KCTU-LD
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HAAT | 71.9 m (236 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°41′13″N 97°20′24″W / 37.68694°N 97.34000°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Website | www |
KCTU-LD (channel 5) is a
History
The station first signed on the air in 1992.
On May 10, 2007, the principal owners of KCTU through N&H Publishing Corp. announced the acquisition of the Wichita City Paper. Planned topics are similar to those featured on the local programs seen on the station including local and consumer news, religious topics and veterans' issues. The local television program guide that was formerly featured as an insert in The Prospector, also began appearing in the City Paper.[4]
In August 2010, the station became affiliated with
Ron and Sheryl Nutt, owners, placed the station up for sale in July 2012 with a July 22 deadline for offers.[6]
In late July 2013, TV Scout was added as the station's fourth subchannel with some initial formatting glitches.[7]
Cable carriage
As it is a low-power station, KCTU is not carried on Cox Communications as it is not obligated to carry KCTU under "must-carry" regulations as those rules do not currently apply to low-power stations. According to KCTU, the station presented the provider with a petition from 6,000 Cox subscribers and community leaders to carry the station. Cox refused to give KCTU channel space for free. According to KCTU, Cox increased their lease fee to $70,264 per month.[1] This has led KCTU to encourage Cox subscribers to keep demanding that it carry the station, and to watch KCTU's programming over-the-air and on the internet. On June 28, 2011, AT&T U-verse began to carry KCTU on channel 43; the provider had previously carried all the Wichita–Hutchinson market's other low-power stations.
In December 2023, KCTU's channels were added to USA Connections' cable TV service in Wellington, south of Wichita. They occupy channels 400-409.
Local programming
In addition to its various network programming, the station also produces some local public affairs programming, including the news and interview program Your Hour which airs weekdays at noon. A female-oriented talk show called Mouthy Broads airs Wednesdays at 6 p.m. The station also broadcasts a religious service from Wichita's Riverside Christian Church each Sunday at 9 a.m.
The station previously fielded a news department, headed for a number of years by R. J. Dickens and produced hour-long newscasts at 4 p.m. during the early 2000s. That program was reduced by a half-hour and aired at 4:30 between 2004 and 2005. The last regular news broadcast aired March 3, 2005, though news segments have appeared over the years, primarily as an insert during Your Hour. The news department also produced
KCTU also had produced a program called The River City Forum with permanent hosts each weeknight and rotating fill-in hosts.
KCTU was nominated for a Heartland
Each holiday season, starting
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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5.1 | 480i | 4:3
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THIS TV | This TV |
5.2 | GET TV | getTV
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5.3 | POSITIV | Positiv | ||
5.4 | RERUN T | NOST | ||
5.5 | YOUTOO | YTA TV | ||
5.6 | COUNTRY | The Country Network | ||
5.7 | SPORTS | Right Now TV | ||
5.8 | NEWS NE | NewsNet | ||
5.9 | INFOWAR | Infowars TV
| ||
5.10 | FRANCE2 | France 24 |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCTU-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b Neil, Denise (June 30, 2011). "AT&T's U-verse adds local KCTU station". The Wichita Eagle. McClatchy Company. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Wichita Business Journal, February 16, 1998.
- ^ Rusco, Lainie (May 10, 2007). "Wichita City Paper under new ownership". Wichita Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ SIEBENMARK, JERRY (August 13, 2010). "KCTU adds EstrellaTV network". The Wichita Eagle. McClatchy Company. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Voorhis, Dan (July 10, 2012). "Local low-power TV station for sale". The Wichita Eagle. McClatchy Company. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Lefler, Dion (August 2, 2013). "Over-the-air TV viewers will get on-screen program guide, too". The Wichita Eagle/Kansas.com. McClatchy Company. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KCTU". RabbitEars.info.