KPFW-LD

KPFW-LD, virtual channel 18 (VHF digital channel 5), is a low-powered television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States. The station is owned by DTV America Corporation. It is not available on Charter Spectrum or FiOS from Frontier at this time.

KPFW-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations(see article)
Ownership
Owner
KNAV-LD
KODF-LD
KHPK-LD
K07AAD-D
KJJM-LD
History
Former call signs
K61HP (2003-2008)
KPFW-LP (2008-2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
61 (UHF)
Digital:
29 (UHF, 2010-2011)
18 (UHF, 2011-2019)
Virtual:
61 (PSIP, until 2010)
Call sign meaning
Fort Worth
Technical information
Facility ID127891
ClassLD
ERP3 kW

History

KPFW-LD began as K61HP, a translator for Gainesville of Dallas-based KNOK-LP (now KZFW-LD). They changed to the call sign KPFW-LP in 2008, and began broadcasting in digital on channel 61 from Cedar Hill, southwest of Dallas.

In 2010, KPFW-LP moved to channel 29 while keeping its virtual channel assignment of 61. Shortly thereafter, KPFW-LP changed its virtual channel to 18 in anticipation of a future swap of RF channels with KTXA. On January 20, 2011, KTXA began transmitting on channel 29. KPFW has been licensed to transmit on channel 18 since February 28, 2011. On March 16, 2011, the station changed its call sign to KPFW-LD.[1]

On June 25, 2019, KPFW-LD shut down its channel 18 digital transmitter as a part of the broadcast frequency repacking process following the 2016-2017 FCC incentive auction.[2] The station remains silent while it constructs its post-repack facility on assigned displacement channel 5.[3]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[4]
18.1480i16:9KPFW-LDbeIN Sports Xtra
18.2beIN Sports Xtra en Español
18.3480p4:3Infomercials
18.4480i
18.5
18.6Shop LC
18.7QVC2

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for KPFW-LD
  2. "Licensing and Management System".
  3. "Licensing and Management System".
  4. "KPFW-Ld Dallas, Tx".

Facility details for Facility ID 127891 (KPFW-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System


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