KTSM-TV
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El Paso, Texas United States |
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| Branding | NewsChannel 9 |
| Slogan | First, Live, Local |
| Channels |
Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 9 () |
| Subchannels | 9.1 NBC 9.2 Estrella TV 9.3 Escape 9.4 Laff |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | January 4, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Tri State Music -or- Tri State Media |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 9 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 16 (UHF, 2005–2009) 9 (VHF, 2009–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 250 kW |
| Height | 577 m |
| Facility ID | 67760 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′18.5″N 106°28′58.7″W / 31.805139°N 106.482972°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.elpasoproud.com |
KTSM-TV, virtual 9 and UHF digital channel 16, is an NBC-affiliated television station located in El Paso, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group. KTSM-TV maintains studio facilities located on Oregon Street (near El Paso Community College) in northwest El Paso, and its transmitter is located atop the Franklin Mountains on the El Paso city limits. On cable, the station is available on Spectrum channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 860.
The station first signed on the air on January 4, 1953; KTSM was the second television station to sign on in the El Paso market, behind KROD-TV (channel 4, now KDBC-TV) – which debuted in December 1952. It was owned by Tri-State Broadcasting--a nod to the US states of Texas and New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua-- along with KTSM radio (1380 AM, now at 690 AM, and 99.9 FM), which are both now owned by Clear Channel Communications. The call letters stood for the company's original name, "Tri-State Music" (the meaning has since changed to Tri-State Media). KTSM's broadcast tower at Ranger Peak (located within the Franklin Mountains) claims to be the tallest VHF transmission tower in Texas, standing at 2,000 feet (610 m) above downtown El Paso, and 5,990 feet (1,830 m) above sea level.
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