KFTH-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KFTH-TV
city = Alvin, Texas
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 67 (UHF)
digital = 36 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = TeleFutura
network =
founded =
airdate = January 27, 1986
location = Greater Houston
callsign_meaning = TeleFuTura Houston
former_callsigns = KTHT (1986-1987)
KHSH (1987-1992)
KHSH-TV (1992-2001)
KFTH (2001-2003)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Univision Communications, Inc.
licensee = TeleFutura Houston, LLC
sister_stations = KLAT, KLTN, KOVE-FM, KPTI-FM, KPTY, KRTX, KXLN-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1986-1987)
HSN (1987-2001)
effective_radiated_power = 4800 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 597.7 m (analog)
579 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 60537
coordinates = coord|29|34|15.6|N|95|30|38.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=6&schid=1611 TeleFutura]

KFTH-TV is a Spanish-language television station in Alvin, Texas, serving the Houston, Texas market as an affiliate of TeleFutura on channel 67. The station is owned by Univision, owners of TeleFutura. Its programming includes soap operas, Hollywood movies, sports and cartoons.

History

The station signed on in January 1986 as KTHT, under the ownership of 4 Star Broadcasting. It programmed a general entertainment format consisting of off-network drama shows, children's programming, old movies, home shopping programming during the overnight hours, and major network programming not cleared by KTRK, KPRC or KHOU.

The station was unprofitable, and was sold to Silver King Broadcasting, which also owned the Home Shopping Network. The station changed its call letters to KHSH in November 1987, and began airing home shopping programming 24 hours a day.

There were plans to revert KHSH to a general entertainment station by 2001. However, Univision purchased the UHF stations owned by USA Broadcasting (which had been the parent company of Silver King since the mid-1990s). Most of those stations, including KHSH, were used to launch Univision's second network, Telefutura. As such, in January 2002, the station changed call letters to KFTH-TV, and became a Telefutura affiliate.

There were rumors that Tribune Company would buy KFTH-TV from Univision, essentially creating a duopoly in Houston with CW affiliate KIAH (channel 39). As of 2008, this has not occurred.

External links

*TVQ|KFTH-TV
*BIA|KFTH|TV|TV