KATA-CD

KATA-CD
Mesquite / Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas
United States
Channels Digital: 50 (UHF)
Affiliations Soul of the South Network
Owner Mako Communications, LLC
Founded August 7, 1997
Sister station(s) K31GL-D, KHPK-LD, KJJM, KODF-LD
Former callsigns K60EM (1991-1996)
KATA-LP (1996-2005)
KATA-CA (2005-2009)
Former channel number(s) 60 (1997-2005)
Former affiliations

America’s Voice (1997-2005);
Almavision (2005-2006);
Multimedios Televisión (2006-2007)
Tr3́s (2008-2012)
LATV (2012-2013)

effective_radiated_power = 15 kW
Website www.ssn.tv

KATA-CD is a Class A digital television station affiliated with Soul of the South Network, owned and operated by Mako Communications, LLC. It broadcasts on Channel 50 and licensed to Mesquite, Texas. KATA is available through Charter Communications (Channel 93) and Verizon Fios (Channel 24). It is not yet available to Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, and Dish Network customers at this time.

Digital programming

This station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Programming
50.1 480i 4:3 Soul of the South Network
50.2 Reino Unido TV
50.3 Peace TV
50.4 Hot TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

On June 4, 2009, KATA-CA ceased analog broadcasting and switched over to digital. The station's call sign was changed to KATA-CD on July 8, 2009.

History

The station began its broadcasting activities on Channel 60 as a repeater for former FamilyNet affiliate K46EV (now KJJM-LD) until it picked up a new affiliate with the former America's Voice network until that network's end in 2000. On October 3, 2005, KATA was made a Class A Station, moved its broadcasts to channel 50, and switched affiliates to the English version of Almavision. After a few missteps the English network was dropped. In early 2006, KATA became a flagship station for the Mexico-based Multimedios Televisión network.

KATA went off the air briefly in late 2007. In February 2008, however, it returned to the airwaves as an MTV Tr3́s affiliate. Sometime in 2012, Tr3́s was replaced by LATV.

In June 2013, KATA-CD was sold to Landover 5 LLC as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations.[1]

References

  1. Seyler, Dave (June 24, 2013). "Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza". Television Business Report. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
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