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| City | El Paso, Texas |
| Channels | |
| Branding | KFOX 14 (pronounced K-Fox) |
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| KDBC-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1979 |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 14 (UHF, 1979–2009) |
| Independent (1979–1986) | |
Call sign meaning | Reflects its Fox affiliation[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33716 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′55″N 106°29′22″W / 31.81528°N 106.48944°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | kfoxtv |
KFOX-TV (channel 14) is a television station in El Paso, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate KDBC-TV (channel 4). The two stations share studios on South Alto Mesa Drive in northwest El Paso; KFOX-TV's transmitter is located atop the Franklin Mountains on the El Paso city limits.
Established as El Paso's first independent station in 1979 after years of telecasting Christian programs on cable, the station as KCIK struggled financially and introduced secular entertainment programs. While it was owned in turn by two Christian groups, it continued this orientation and affiliated with Fox in 1986. It prospered with the new affiliation and introduced local news in 1997 after being sold to Cox Television. Sinclair acquired KFOX and KDBC in separate transactions in 2013, combining their operations. The KFOX transmitter provides ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) service in the El Paso area.
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