (UHF, 2001–2015)
  • Digital: 41 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Call sign meaning
ICAO airport code for Corpus Christi International Airport
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48833
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT99.6 m (327 ft)
Transmitter coordinates27°46′11.1″N 97°26′55.9″W / 27.769750°N 97.448861°W / 27.769750; -97.448861
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
Websitenoticiasya.com/corpus-christi

History edit

The station was founded on July 31, 1986, under call sign K22BH and began broadcasting on January 2, 1991, showing music videos. On January 11, 1995, the station joined The WB upon the network's launch; on September 21, 1998, the station dropped WB programming (when cable-only "KWDB" launched) and became an independent station. On May 8, 2000, it changed the call sign to K41FO. On June 14, 2001, it became KCRP-LP and then became KCRP-CA on November 13 that year. In 2002, the station joined TeleFutura; after TeleFutura became UniMás in 2013, the station became an affiliate of the new network. On June 3, 2015, the station was licensed for digital operation and changed the call sign to the current KCRP-CD.

Subchannels edit

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KCRP-CD[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
41.1 1080i 16:9 UniMas UniMás
41.2 480i LATV LATV

References edit

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCRP-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KCRP". RabbitEars.

External links edit

  • Official website