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{{short description|Independent TV station in Baytown, Texas}}
{{short description|Shop LC TV station in Baytown, Texas}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KUBE-TV
| callsign = KUBE-TV
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| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| branding = KUBE-TV Houston
| branding = KUBE-TV Houston
| slogan =
| digital = 31 ([[UHF]])
| digital = 31 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 57
| virtual = 57
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| translators =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''57.1:''' [[Shop LC]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| affiliations = '''57.1:''' [[ShopHQ]]<br />'''57.2:''' [[Dabl]]<ref name="dabl.com">[https://www.dabl.com/locations DABL (Where to Watch), August 24, 2019]</ref><br />'''57.3:''' [[Jimmy Swaggart#Television|SonLife]]<br />'''57.4:''' [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]<br />'''57.5:''' RTVH<br />'''57.6:''' Mi Raza TV<br />'''57.7:''' [[Local Now]]<br />'''57.8:''' [[Jewelry Television]]<br />'''57.9:''' Canal de la Fe<br />'''57.10:''' CRTV<br>'''57.11:''' [[VIETV]]
| owner = [[WRNN-TV|WRNN-TV Associates]]<ref name="nrjtvsale"/><ref name="nrjtvsaleapproved"/>
| owner = [[WRNN-TV Associates]]<ref name="nrjtvsale"/><ref name="nrjtvsaleapproved"/>
| licensee = RNN National, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
| licensee = RNN National, [[LLC]]
| operator =
| operator =
| location = [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]]/[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| location = [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]]–[[Houston, Texas]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1988|5|18|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1988|5|18|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = From the '''''KUBE''''' branding (pronounced "[[cube]]")<br />-or-<br />'''U'''. '''B'''ertram "Bert" '''E'''llis Jr.
| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|From the "KUBE" branding (pronounced "[[cube]]")|-or-|U. Bertram "Bert" Ellis Jr.}}
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns = KLTJ (1988–1989)<br />KRTW (1989–1994)<br />KVVV (1994–2000)<br />KAZH (2000–2010)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KLTJ (1988–1989)|KRTW (1989–1994)|KVVV (1994–2000)|KAZH (2000–2010)}}
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br />57 (UHF, 1988–2009)<br />'''Digital:'''<br />41 (UHF, 2002–2019)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 57 (UHF, 1988–2009)|'''Digital:''' 41 (UHF, 2002–2019)}}
| former_affiliations = '''Analog/DT1:'''<br>[[Religious broadcasting|Religious independent]] (1988–1994)<br />[[ShopHQ|Valuevision]] (1994–2000)<br />[[FamilyNet]] (2000–2002)<br />[[Azteca América]] (2002–2007)<br />[[TuVisión]] (2007–2009)<br />[[VasalloVision]] (2009–2010)<br/>[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (2010-2021) <br />'''DT4:'''<br />PegasusTV (2011−2012)<br />[[MeTV]] (2012−2018)<br />[[Cozi TV]] (2018–2021)<br />'''DT7:'''<br />[[This TV]] (2018−2021)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Religious broadcasting|Religious independent]] (1988–1994)|[[ShopHQ|Valuevision]] (1994–2000)|[[FamilyNet]] (2000–2002)|[[Azteca América]] (2002–2007)|[[TuVisión]] (2007–2009)|[[VasalloVision]] (2009–2010)|[[Independent station|Independent]] (2010–2021)|[[ShopHQ]] (2021–2023)}}
| erp = 1000 [[kilowatt|kW]]<br>600 kW ([[special temporary authority|STA]])
| erp = {{ubl|1,000 [[kW]]|600 kW ([[special temporary authority|STA]])}}
| haat = {{convert|580|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|508|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} (STA)
| haat = {{ubl|{{convert|580|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}|{{convert|508|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (STA)}}
| facility_id = 70492
| facility_id = 70492
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|29|34|16|N|95|30|38|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}}
| coordinates = {{coord|29|34|16|N|95|30|38|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.kube57.com/}}
| website =
}}
}}


