KCVH-LD explained

Callsign:KCVH-LD
Branding:Aleluya TV
Digital:6 (VHF)
Virtual:6
Affiliations:Religious
Founded:November 2, 1988
Location:Houston, Texas
Country:United States
Callsign Meaning:"KCV" from former callsign K30CV, Houston
Owner:Daij Media, LLC
Erp:3 kW
Haat:407.10NaN0
Facility Id:7079
Coordinates:29.5626°N -95.51°W

KCVH-LD (channel 6) is a low-power religious television station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Daij Media. KCVH-LD's transmitter is located near Missouri City, Texas, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

History

It was formerly the flagship station for LAT TV, a Spanish-language network owned by Latin America Broadcasting. KCVH-LP was a charter station for the network, which launched in May 2006. In May 2008, LAT TV ceased broadcasting,[1] and KCVH suspended operations on June 23, 2008.[2]

In July 2009, the station was sold to Daij Media LLC.[3] [4] The station briefly returned to the air in February 2010 in analog as "Aleluya TV". An application to switch to digital broadcasting was granted by the FCC on February 25, 2010, the digital signal went on the air December 15, 2010, and religious programming began airing January 31, 2011.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KCVH-LD[5] !Channel!Res.!Aspect!Short name!Programming
6.11080iALELUYAReligious
6.2480iABN 2
6.916:9Independent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spanish language station signs off; Low-power LAT TV struggled with cable deals . Houston Chronicle . July 30, 2010.
  2. Web site: Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA . Federal Communications Commission . July 30, 2010.
  3. Web site: FCC Form 345 . Federal Communications Commission . July 30, 2010.
  4. Web site: Houston low power on the move . Radio Business Report . July 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090315170630/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/13058.html?print . March 15, 2009 . dead .
  5. Web site: Digital TV Market Listing for KCVH-LD . September 18, 2024 . RabbitEars.info.