KNCT (TV)

KNCT

Belton–Killeen–Temple–Waco, Texas United States
City	Belton, Texas
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 46
Branding	CW Central Texas; Central Texas CW News at 9
Programming
Affiliations	46.1: The CW for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KWTX-TV, KBTX-TV
History
First air date	November 23, 1970 (54 years ago) (1970-11-23)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 46 (UHF, 1970–2009) Digital: 38 (UHF, 2001–2009), 46 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Former affiliations	PBS (1970–2018) Silent (2018–2019)
Call sign meaning	North Central Texas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9754
ERP	1,000 kW[2]
HAAT	505.7 m (1,659 ft)[2]
Transmitter coordinates	31°19′19.2″N 97°19′3″W / 31.322000°N 97.31750°W / 31.322000; -97.31750 (KNCT)[2]
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kwtx.com/cw12tv/

KNCT (channel 46) is a television station licensed to Belton, Texas, United States, serving as the CW affiliate for Central Texas. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Waco-licensed CBS/Telemundo affiliate KWTX-TV (channel 10) and Bryan-licensed dual CBS/CW affiliate KBTX-TV (channel 3), a semi-satellite of KWTX-TV. KNCT and KWTX-TV share studios on American Plaza in Waco; KNCT's transmitter is located near Moody, Texas.

KNCT serves as the CW affiliate for the western half of the Waco–Temple–Bryan television market, while KBTX-TV's second digital subchannel serves the eastern half.

Until August 31, 2018, KNCT served as the PBS member station for the Waco market, owned by Central Texas College, with studios located at the CTC campus in Killeen.