'''KUBE-TV''', [[virtual channel]] 57 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 31), is a [[ShopHQ]]-[[network affiliate|affiliated]] [[television station]] serving [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], United States that is [[city of license|licensed]] to the suburb of [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]]. The station is owned by [[Rye Brook, New York]]-based [[WRNN-TV|WRNN-TV Associates]]. KUBE-TV's studios are located on Fountain View Drive and Burgoyne Road on Houston's southwest side, and its transmitter is located near [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]], in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]].
'''KUBE-TV''' (channel 57) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Baytown, Texas]], United States, serving the [[Houston]] area and owned by [[WRNN-TV Associates]]. KUBE-TV's studios are located on Fountain View Drive and Burgoyne Road on Houston's southwest side, and its transmitter is located near [[Missouri City]], in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Fort Bend County]].


==History==
==History==


===Early history===
===Early history===
The station first signed on the air on May 18, 1988 under the callsign '''KLTJ'''; it was founded by Eldred Thomas, who had earlier built radio station KVTT-FM (now [[KKXT]]) and television station KLTJ (now [[KSTR-TV]]) in [[Dallas]]. The station originally operated from studios located in [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] and a tower in [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]], and initially aired [[religious broadcasting|religious programs]] from a variety of sources, including the [[PTL Satellite Network]], [[Christian Television Network]] and the [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New religious UHF station on the air |first=Julia |last=Duin |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1988_544934/new-religious-uhf-station-on-the-air.html |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=May 20, 1988 |access-date=September 15, 2011}}</ref> The low-power signal and distance from Houston led to reception issues in the northern and western portions of the city; as a result, on May 18, 1989, Thomas moved the KLTJ programming and call letters to channel 22 on a tower based in [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]].<ref name="chron">{{Citation | last=Duin | first=Julia | title=KLTJ to move to Channel 22 | newspaper=Houston Chronicle | publication-place=Houston, Texas | date=March 30, 1989 | page=8, Houston section | url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1989_613025/kltj-tv-to-switch-to-channel-22.html}}</ref> With the move of the KLTJ calls to channel 22, channel 57 changed its callsign to '''KRTW'''. It later changed its call letters to '''KVVV''' (a callsign formerly used on now-defunct channel 16 from 1968 to 1969) in 1994, when it switched to [[home shopping]] programming from [[ShopHQ|Valuevision]]; it then became a [[FamilyNet]] affiliate as '''KAZH''' in 2000.
The station first signed on the air on May 18, 1988, under the callsign KLTJ; it was founded by Eldred Thomas, who had earlier built radio station KVTT-FM (now [[KKXT]]) and television station KLTJ (now [[KSTR-TV]]) in [[Dallas]]. The station originally operated from studios located in [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] and a tower in [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]], and initially aired [[religious broadcasting|religious programs]] from a variety of sources, including the [[PTL Satellite Network]], [[Christian Television Network]] and the [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New religious UHF station on the air |first=Julia |last=Duin |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1988_544934/new-religious-uhf-station-on-the-air.html |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=May 20, 1988 |access-date=September 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022032009/https://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1988_544934/new-religious-uhf-station-on-the-air.html |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> The low-power signal and distance from Houston led to reception issues in the northern and western portions of the city; as a result, on May 18, 1989, Thomas moved the KLTJ programming and call letters to channel 22 on a tower based in [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]].<ref name="chron">{{Citation | last=Duin | first=Julia | title=KLTJ to move to Channel 22 | newspaper=Houston Chronicle | publication-place=Houston, Texas | date=March 30, 1989 | page=8, Houston section | url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1989_613025/kltj-tv-to-switch-to-channel-22.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022010316/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1989_613025/kltj-tv-to-switch-to-channel-22.html |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> With the move of the KLTJ calls to channel 22, channel 57 changed its callsign to '''KRTW'''. It later changed its call letters to KVVV (a callsign formerly used on now-defunct channel 16 from 1968 to 1969) in 1994, when it switched to [[home shopping]] programming from [[ShopHQ|Valuevision]]; it then became a [[FamilyNet]] affiliate as KAZH in 2000.


