- KUPB
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KUPB
city =
station_
station_slogan = Siempre Contigo
station_branding =
analog = 18 (UHF)
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations =Univision
network =
founded =
airdate =May 14 ,2001
location = Midland/Odessa, Texas
callsign_meaning = Univision Permian Basin
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Entravision Communications Corporation
licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
sister_stations =KEUS-LP ,KANG-CA
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 5000 kW
HAAT = 283.7 m
class =
facility_id = 86263
coordinates = coord|31|50|19.4|N|102|32|0.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage =KUPB is a Spanish-language
television station inMidland, Texas , broadcasting locally on channel 18 as an affiliate ofUnivisión . FoundedJuly 31 ,1998 , the station is owned byEntravision . The station currently holds a construction permit to begin digital operations on channel 18, replacing their existing analog channel.Local News
Noticias 18 was launched on November 5, 2007 to provide news for the viewers in the Permian Basin. KUPB previously was airing 2 minute newsbriefs since August of 2003.
Personalities
Current On-Air Talent
*Rogelio Ramirez: Main Anchor, 5pm & 10pm
*Claudia Lopez: Fill-In Anchor/Reporter
*Diana Marquez: Sports Anchor
*Viviana Solis: Weather Anchor
*Rina Gonzales: Estrenos de Hollywood/Reporter
*Joe Maida: La Tercera EdadPast Talent
*Jose Luis Rodriguez: Noti-Breves 18 Anchor
*Gabriela Natale: Noti-Breves 18 Anchor/Que Pasa Oeste de Texas Anchor
*Maria Chavez: Noti-Breves 18 Anchor/Que Pasa Oeste de Texas Anchor
*Perla Carrillo: Que Pasa Oeste de Texas Anchor
*Jose Antonio Pesqueira: Sports Anchor
*Laly Marquez: Weather AnchorDigital television
Because it was granted an original
construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan onApril 21 ,1997 [http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html] , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station . Instead, on or beforeFebruary 17 ,2009 , which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KUPB will be required to turn off itsanalog signal and turn on itsdigital signal (called a "flash-cut ").External links
* [http://www.univision.com/ Official site]
*TVQ|KUPB
*BIA|KUPB|TV|TV
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