KCVH-LD
{{short description|TV station in Houston, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KCVH-LD
| logo =
| branding = Aleluya TV
| analog =
| digital = 6 (VHF)
| virtual = 6
| affiliations = Religious
| founded = November 2, 1988
| location = Houston, Texas
| city =
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = "KCV" from former callsign K30CV, Houston
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K30CV (1988–2005)|KCVH-LP (2005–2011)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 30 (UHF, 1988–2010)|Digital: 30 (UHF, 2010–2019)}}
| owner = Daij Media, LLC
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|LAT TV (2006–2008)|Dark (2008–2010)}}
| erp = 3 kW
| haat = {{convert|407.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 7079
| coordinates = {{coord|29|33|45.2|N|95|30|35.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
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,{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/5793549.html |title=Spanish language station signs off; Low-power LAT TV struggled with cable deals |publisher=Houston Chronicle |accessdate=July 30, 2010}} and KCVH suspended operations on June 23, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1257246&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=7079 |title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=July 30, 2010}}
In July 2009, the station was sold to Daij Media LLC.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1297032&Service=TX&Form_id=345&Facility_id=7079 |title= FCC Form 345 |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=July 30, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/13058.html?print |title=Houston low power on the move |publisher=Radio Business Report |accessdate=July 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315170630/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/13058.html?print |archive-date=March 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }} 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:
class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KCVH-LD{{Cite web |title=Digital TV Market Listing for KCVH-LD |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCVH-LD#station |accessdate=September 18, 2024 |website=RabbitEars.info}} !Res. !Short name !Programming |
scope="row" |6.1
|16:9 |ALELUYA | rowspan="2" |Religious |
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scope="row" |6.2
| rowspan="2" |480i |4:3 |ABN 2 |
6.9
|16:9 | |
References
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{{Houston TV}}
{{Other Texas Spanish Language Stations}}
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Category:Television channels and stations established in 1988
Category:1988 establishments in Texas
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