KAZD

KAZD
Lake Dallas–Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas; United States;
City	Lake Dallas, Texas
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 55;
Branding	Spectrum News 1; MeTV Dallas (DT2); MeTV Plus Dallas (DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	55.1: Spectrum News 1; 55.2: MeTV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Weigel Broadcasting; (KAZD-TV LLC);
History
First air date	March 18, 1997 (27 years ago)
Former call signs	KAVB (May−June 1997); KLDT (June 1997–2010);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 55 (UHF, 1999–2007); Digital: 54 (UHF, 2006–2009), 39 (UHF, 2009–2020);
Former affiliations	Independent (general)/ACN (1999–2000); HTVN (2000–2003); ShopNBC (2003–2005 and 2009–2010); Independent (infomercials) (2005–2006 and November−December 2010); Gems TV (2006–2008); OnTV4U/WizeBuys TV (2008–2009); Liquidation Channel (April−November 2010); Azteca América (December 2010–2021, later on DT3); MeTV (2021–2022, now on DT2);
Call sign meaning	Azteca América Dallas (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17433
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	510 m (1,673 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°35′15″N 96°58′0″W / 32.58750°N 96.96667°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	spectrumnews1.com; metv.com/kazd;

KAZD (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Lake Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with a simulcast of Spectrum News 1. Owned by Weigel Broadcasting, KAZD maintains offices on McKinney Avenue in downtown Dallas, and its transmitter is located south of Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill.