KTFO-CD

KTFO-CD

Translator of KAKW-DT, Killeen–Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas United States
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 31
Branding	UniMás Austin
Programming
Affiliations	31.1: UniMás 31.2: Univision 31.3: getTV 31.4: Ion Mystery 31.5: Dabl
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (KAKW License Partnership, L.P.)
Sister stations	KAKW-DT, KXLK-CD
History
First air date	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)
Former call signs	K30CE (1988–2001) K31FM (2001–2002) KDAS-CA (2002–2005) KAKW-CA (2005–2007) KTFO-CA (2007–2010)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 30 (UHF, 1988–2001) 31 (UHF, 2001–2010)
Former affiliations	Univision (1988–2009)
Call sign meaning	Telefutura
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35882
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	372 m (1,220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′33″N 97°47′58″W
Translator(s)	KAKW-DT 62.2 (13.2 VHF) Killeen
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KTFO-CD (channel 31) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Austin, Texas, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Killeen-licensed Univision outlet KAKW-DT (channel 62). Both stations share studios on North Loop Boulevard in Austin, while KTFO-CD's transmitter is located at the West Austin Antenna Farm north of West Lake Hills.

Although KTFO-CD identifies as a separate station in its own right, it is officially licensed as a translator of KAKW-DT. In addition to its own digital signal, KTFO-CD is simulcast in high definition on KAKW-DT's second digital subchannel (virtual channel 62.2, VHF channel 13.2) from a transmitter in unincorporated Williamson County (approximately halfway between Austin and Killeen). KAKW-DT, in turn, is simulcast on KTFO-CD's second digital subchannel.

History

The station first signed on the air on March 28, 1988 as K30CE, broadcasting on UHF channel 30. In 2001, the station changed its call letters to K31FM, and relocated to channel 31. In 2002, the station's calls changed again to KDAS-CA, and became a repeater of KAKW-TV in Killeen, after that station switched its affiliation to Univision. It later changed its call letters to KAKW-CA in 2005, and then to KTFO-CA in 2007. In 2009, the station was relaunched with as a separate outlet from KAKW and affiliated with Telefutura (now UniMás). In 2010, the station converted to a digital signal and modified its callsign to KTFO-CD.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KTFO-CD

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
31.1	720p	16:9	KTFO-CD	Main KTFO-CD programming / UniMás
31.2			Unimas	Univision (KAKW-DT)
31.3	480i		GetTV	getTV
31.4			Escape	Ion Mystery
31.5			DABL	Dabl

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station