During its time as KAZH, the station was rebroadcast in Houston on [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]] '''KHMV-CA''' (channel 28) and '''KVVV-LP''' (channel 53); both of these translators were taken off the air in November 2007, due to owner [[Pappas Telecasting]]'s ongoing financial problems (KHMV-CA was sold to Uniglobe Central America Network LLC on March 10, 2010, and currently broadcasts under the call sign [[KUGB-CD]]; [[KVVV-LD|KVVV-LP]] was spun off to a liquidation trust and returned to the air in digital format in January 2012).
During its time as KAZH, the station was rebroadcast in Houston on [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]] KHMV-CA (channel 28) and KVVV-LP (channel 53); both of these translators were taken off the air in November 2007, due to owner [[Pappas Telecasting]]'s ongoing financial problems (KHMV-CA was sold to Uniglobe Central America Network LLC on March 10, 2010, and currently broadcasts under the call sign [[KUGB-CD]]; [[KVVV-LP]] was spun off to a liquidation trust and returned to the air in digital format in January 2012).


===As a Spanish-language station===
===As a Spanish-language station===
In 2002, KAZH affiliated with [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] network [[Azteca América]]. Early in 2007, then-owner Pappas Telecasting terminated KAZH's affiliation agreement with Azteca América, effective July 1.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/04/02/daily19.html?from_rss=1 KAZH-TV to lose Azteca America affiliation], ''[[Houston Business Journal]]'', April 3, 2007.</ref> Azteca América programming moved to a low-powered station, [[KUVM-CD|KUVM-CA]]; and later, to another full-powered station, [[KYAZ]] (channel 51) on date to June 30, 2007. KAZH then joined Pappas' independent Spanish-language network, [[TuVisión]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819125245/http://www.pappastv.com/pressdetail.php?id=101&prYr=2007]
In 2002, KAZH affiliated with [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] network [[Azteca América]]. Early in 2007, then-owner Pappas Telecasting terminated KAZH's affiliation agreement with Azteca América, effective July 1.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/04/02/daily19.html?from_rss=1 KAZH-TV to lose Azteca America affiliation], ''[[Houston Business Journal]]'', April 3, 2007.</ref> Azteca América programming moved to a low-powered station, [[KUVM-CA]], on June 30, 2007; and later, to another full-powered station, [[KYAZ]] (channel 51). KAZH then joined Pappas' independent Spanish-language network, [[TuVisión]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819125245/http://www.pappastv.com/pressdetail.php?id=101&prYr=2007]


On May 10, 2008, thirteen of Pappas' stations, including KAZH, filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection. Pappas cited "the extremely difficult business climate for television stations across the country" in papers filed with the [[United States bankruptcy court|U.S. Bankruptcy Court]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]]. Pappas was later ordered on September 10, 2008 to sell off the affected stations by February 15, 2009.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/25671/pappas-saga-turning-into-tragedy Pappas Saga Turning Into Tragedy], ''TVNewsCheck'', September 24, 2008.</ref> In January 2009, the Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy auction, including KAZH, were sold to New World TV Group, after the sale received bankruptcy court approval.<ref name="tvnd-pappastonw">{{cite news|url=http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/01/16/daily.11/|title=New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M|date=January 16, 2009|work=TVnewsday|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> On October 22, 2009, KAZH became the first affiliate of [[VasalloVision]], a new network founded by [[Carlos Vasallo]] and Miguel Banojian;<ref name="vv-isanet">{{cite press release|title='VasalloVision Network' in Las Vegas, Nevada|publisher=VasalloVision Television Network|date=January 14, 2010|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vasallovision-network-in-las-vegas-nevada-81554492.html|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref> this followed the closure of TuVisión.
On May 10, 2008, thirteen of Pappas' stations, including KAZH, filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection. Pappas cited "the extremely difficult business climate for television stations across the country" in papers filed with the [[U.S. Bankruptcy Court]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. Pappas was later ordered on September 10, 2008, to sell off the affected stations by February 15, 2009.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/25671/pappas-saga-turning-into-tragedy Pappas Saga Turning Into Tragedy], ''TVNewsCheck'', September 24, 2008.</ref> In January 2009, the Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy auction, including KAZH, were sold to New World TV Group, after the sale received bankruptcy court approval.<ref name="tvnd-pappastonw">{{cite news|url=http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/01/16/daily.11/|title=New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M|date=January 16, 2009|work=TVnewsday|access-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> On October 22, 2009, KAZH became the first affiliate of [[VasalloVision]], a new network founded by [[Carlos Vasallo]] and Miguel Banojian;<ref name="vv-isanet">{{cite press release|title='VasalloVision Network' in Las Vegas, Nevada|publisher=VasalloVision Television Network|date=January 14, 2010|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vasallovision-network-in-las-vegas-nevada-81554492.html|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref> this followed the closure of TuVisión.


