KOSA-TV

KOSA-TV

Odessa–Midland, Texas United States
City	Odessa, Texas
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF), to move to 31 (UHF)[1][2] Virtual: 7
Branding	First Alert 7 West Texas CW (on DT2) Telemundo 20 (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: CBS 7.2: CW+ 7.3: Telemundo 7.4: Heroes & Icons
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KCWO-TV, KWWT, KMDF-LD, KTLE-LD
History
First air date	January 1, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-01-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1956–2009) Digital: 31 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning	Odessa
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6865
ERP	48 kW 500 kW (CP)[1]
HAAT	226 m (741 ft) 225.5 m (740 ft) (CP)[1]
Transmitter coordinates	31°51′50.8″N 102°34′42.5″W / 31.864111°N 102.578472°W / 31.864111; -102.578472
Translator(s)	K31KJ-D 31 (UHF) Big Spring
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.firstalert7.com

KOSA-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Odessa, Texas, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Permian Basin area. It is owned by Gray Television alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KWWT (channel 30, also licensed to Odessa), Big Spring–licensed CW+ affiliate KCWO-TV (channel 4), Telemundo affiliate KTLE-LD (channel 7.5) and The365 affiliate KMDF-LD (channel 22). The five stations share studios inside the Music City Mall on East 42nd Street in Odessa, with a secondary studio and news bureau in downtown Midland; KOSA-TV's transmitter is located on FM 866 west of Odessa. The station is relayed on low-power translator K31KJ-D in Big Spring.