KTBU
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! style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;" |'''Branding''' | ! style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;" |'''Branding''' | ||
| - | | style="text-align: left;" | Houston's | + | | style="text-align: left;" | Live 55<br>Houston's FUNi Plus (on DT2) |
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| '''Analog channel''' | | '''Analog channel''' | ||
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| '''Affiliations''' | | '''Affiliations''' | ||
| - | | style="text-align: left;" | [[ | + | | style="text-align: left;" | [[Live Network TV]]<br>[[FUNi Plus|FUNi+]]/[[JTN Jetstream]] on DT2 <br>[[Shinnomundo]] (via [[KJIB-LP]] on DT3)<br>[[The Baptist Channel]] on DT4 |
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| '''Owner''' | | '''Owner''' | ||
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| '''Former affiliations''' | | '''Former affiliations''' | ||
| - | | style="text-align: left;" | America One | + | | style="text-align: left;" | America One, Retro Television Network, |
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| - | KTBU-TV (known on-air as Houston's RTN 55) is the only owned and operated by [[Taylor Media Stations Group]] as | + | KTBU-TV (known on-air as Houston's RTN 55) is the only owned and operated by [[Taylor Media Stations Group]] as a [[Live Network TV]] affiliate. It is located in the Greater Houston area broadcasting on one of two channels assigned to Conroe, Texas, the other being KPXB. |
The station signed on in 1998 and was originally owned by the Osteen Family of Lakewood Church. The station aired limited religious programming despite this previous ownership. | The station signed on in 1998 and was originally owned by the Osteen Family of Lakewood Church. The station aired limited religious programming despite this previous ownership. | ||
| - | KTBU-TV airs religious, general entertainment, and children's programming. Despite being Taylor Media's only O&O, they only air a select number of children's programs provided by [[ | + | KTBU-TV airs religious, general entertainment, and children's programming. Despite being Taylor Media's only O&O, they only air a select number of children's programs provided by [[FUNi Plus]]. Since 2007 they are the official channel of the Houston Dynamo. In June 2008, the Houston Cougars football team announced a deal with ISP Sports to exclusively broadcast Cougar Gameday on KTBU.[1] |
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| + | In Early April of 2009, KTBU announced that they are switching to Live Network TV while RTN moves to KNWS on digital subchannel 51.2. | ||
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Revision as of 13:11, 29 May 2009
| KTBU | |
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| Conroe, Texas | |
| Branding | Live 55 Houston's FUNi Plus (on DT2) |
| Analog channel | 55 (UHF) |
| Digital channel | 42 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Live Network TV FUNi+/JTN Jetstream on DT2 Shinnomundo (via KJIB-LP on DT3) The Baptist Channel on DT4 |
| Owner | Taylor Media Stations Group |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Call letters meaning | |
| Former affiliations | America One, Retro Television Network, |
KTBU-TV (known on-air as Houston's RTN 55) is the only owned and operated by Taylor Media Stations Group as a Live Network TV affiliate. It is located in the Greater Houston area broadcasting on one of two channels assigned to Conroe, Texas, the other being KPXB.
The station signed on in 1998 and was originally owned by the Osteen Family of Lakewood Church. The station aired limited religious programming despite this previous ownership.
KTBU-TV airs religious, general entertainment, and children's programming. Despite being Taylor Media's only O&O, they only air a select number of children's programs provided by FUNi Plus. Since 2007 they are the official channel of the Houston Dynamo. In June 2008, the Houston Cougars football team announced a deal with ISP Sports to exclusively broadcast Cougar Gameday on KTBU.[1]
In Early April of 2009, KTBU announced that they are switching to Live Network TV while RTN moves to KNWS on digital subchannel 51.2.
