KUPT
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| Hobbs, New Mexico United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 29 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | (NBC Telemundo License LLC) |
| Sister stations | KTEL-TV, KRTN-LD, KTEL-CD, KUPT-LD |
| History | |
| First air date | January 21, 1987 |
| Former call signs | KHFT (1987–2005) |
| Former channel number(s) |
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| Former affiliations |
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| Call sign meaning | United Paramount Network Television (former affiliation) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27431 |
| ERP | 50 kW |
| HAAT | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°43′28″N 103°5′48″W / 32.72444°N 103.09667°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Translator(s) | KMYL-LP 14 Lubbock, TX |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
KUPT (channel 29) is a television station in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. It is a satellite of Albuquerque-based Telemundo station KASA-TV (channel 2, licensed to Santa Fe which is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group. KUPT's transmitter is located south of the East Seminole Highway in Hobbs, New Mexico.
History[edit]
In 1995, KUPT-LP began broadcasting with the advent of the United Paramount Network (UPN). KUPT's first broadcast featured a continuous marathon telecast of the original Star Trek television series. Following the marathon, the station broadcast a locally produced Texas Tech University football game from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The station also broadcast UPN network programming and syndicated programming, which included Star Trek: Voyager.
On February 9, 2001, KUPT-LP switched to channel 14 in Lubbock, Texas so that the full power KUPT could air on channel 22, and remained so until that channel became the WB affiliate on January 1, 2006 under the KWBZ callsign.
On September 5, 2006, the station began broadcasting as an affiliate of the new MyNetworkTV programming service.
On October 1, 2014, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Movies! TV network. This marked the entry of KUPT into the Albuquerque TV market. KUPT's programming was previously seen on KMYL-LD in Lubbock.
On February 1, 2015, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Heroes & Icons TV network, with Movies! moving to 29.3 on KUPT.
The station broadcast about 50 basketball games each year from American Sports Network. Starting with the 2011 football season, the station was also part of the Southland Conference Television Network.
Technical information[edit]
Subchannels[edit]
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 480i | 16:9 | KASA | Telemundo |
| 15.1 | MeTV | Cozi TV | ||
| 29.1 | H&I | TBD | ||
| 29.2 | KMYL-LD | MyNetworkTV (KMYL-LD) | ||
| 33.1 | CHARGE | TeleXitos |
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
KUPT discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 16 to channel 29.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KUPT
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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