===As an English-language independent station===
===As an English-language independent station===
[[File:KUBE.svg|thumb|left|First logo as "The KUBE", used from 2010 to 2015]]
[[File:KUBE.svg|thumb|left|First logo as "The KUBE", used from 2010 to 2015]]
Citing a larger advertising market, the station changed to an [[American English|English-language]] general entertainment independent format on September 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/457052-KAZH_Houston_Goes_From_Spanish_to_English.php?rssid=20065|title=KAZH Houston Goes From Spanish to English|publisher=Broadcasting & Cable|first=Michael|last=Malone|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.chron.com/sportsmedia/2010/09/channel_57_switching_from_span.html|publisher=Houston Chronicle|first=David|last=Barron|title=Channel 57 switching from Spanish to English|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> The station's call sign changed to '''KUBE-TV''' on the same date.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/27627.html|publisher=Radio Business Report/Television Business Report|title=Petry Television Signs KUBE-TV Houston|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023606/http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/27627.html|archive-date=2010-10-06}}</ref>
Citing a larger advertising market, the station changed to an [[American English|English-language]] general entertainment independent format on September 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/457052-KAZH_Houston_Goes_From_Spanish_to_English.php?rssid=20065|title=KAZH Houston Goes From Spanish to English|publisher=Broadcasting & Cable|first=Michael|last=Malone|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.chron.com/sportsmedia/2010/09/channel_57_switching_from_span.html|publisher=Houston Chronicle|first=David|last=Barron|title=Channel 57 switching from Spanish to English|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010|archive-date=July 8, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708221541/http://blogs.chron.com/sportsmedia/2010/09/channel_57_switching_from_span.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The station's call sign changed to KUBE-TV on the same date.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/27627.html|publisher=Radio Business Report/Television Business Report|title=Petry Television Signs KUBE-TV Houston|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023606/http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/27627.html|archive-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref>


On January 18, 2013, NRJ TV announced that it would acquire KUBE-TV from New World TV Group for $19 million, as part of a two-station deal that also included [[San Francisco]] sister station [[KTNC-TV]].<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/64874/nrj-adds-2-stations-to-portfolio-for-325m NRJ Adds 2 Stations To Portfolio For $32.5M], ''TVNewsCheck'', January 18, 2013.</ref>
On January 18, 2013, NRJ TV announced that it would acquire KUBE-TV from New World TV Group for $19 million, as part of a two-station deal that also included [[San Francisco]] sister station [[KTNC-TV]].<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/64874/nrj-adds-2-stations-to-portfolio-for-325m NRJ Adds 2 Stations To Portfolio For $32.5M], ''TVNewsCheck'', January 18, 2013.</ref>


[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] programming in this era included ''[[The Doctors (talk show)|The Doctors]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Hot Bench]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', and ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', among others. During the [[2017 Houston Dynamo season|2017 season]], KUBE was the home of the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] club [[Houston Dynamo]]. Until 2019, the station carried [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[college football]] and men's [[college basketball|basketball]] games from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC).
[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] programming in this era included ''[[The Doctors (talk show)|The Doctors]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Hot Bench]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', and ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', among others. During the [[2017 Houston Dynamo season|2017 season]], KUBE was the home of the [[MLS]] club [[Houston Dynamo]]. Until 2019, the station carried [[NCAA]] [[college football]] and men's [[college basketball|basketball]] games from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC).


