KXAP-LD, virtual channel 14 (UHF digital channel 15), is a low-powered Estrella TV-affiliated television station licensed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The station is owned by the Teletul Media Group. KXAP maintains studio facilities located on East 2nd Street and Peoria Avenue (just off of Interstate 244) in downtown Tulsa, and its transmitter is located between South 103rd Avenue and the Mingo Valley Expressway/U.S. 169 in southeast Tulsa. On cable, the station is available on Cox Communications digital channel 444.

KXAP-LD
CityTulsa, Oklahoma
Channels
BrandingTeletul (general)
Teletul Noticias (news)
Programming
Affiliations14.1: Estrella TV
Ownership
Owner
  • Teletul Media Group
  • (Las Americas Supermercado, Inc.)
History
First air date
July 8, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-08)
Former call signs
K51FR (1998–2000)
KOPE-LP (2000–2008)
KXAP-LP (2008–2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
51 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Digital:
51 (UHF, 2009-2018)
Spanish Independent (2008–2010)
Call sign meaning
Sequentially assigned to the station by the FCC
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID43440
ERP15 kW
HAAT80 m (262 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°5′13.4″N 95°51′33.7″W / 36.087056°N 95.859361°W / 36.087056; -95.859361
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.teletul.com

History

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The original application for the UHF channel 51 license was filed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on September 15, 1998 under the callsign K51FR;[2] the FCC granted an application on July 5, 2000 to have the station's callsign changed to KOPE-LP.

On July 8, 2008, the station launched as a Spanish independent station under the callsign KXAP-LP; the station signed on with the intent to run locally produced programs for half of its daily schedule. The station also began carrying two local newscasts each weekday, an hour-long morning news program Buenos Dias Oklahoma and an hour-long newscast each weeknight at 6 p.m.[3] The station was originally scheduled to debut on July 4, 2008, but its sign-on was delayed due to technical issues.[4]

On July 19, 2010, KXAP-LD became an affiliate of Liberman Broadcasting's Spanish-language broadcast network Estrella TV.[5]

Digital channel

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Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[6]
14.1 480i 4:3 KXAP-LD Main KXAP programming / Estrella TV

On September 1, 2011, KXAP-LD filed an application with the FCC to change its digital channel allocation from UHF channel 51 to channel 38; if granted, the station will use PSIP to display KXAP-LD's virtual channel as "51.1".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXAP-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Application Search Details for K51FR
  3. ^ Tulsa's first Hispanic station to hit TV airwaves Friday, Tulsa World, July 3, 2008.
  4. ^ New station to debut, Tulsa World, July 8, 2008.
  5. ^ Estrella TV Enters Oklahoma With KXAP-LP, TVNewsCheck, July 19, 2010.
  6. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXAP
  7. ^ APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT OR MAKE CHANGES IN A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION
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