KXLN-TV
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Rosenberg/Houston, Texas United States |
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| City | Rosenberg, Texas |
| Branding | Univision 45 (general) Noticias 45 Univisión (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
Tú Gente, Tú Voz (Your People, Your Voice) |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF) Virtual: 45 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
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| Owner |
Univision Communications (KXLN License Partnership, LP) |
| Founded | 1984 |
| First air date | September 18, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | K - XL (Roman numeral form of 45) HoustoN or UnivisioN |
| Sister station(s) | TV: KFTH-DT Radio: KAMA-FM, KLAT, KLTN, KOVE-FM, KQBU-FM |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 45 (UHF, 1987–2009) Digital: 46 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 594 m |
| Facility ID | 53847 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°33′44″N 95°30′35″W / 29.56222°N 95.50972°WCoordinates: 29°33′44″N 95°30′35″W / 29.56222°N 95.50972°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | Univision 45 |
KXLN-DT, virtual channel and UHF digital channel 45, is a Univision owned-and-operated television station serving Houston, Texas, United States that is licensed to the suburb of Rosenberg. The station is owned by Univision Communications, as part of a duopoly with UniMás owned-and-operated station KFTH-DT (channel 67). The two stations share studio facilities located near the Southwest Freeway (adjacent to I-610/SH 59 Spur) on Houston's southwest side, KXLN's transmitter is located southeast of Missouri City.
Founded in 1984 by businessmen A.C. Peña and J. Adán Treviño, KXLN became the first Spanish-language television station in the Houston market when it first signed on the air on September 18, 1987. From the beginning, it has been affiliated with the Univision network. In September 1987, the station upgraded its transmitter to provide a full power signal, effectively expanding its coverage area to cover a larger portion of Southeast Texas. The station originally operated from studio facilities located along Kirby Drive, near the Astrodome.
The station was acquired by Univision outright in 1993; the company heavily invested in KXLN and made upgrades and improvements in every department. A number of reporters and anchors have been able to move on to positions for the network's news division Noticiero Univision, and several network newsmagazines.
Univision Communications acquired KHSH-TV (channel 67, now KFTH-TV) from USA Broadcasting in 2000; that station became the Houston charter station of Univision's new secondary network, Telefutura (which was rebranded as UniMás in January 2013) when it launched in January 2002; due to its co-ownership, some KXLN-produced programs and breaking news coverage may also air on KFTH. Later that year, Univisión, in a multimillion-dollar purchase, bought a six-story building in Houston's Uptown district to serve as the studio facilities for KXLN-TV, KFTH-TV and several Univision-owned radio stations in the Houston area. The Univision-owned local properties moved into the building in 2006.
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