===Sale to RNN===
===Sale to RNN===
[[File:KUBE-TV 57 logo.png|thumb|right|Second logo, as "KUBE 57", from 2018 to 2020]]
[[File:KUBE-TV 57 logo.png|thumb|right|Second logo, as "KUBE 57", from 2018 to 2020]]
On December 9, 2019, it was announced that WRNN-TV Associates, owner of [[New York City]]-based [[WRNN-TV]], secured a deal to purchase seven full-power TV stations (including KUBE-TV) and one [[Class A television service|Class A]] station from NRJ.<ref name="nrjtvsale">{{cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/12/09/1958146/0/en/RNN-Reaches-Agreement-to-Increase-Permanent-Distribution-Platform-to-28-Percent-of-the-US-With-NRJ-Purchase.html|title=RNN Reaches Agreement to Increase Permanent Distribution Platform to 28 Percent of the US With NRJ Purchase|website=Globe Newswire|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> The sale was approved by the FCC on January 23,<ref name="nrjtvsaleapproved">http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1813384</ref> and was completed on February 4, 2020.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101815249&formid=905&fac_num=70492 Consummation Notice]</ref>
On December 9, 2019, it was announced that WRNN-TV Associates, owner of [[New York City]]–based [[WRNN-TV]], secured a deal to purchase seven full-power TV stations (including KUBE-TV) and one [[Class A television service|Class A]] station from NRJ.<ref name="nrjtvsale">{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/12/09/1958146/0/en/RNN-Reaches-Agreement-to-Increase-Permanent-Distribution-Platform-to-28-Percent-of-the-US-With-NRJ-Purchase.html|title=RNN Reaches Agreement to Increase Permanent Distribution Platform to 28 Percent of the US With NRJ Purchase|website=Globe Newswire|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> The sale was approved by the FCC on January 23,<ref name="nrjtvsaleapproved">{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1813384|title = Application Search Details}}</ref> and was completed on February 4, 2020.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101815249&formid=905&fac_num=70492 Consummation Notice]</ref>


On May 20, 2021, RNN and iMedia Brands announced an agreement to affiliate most of RNN's television stations (including KUBE) with [[home shopping]] network [[ShopHQ]]. KUBE began carrying ShopHQ programming on June 28, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=iMedia’s ShopHQ Set to Launch in 20+ Million High-Definition Homes in Top U.S. Markets |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/20/2233133/0/en/iMedia-s-ShopHQ-Set-to-Launch-in-20-Million-High-Definition-Homes-in-Top-U-S-Markets.html |access-date=28 June 2021 |work=GlobeNewswire News Room |date=May 20, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
On May 20, 2021, RNN and iMedia Brands announced an agreement to affiliate most of RNN's television stations (including KUBE) with home shopping network ShopHQ. KUBE began carrying ShopHQ programming on June 28, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=iMedia's ShopHQ Set to Launch in 20+ Million High-Definition Homes in Top U.S. Markets |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/20/2233133/0/en/iMedia-s-ShopHQ-Set-to-Launch-in-20-Million-High-Definition-Homes-in-Top-U-S-Markets.html |access-date=June 28, 2021 |work=GlobeNewswire News Room |date=May 20, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


Most shows have moved to other Houston TV stations. ''H-Town High School Sports'' is now seen Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. on [[KIAH]] since August 21, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/htownhss/status/1422670732727881730 |url=https://twitter.com/HTownHSS/status/1422670732727881730 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> Reruns of ''Seinfeld'' from 7 to 8 p.m. were the last remaining holdover as the main channel transitioned to ShopHQ almost full-time.
Most of KUBE's syndicated programs have either moved to other Houston TV stations or are no longer cleared in the market. ''H-Town High School Sports'' is now seen Saturdays at 10:30&nbsp;p.m. on [[KIAH]] since August 21, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/HTownHSS/status/1422670732727881730 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> Reruns of ''Seinfeld'' from 7 to 8 p.m. were the last remaining holdover as the main channel transitioned to ShopHQ almost full-time.

