KAZD
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Lake Dallas/Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas United States |
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| City | Lake Dallas, Texas |
| Branding | Azteca 55 |
| Channels |
Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 55 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Azteca América |
| Owner | Northstar Media, LLC (Northstar Dallas License, LLC) |
| First air date | March 18, 1997 |
| Call letters' meaning | AZteca America Dallas |
| Former callsigns | KAVB (1997) KLDT (1997–2010) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 55 (UHF, 1999–2007) Digital: 54 (UHF, 2006–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (general) (1999–2000) HTVN (2000–2003) ShopNBC (2003–2005 and 2009–2010) Independent (infomercials) (2005–2007) Gems TV (2007–2008) OnTV4U/WizeBuys TV (2008–2009) Liquidation Channel (2010) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 509.3 m (1,671 ft) |
| Facility ID | 17433 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°35′15.00″N 96°57′59.00″W / 32.5875000°N 96.9663889°WCoordinates: 32°35′15.00″N 96°57′59.00″W / 32.5875000°N 96.9663889°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.aztecaamerica.com/dallas |
KAZD, virtual channel 55 (UHF digital channel 39), is an Azteca América-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex that is licensed to Lake Dallas, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Northstar Media, LLC. KAZD maintains offices located on McKinney Avenue in downtown Dallas, and its transmitter is located south of Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill. On cable, the station is available on varying channels on Charter Communications depending on the metropolitan area municipality it serves, Verizon FiOS channel 3 and AT&T U-verse channel 55.
The UHF channel 55 allocation in the Dallas-Fort Worth market was formerly occupied by KLDT (standing for either "Lake Dallas, Texas" or "Lake Dallas Television"), which signed on the air on December 25, 1990. The station was founded as a joint venture between Opal Thornton and Johnson Broadcasting (owned by businessman Doug Johnson). The station's programming originally consisted of Christian-oriented music videos, before converting to a general religious format. The station's original transmitter site was located in Lewisville.
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