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KTXA
Image:Txa21.jpg
Fort Worth - Dallas, Texas
Branding TXA 21
Slogan As Independent as Texas
Channels Analog: 21 (UHF)

Digital: 18 (UHF)
Affiliations Independent
Owner CBS Corporation
(Television Station KTXA, LP)
First air date January 4, 1981
Call letters’ meaning TeXas Arlington
TeXAs
TeXas America
Sister station(s) KTVT
Former affiliations UPN (1995-2006)
Transmitter Power 5000 kW (analog)
220 kW (digital)
Height 515 m (analog)
535 m (digital)
Facility ID 51517
Transmitter Coordinates 32°35′21.9″N, 96°58′13″W (analog)
32°32′35.4″N, 96°57′32.9″W (digital)
Website www.ktxa.com

KTXA, channel 21, is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and An independent station is Television terminology used to describe a Television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations KTVT, channel 11 is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth Texas, and serving the Dallas -Fort Worth Designated United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by the CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT (channel 11). Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the US state of Texas. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television KTVT, channel 11 is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth Texas, and serving the Dallas -Fort Worth Designated

The station will pre-empt its programming for news coverage from either KTVT or CBS News when situations warrant. CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS.

From January 1995 to September 2006, KTXA was an affiliate of the United Paramount Network (UPN). United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven On September 16, 2006, KTXA reverted into an independent station, using the branding tagline TXA 21. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

History

KTXA began broadcasting on January 4, 1981, and was owned by Grant Broadcasting, with its original studios based in Arlington, Texas (though Fort Worth was always the city of license) where The Rangers Ballpark now stands. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Based in Roanoke Virginia, Grant Broadcasting System II (also referred to as Grant Communications) is an owner of various television stations in the United States Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a ballpark in Arlington Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. The station ran a general entertainment format of cartoons and sitcoms during the day, while at night it broadcast ON-TV, a subscription TV service. For the station in Hamilton Ontario that used the branding "OnTV" during the 1990s see CHCH-TV. By 1983, KTXA became a full time general entertainment station which also included old movies and off network dramas. The channel 21 frequency had previously been occupied by KFWT, an independent station which went on the air in 1967, but went dark three years later.

Grant Broadcasting signed on a similarly formatted station, KTXH in Houston, in 1982. KTXH, channel 20 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated television station in Houston Texas. In 1984, both KTXA and KTXH were sold to Gulf Broadcasting, which itself was purchased by the Taft Television and Radio Company that same year. The Taft Broadcasting Company, also known as Taft Television and Radio Company Incorporated, was a media conglomerate based in Cincinnati Ohio.

Channel 21 was a money loser throughout the 1980s, but Taft kept strong programming on the station. In February 1987 Taft sold its independent stations, including KTXA, to the TVX Broadcast Group. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The TVX Broadcast Group was a company that owned a group of UHF television stations during the 1980s In 1989, Paramount Pictures purchased a minority stake in TVX; two years later, Paramount acquired the remainder of TVX and renamed the company Paramount Stations Group, and KTXA adopted the on-air branding Paramount 21 during this period. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Paramount Stations Group (sometimes abbreviated as PSG was a television broadcasting company that was renamed from the TVX Broadcast Group in 1991 after Paramount Pictures Viacom bought the stations in 1994 as part of its purchase of Paramount Pictures. In January 1995, the station became a founding affiliate of the United Paramount Network, changing its branding to UPN 21. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven KTXA later picked up various syndicated programs from KTVT when that station, a former independent, joined CBS in July 1995. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

From 1985 to 1989, KTXA operated the "Channel 21 Kids' Club. " Kids were encouraged in short spots between cartoons to send off for a membership card which would entitle them to discounts at various local businesses and enable them to participate in on-air prize giveaways. The membership cards were made of a thin plastic, blue on the front side and white on the back. A "KTXA Channel 21 Kids' Club" Logo appeared on the front in red and white along with the line "I turned 21. " The hostess of these shorts, K. D. Fox, was later featured in many other local promotions for various businesses in the DFW area.

In the late 1990s, more first run syndicated talk and reality shows began moving onto KTXA while the amount of sitcoms and cartoons was reduced. Viacom purchased CBS in 2000, making channel 21 a sister station to its former rival KTVT. KTXA was then moved from the Paramount Building in downtown Dallas to share studios with KTVT in Fort Worth (both are two of three stations licensed to Fort Worth, the other being NBC-owned KXAS-TV). KXAS-TV, Channel 5 is the NBC station for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

In September 2006, the UPN and WB networks were merged into the CW, and former WB affiliate KDAF became the new network's affiliate in Dallas/Fort Worth. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KDAF, channel 33 is a CW -affiliated television station licensed to Dallas Texas, and serving the Dallas- Fort Worth television market Having been reverted to independent status, KTXA joined KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WSBK-TV in Boston (another former UPN outlet) as CBS-owned independents. KCAL-TV, channel 9 is an independent television station in Los Angeles California, owned by the CBS Corporation. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West WSBK-TV, channel 38 is an independent television station licensed to Boston Massachusetts, owned by the CBS Corporation.

Today, KTXA broadcasts a lineup of off-network sitcoms, talk shows, sports (the station is the broadcast outlet for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks), reality shows, court shows, and a two-hour block of news during primetime called TXA-21 News First in Prime, which was launched on September 18, 2006. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The program draws on resources from KTVT's news department ([1]). Channel 21 also carries The Daily Buzz, a syndicated morning program which airs weekdays. The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated morning News program produced in Orlando, Florida by ACME Communications shown mostly KTXA previously had its own local anchor, Christina McLarty, now with KCAL in Los Angeles, who appeared during local cut-ins during the show that featured local news, weather, and entertainment highlights. The local cut-ins are branded as Buzzed into DFW. KTXA may also air CBS programming on occasions when KTVT cannot, such as emergencies or coverage of sporting events.

Channel 21's new branding was announced in two parts, starting with the introduction of the TXA 21 slogan on May 5, 2006. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John KTXA then launched a promotional ad campaign called "What Could it Mean?" in which a distinctive star-shaped logo showed up on buildings, sidewalks, and billboards around the Metroplex. The new KTXA logo (seen above) was unveiled on July 4. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The station's website also revealed that the station plans to begin covering high school football games in the fall.

Digital Television

Channel Programming
21. 1 / 18. 1 main KTXA programming

Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009[1], KTXA will move its digital broadcasts to channel 18. [2] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display KTXA's virtual channel as 21. The Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP is the protocol used in the ATSC and DVB digital television systems for carrying Metadata In Telecommunications, a logical channel number (LCN also known as virtual channel in North America, is a channel designation which differs

Newscast

On September 18, 2006, KTVT began producing a 7pm newscast for KTXA, "TXA 21 News: First In Prime". Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On September 24th, 2007, KTXA's newscast along with KTVT's newscasts started to be produced in high definition. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

TXA 21 News Anchors

TXA 21 News Reporters

TXA 21 Weather

TXA 21 Sports

Station Slogans

21 and Only KTXA (Early 90's)

TV With Attitude (2000-2002)

Turn It Up (2002-2004)

Made You Look (2004-2006)

As Independent As Texas (2006-Present)

Logos

Logo circa 1999/2000

UPN 21 logo, used until 2006

TXA 21 logo, used in 2006 and 2007

References

  1. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
  2. ^ CDBS Print

External links

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