Sometime in 2023, KUBE switched to airing programming from Shop LC.


==Programming==
==Programming==
KUBE-TV airs ShopHQ programming almost full-time. It also airs episodes of the syndicated talk show ''[[Richard French (newscaster)|Richard French Live]]'', as well as ''[[Animal Rescue]]'' and ''[[Missing (2003 TV program)|Missing]]'' to satisfy E/I requirements.
KUBE-TV airs Shop LC programming for most of its broadcast schedule, with all other content also remotely added from the New York area, including WRNN's ''[[Richard French (newscaster)|Richard French Live]]'' and a Telco Productions-provided block of educational programming.


==Technical information==
==Technical information==


===Subchannels===
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
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! scope = "row" | 57.2
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| 57.1 || [[720p]] || rowspan="7"|[[16:9]] || KUBE-TV || [[ShopHQ]]
| rowspan=10|[[480i]] || BINGE || Binge TV
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.3
| 57.2 || rowspan=10|[[480i]] || Dabl || [[Dabl]]<ref name="dabl.com">[https://www.dabl.com/locations DABL (Where to Watch), August 24, 2019]</ref>
| SBN || [[SonLife Broadcasting Network]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.4
| 57.3 || SBN || [[Jimmy Swaggart#Television|SonLife]]
| ZLiving || [[Z Living]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.5
| 57.4 || Charge || [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]
| 57.5|| Havass (Spanish infomercials)
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.6
| 57.5 || CRTV || Infomercials
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| Mi Raza || Mi Raza TV {{in lang|es}}
|-
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| 57.6 || Mi Raza || Mi Raza TV {{in lang|es}}
|-
|-
| 57.7 || ThisTV || [[Local Now]]
! scope = "row" | 57.7
| CRTV || [[OnTV4U]] (infomercials)
|-
|-
| 57.8 || rowspan="1"|[[4:3]] || JTV || [[Jewelry Television]]
! scope = "row" | 57.8
| [[4:3]] || JTV || [[Jewelry Television]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.9
| 57.9 || rowspan="3"| 16:9 || UChurch || Canal de la Fe {{in lang|es}}
| rowspan="3"| 16:9 || UChurch || Visión Latina
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.10
| 57.10 || AChurch || Advenimiento TV
| AChurch || Advenimiento TV {{in lang|es}}
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 57.11
| 57.11 || VieTV || [[VIETV]]
| VieTV || [[VIETV]] {{in lang|vi}}
|}
|}


During the 2011 [[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]], KUBE-TV added programming from PegasusTV on subchannel 57.4;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasustv.org/press_release.html|title=PegasusTV to Provide Live Broadcasts of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo|publisher=PegasusTV.org|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> this was replaced by [[MeTV]] in 2012. [[Cozi TV]] was added to 57.4 on May 28, 2018, and was replaced by [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]] in June 2021.
During the 2011 [[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]], KUBE-TV added programming from PegasusTV on subchannel 57.4;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasustv.org/press_release.html|title=PegasusTV to Provide Live Broadcasts of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo|publisher=PegasusTV.org|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=March 5, 2011|archive-date=April 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404121920/http://www.pegasustv.org/press_release.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> this was replaced by [[MeTV]] in 2012. [[Cozi TV]] was added to 57.4 on May 28, 2018, and was replaced by [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]] in June 2021.


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KUBE-TV (as KAZH) discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 57, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |date=2013-08-29 }}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 41,<ref name="FCCForm387">[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101238126&formid=387&fac_num=22204 CDBS Print<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6251131.html Consumer Watch: Stations have more DTV work to do], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref> using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display KUBE-TV's [[virtual channel]] as 57 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
KUBE-TV (as KAZH) discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[UHF]] channel 57, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 41,<ref name="FCCForm387">[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101238126&formid=387&fac_num=22204 CDBS Print<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6251131.html Consumer Watch: Stations have more DTV work to do], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 57.


