KDCU-DT
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HAAT | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°48′1″N 97°31′29″W / 37.80028°N 97.52472°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | noticiasya |
KDCU-DT (channel 46) is a
History
The station first signed on the air on August 20, 2009,[2] becoming the first (and so far only) full-power Spanish-language television station to sign on in the state of Kansas;[3][4] because it signed on after the June 12 digital television transition that year, KDCU was also the first full-power television station in the Wichita–Hutchinson Plus market to sign-on without a companion analog signal.
Prior to the station's sign-on, on February 15, 2008, Entravision entered into a
Schurz announced on September 14, 2015, that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KWCH-DT, KSCW-DT, and the JSA/SSA with KDCU-DT, to Gray Television for $442.5 million.[5][6] The FCC approved the sale on February 12, 2016.[7]
As of 2021, Entravision now both owns and operates KDCU-DT, as Gray sold its operation stake in the station.[8]
News operation
KDCU-DT presently broadcasts 2+1⁄2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with a half-hour each weekday); the station does not air newscasts on Saturdays or Sundays. In April 2011, KWCH produced a half-hour nightly Spanish-language newscast for KDCU, Noticias Univision Kansas, airing at 10 p.m. each weeknight (which competed against KWCH's own local newscast in that timeslot).[9] Since Entravision acquired full shares of KDCU, the newscasts are now self-produced.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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46.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KDCU-DT | Main KDCU-DT programming / Univision |
46.2 | 480i | Grit | Grit | |
46.3 | Escape | Ion Mystery | ||
46.4 | Laff | Laff | ||
46.5 | Court | Court TV |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDCU-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Entravision Launches KDCU-TV in Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas". news.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Entravision Launches KDCU Wichita, Kan". TVNewsCheck. August 21, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "Sunflower Broadcast partners to launch Hispanic station" (Press release). Schurz Communications. September 28, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations". South Bend Tribune. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Kuperberg, Jonathan (September 14, 2015). "Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ FCC Approves Gray-Schurz TV Station Deal. Broadcasting & Cable, February 12, 2016, Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "Latino Broadcast TV Network".
- KWCH. April 20, 2011. Archived from the originalon August 11, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KDCU