Television station in Salt Lake City
Not to be confused with
KTBU .
KBTU-LD (channel 23) is alow-power television station inSalt Lake City , Utah, United States, owned byInnovate Corp. The station's transmitter is located atopKesler Peak . KBTU-LD is available over the air and on local cable but not on any of the satellite services.[ 2]
The original construction permit was applied by Airwaves Broadcasting LLC inPark City, Utah , in 2002.
Bustos Media used to own the station; until March 2009, when it slashed nearly all of its longform local programming in response to theGreat Recession , it had several local programs, including a morning show,Despertando Utah Waking Up Utah ), that had been on the air since 2006, as well as daily local newscasts that were canceled when the main anchor went on maternity leave.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In September 2010, Bustos transferred most of its licenses to Adelante Media Group as part of a settlement with its lenders.[ 6] Mega TV on the channel, which had been airing music videos, as well as plans to relaunch local news.[ 5]
Adelante sold KBTU-LP, along withWBWT-LP inMilwaukee, Wisconsin , to DTV America Corporation for $425,000 on July 16, 2015.[ 7] [ 8]
On December 31, 2022,Azteca América ceased operations.
The station's signal ismultiplexed :
KBTU-LD first applied for a construction permit on RF channel 23 in August 2000, which was amended several times, and granted in 2004.[ 10] [ 11]
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