KNCT (TV)
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HAAT | 505.7 m (1,659 ft)[2] |
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Transmitter coordinates | 31°19′19.2″N 97°19′3″W / 31.322000°N 97.31750°W[2] |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
KNCT (channel 46) is a
KNCT serves as the CW affiliate for the western half of the Waco–
Until August 31, 2018, KNCT served as the PBS member station for the Waco market, owned by Central Texas College, with studios located at the CTC campus in Killeen.
History
When KNCT signed on in November 1970, it was the sole PBS station for the western portion of the market, with the eastern portion served by
As part of the
On June 22, the board voted to shut down the station at midnight on August 31, 2018.[8]
On August 28, 2018, it was reported that the Central Texas College Board of Trustees had voted to assign KNCT's broadcast license to Gray Television, which would create a duopoly with KWTX-TV.[9] This was possible because KNCT broadcasts on a channel not reserved for non-commercial broadcasting.[10] The sale was approved by the FCC on December 12, and it was completed on December 17.[11][12]
When KNCT went dark three days later, KAMU became the sole PBS member station in the Waco–Temple–Bryan market. Most cable systems on the western side of the market replaced KNCT with Austin's KLRU.[9]
On December 31, 2018, Gray filed an application to move KNCT's transmitter to KWTX's tower outside Moody, Texas.[2][13] Two days later, on January 2, 2019, Gray Television formally assumed operations of KNCT and made it The CW affiliate for the western half of the market. The CW had aired on KWTX-DT2 since the network launched in September 2006.[14][15]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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46.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
KNCT-CW | Main KNCT programming / The CW |
46.2 | OUTLAW | Outlaw
| ||
46.3 | 480p | StartTV | Start TV | |
46.4 | DABL | Dabl | ||
46.5 | H & I | Heroes & Icons | ||
46.6 | THIStv | This TV |
As a PBS member station, KNCT carried PBS Kids on subchannel 46.2. KNCT would later add Create to 46.3 in July 2010, after the closedown of KWBU-TV. However, KNCT did not offer the Spanish-language V-me network, which was seen on KWBU until that station's closedown.[17]
In coincidence with the station's conversion into a commercial station, on January 2, 2019, KNCT began carrying programming from MeTV on its DT2 subchannel (with a simulcast on KWTX-DT3, which was concurrently established with the relaunch of KNCT) and Start TV on its DT3 subchannel.[14]
Analog-to-digital conversion
KNCT shut down its analog signal, over
See also
- Channel 12 branded TV stations in the United States
- Channel 17 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 46 virtual TV stations in the United States
- KNCT-FM
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c d "Modification of a DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Harding, Kevin R. (September 27, 2012). "In Re: BLCDT-20060622AAS…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ FCC TV spectrum Phase Assignment Table, FCC Incentive Auction Television Transition Data Files, April 13, 2017.
- KCEN. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Hoover, Carl (March 3, 2018). "Killeen-Temple public television station KNCT to end broadcasts". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Ferraro, Julie A. (March 3, 2018). "Eventual closure of KNCT a tough decision". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Payne, Matt (June 22, 2018). "Local PBS station KNCT-TV to cease broadcasting Aug. 31". Harker Heights Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Carroll, John (August 28, 2018). "CTC Approves sale of KNCT-TV to Gray Television and KWTX-TV". KWTX.com. Gray Television. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "47 CFR 73.622 - Digital television table of allotments". Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Rescan your channels today to receive KNCT (CW12, MeTV, and Start TV)". KWTX.com. Gray Television. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Time to Rescan! New KWTX Channels Coming in 2019". KWTX.com. Gray Television. December 27, 2018. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "New year sees shift in some local TV channel positions". Waco Tribune-Herald. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNCT
- ^ Teeter, Bill (June 30, 2010). "Killeen station will replace KWBU on TV in Waco at midnight". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.