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Latest revision as of 14:49, 22 July 2024

KUBE-TV
CityBaytown, Texas
Channels
BrandingKUBE-TV Houston
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 18, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-05-18)
Former call signs
  • KLTJ (1988–1989)
  • KRTW (1989–1994)
  • KVVV (1994–2000)
  • KAZH (2000–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 57 (UHF, 1988–2009)
  • Digital: 41 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Call sign meaning
  • From the "KUBE" branding (pronounced "cube")
  • -or-
  • U. Bertram "Bert" Ellis Jr.
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70492
ERP
HAAT
  • 580 m (1,903 ft)
  • 508 m (1,667 ft) (STA)
Transmitter coordinates29°34′16″N 95°30′38″W / 29.57111°N 95.51056°W / 29.57111; -95.51056
Links
Public license information

KUBE-TV (channel 57) is a television station licensed to Baytown, Texas, United States, serving the Houston area and owned by WRNN-TV Associates. KUBE-TV's studios are located on Fountain View Drive and Burgoyne Road on Houston's southwest side, and its transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

History

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Early history

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The station first signed on the air on May 18, 1988, under the callsign KLTJ; it was founded by Eldred Thomas, who had earlier built radio station KVTT-FM (now KKXT) and television station KLTJ (now KSTR-TV) in Dallas. The station originally operated from studios located in Pasadena and a tower in Anahuac, and initially aired religious programs from a variety of sources, including the PTL Satellite Network, Christian Television Network and the Three Angels Broadcasting Network.[4] The low-power signal and distance from Houston led to reception issues in the northern and western portions of the city; as a result, on May 18, 1989, Thomas moved the KLTJ programming and call letters to channel 22 on a tower based in Alvin.[5] With the move of the KLTJ calls to channel 22, channel 57 changed its callsign to KRTW. It later changed its call letters to KVVV (a callsign formerly used on now-defunct channel 16 from 1968 to 1969) in 1994, when it switched to home shopping programming from Valuevision; it then became a FamilyNet affiliate as KAZH in 2000.

During its time as KAZH, the station was rebroadcast in Houston on translators KHMV-CA (channel 28) and KVVV-LP (channel 53); both of these translators were taken off the air in November 2007, due to owner Pappas Telecasting's ongoing financial problems (KHMV-CA was sold to Uniglobe Central America Network LLC on March 10, 2010, and currently broadcasts under the call sign KUGB-CD; KVVV-LP was spun off to a liquidation trust and returned to the air in digital format in January 2012).

As a Spanish-language station

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In 2002, KAZH affiliated with Spanish-language network Azteca América. Early in 2007, then-owner Pappas Telecasting terminated KAZH's affiliation agreement with Azteca América, effective July 1.[6] Azteca América programming moved to a low-powered station, KUVM-CA, on June 30, 2007; and later, to another full-powered station, KYAZ (channel 51). KAZH then joined Pappas' independent Spanish-language network, TuVisión.[1]

On May 10, 2008, thirteen of Pappas' stations, including KAZH, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Pappas cited "the extremely difficult business climate for television stations across the country" in papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Pappas was later ordered on September 10, 2008, to sell off the affected stations by February 15, 2009.[7] In January 2009, the Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy auction, including KAZH, were sold to New World TV Group, after the sale received bankruptcy court approval.[8] On October 22, 2009, KAZH became the first affiliate of VasalloVision, a new network founded by Carlos Vasallo and Miguel Banojian;[9] this followed the closure of TuVisión.

