KTOU-LD

KTOU-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
KBZC-LD, KOHC-CD
History
FoundedSeptember 16, 1993
Former call signs
  • K22EM (1993–1997)
  • KTOU-LP (1997–2011)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28186
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT144.4 m (474 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°23′14″N 97°29′57″W / 35.38722°N 97.49917°W / 35.38722; -97.49917
Links
Public license information
LMS

KTOU-LD (channel 22) is a low-power television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp.

The station began broadcasting in 1994 from a tower in Newcastle, Oklahoma. It aired family television programming from the American Independent Network.[2][3] In 1999, it converted to a Spanish-language program format; plans were delayed when the original Newcastle tower was destroyed in a tornado that May.[4] The Hispanic Television Network acquired the station in 2000.[5]

In June 2013, KTOU-LD was slated to be sold to Landover 5 as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations;[6] the sale fell through in June 2016.[7] Mako Communications sold its stations, including KTOU-LD, to Innovate Corp. in 2017.[8]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTOU-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Cole, Maxine (December 14, 1997). "Your Page". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. TV This Week 5. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ LaVon, Rosalie (January 30, 1998). "Hospital Chief Elects LaVon Chief of Staff". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. Norman 6. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cultural change on the airwaves: New TV station Hispanic". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 1, 1999. pp. Community 1, 3. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hispanic Network buys local station". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. January 13, 2000. p. 1-C. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Seyler, Dave (June 24, 2013). "Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza". Television Business Report. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Notification of Non-consummation". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.