KZCS-LD
KZCS-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 18, is a low-powered Court TV Mystery owned-and-operated television station licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, it is a sister station to Pueblo-licensed NBC affiliate KOAA-TV (channel 5). KZCS-LD's transmitter is located on Cheyenne Mountain. Master control and most internal operations are based at the studios of ABC affiliate KMGH-TV (channel 7) on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's Congress Park neighborhood (the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers KMGH-TV as the parent license of KZCS-LD).
Colorado Springs, Colorado United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 18 (PSIP) |
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Ownership | |
Owner | E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC) |
KOAA-TV | |
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First air date | May 6, 1994 |
Former call signs | K38DM (1994–2003) K23GJ (2003–2005) KZCS-LP (2005–2020) |
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Call sign meaning | K Z Colorado Springs |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 67544 |
ERP | 14 kW |
HAAT | 652.4 m (2,140 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′43.6″N 104°51′43.6″W |
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Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station signed on the air in 1994 on analog channel 38 as K38DM, a translator of KMGH-TV, then a CBS affiliate. It moved to channel 23 in 2003, changing its call sign to K23GJ. It assumed the KZCS-LP call sign in 2005, and became an Azteca América affiliate in 2013, relaying KMGH-TV's second digital subchannel. It switched to Court TV Mystery in 2019, and flash-cut to digital in 2020.
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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18.1 | 480i | 16:9 | Mystery | Court TV Mystery |
18.2 | Bounce | Bounce TV | ||
18.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
References
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KZCS-LD". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved September 12, 2020.