As an English-language independent station

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First logo as "The KUBE", used from 2010 to 2015

Citing a larger advertising market, the station changed to an English-language general entertainment independent format on September 27, 2010.[10][11] The station's call sign changed to KUBE-TV on the same date.[12]

On January 18, 2013, NRJ TV announced that it would acquire KUBE-TV from New World TV Group for $19 million, as part of a two-station deal that also included San Francisco sister station KTNC-TV.[13]

Syndicated programming in this era included The Doctors, Seinfeld, Hot Bench, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers, among others. During the 2017 season, KUBE was the home of the MLS club Houston Dynamo. Until 2019, the station carried NCAA college football and men's basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Sale to RNN

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Second logo, as "KUBE 57", from 2018 to 2020

On December 9, 2019, it was announced that WRNN-TV Associates, owner of New York City–based WRNN-TV, secured a deal to purchase seven full-power TV stations (including KUBE-TV) and one Class A station from NRJ.[1] The sale was approved by the FCC on January 23,[2] and was completed on February 4, 2020.[14]

On May 20, 2021, RNN and iMedia Brands announced an agreement to affiliate most of RNN's television stations (including KUBE) with home shopping network ShopHQ. KUBE began carrying ShopHQ programming on June 28, 2021.[15]

Most of KUBE's syndicated programs have either moved to other Houston TV stations or are no longer cleared in the market. H-Town High School Sports is now seen Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. on KIAH since August 21, 2021.[16] Reruns of Seinfeld from 7 to 8 p.m. were the last remaining holdover as the main channel transitioned to ShopHQ almost full-time.

Sometime in 2023, KUBE switched to airing programming from Shop LC.

Programming

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KUBE-TV airs Shop LC programming for most of its broadcast schedule, with all other content also remotely added from the New York area, including WRNN's Richard French Live and a Telco Productions-provided block of educational programming.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KUBE-TV[17]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
57.1 720p 16:9 KUBE-TV Shop LC
57.2 480i BINGE Binge TV
57.3 SBN SonLife Broadcasting Network
57.4 ZLiving Z Living
57.5 57.5 Havass (Spanish infomercials)
57.6 Mi Raza Mi Raza TV (in Spanish)
57.7 CRTV OnTV4U (infomercials)
57.8 4:3 JTV Jewelry Television
57.9 16:9 UChurch Visión Latina
57.10 AChurch Advenimiento TV (in Spanish)
57.11 VieTV VIETV (in Vietnamese)

During the 2011 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, KUBE-TV added programming from PegasusTV on subchannel 57.4;[18] this was replaced by MeTV in 2012. Cozi TV was added to 57.4 on May 28, 2018, and was replaced by Charge! in June 2021.

Analog-to-digital conversion

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KUBE-TV (as KAZH) discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 57, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[19] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 41,[20][21] using virtual channel 57.

References

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  1. ^ a b "RNN Reaches Agreement to Increase Permanent Distribution Platform to 28 Percent of the US With NRJ Purchase". Globe Newswire (Press release). December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Application Search Details".
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUBE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Duin, Julia (May 20, 1988). "New religious UHF station on the air". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Duin, Julia (March 30, 1989), "KLTJ to move to Channel 22", Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, p. 8, Houston section, archived from the original on October 22, 2012
  6. ^ KAZH-TV to lose Azteca America affiliation, Houston Business Journal, April 3, 2007.
  7. ^ Pappas Saga Turning Into Tragedy, TVNewsCheck, September 24, 2008.
  8. ^ "New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M". TVnewsday. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  9. ^ "'VasalloVision Network' in Las Vegas, Nevada" (Press release). VasalloVision Television Network. January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  10. ^ Malone, Michael (September 13, 2010). "KAZH Houston Goes From Spanish to English". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Barron, David (September 13, 2010). "Channel 57 switching from Spanish to English". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  12. ^ "Petry Television Signs KUBE-TV Houston". Radio Business Report/Television Business Report. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010.
  13. ^ NRJ Adds 2 Stations To Portfolio For $32.5M, TVNewsCheck, January 18, 2013.
  14. ^ Consummation Notice
  15. ^ "iMedia's ShopHQ Set to Launch in 20+ Million High-Definition Homes in Top U.S. Markets". GlobeNewswire News Room. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  16. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/HTownHSS/status/1422670732727881730. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KUBE
  18. ^ "PegasusTV to Provide Live Broadcasts of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo". PegasusTV.org. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  19. ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ CDBS Print
  21. ^ Consumer Watch: Stations have more DTV work to do, Houston Chronicle, February 6, 2009.
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