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| City | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Branding | SOCO CW |
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| KXRM-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | May 3, 1999 |
First air date | November 5, 1999 (26 years ago) (1999-11-05)[1] |
Former call signs | |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 57 (UHF, 1999–2010) |
| UPN (1999–2006) | |
Call sign meaning | KXRM (sister station), "TU" (2) may refer to this sister station status |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22681 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 2.9kW |
| HAAT | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′42.9″N104°51′41.9″W / 38.745250°N 104.861639°W /38.745250; -104.861639 (KXRM-TV) |
| Translator(s) | KXRM-TV 21.2 Colorado Springs |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
KXTU-LD (channel 57) is alow-power television station inColorado Springs, Colorado, United States, serving as theCW outlet forSouthern Colorado. It isowned and operated by network majority ownerNexstar Media Group alongsideFox affiliateKXRM-TV (channel 21). The two stations share studios on Wooten Road in Colorado Springs; KXTU-LD's transmitter is located onCheyenne Mountain.
The station issimulcast inhigh definition on KXRM-TV's seconddigital subchannel. This signal increases KXTU's broadcasting radius; KXTU did not convert to digital until 2010, and even in digital, its coverage area is effectively limited toEl Paso andPueblo counties.
The station signed on as KXTU-LP on November 5, 1999,[1] as aUPN affiliate under the brand of "UPN57". For the first 4 years, UPN programming was available viaDenver'sKTVD.
When UPN left the air on September 17, 2006, KXTU switched toThe CW, which was created by the merger ofThe WB (which had been available in the market by way ofDenver'sKWGN-TV) and UPN.
Unlike most other low-power stations, KXTU is available to viewers onDirecTV andDish Network, as well as oncable systems throughout southern Colorado. This is because under theretransmission consent portion of themust-carry rules, KXRM has the right to require cable and satellite providers to carry KXTU as part of the compensation for carrying KXRM.
On August 30, 2010, KXTU-LP flash-cut from analog to digital on channel 57.[3] On October 27, 2010, it changed itscall sign to KXTU-LD.[1]
In early 2012, the station moved from channel 57 to channel 20 and rebranded from "CW 57" to "SOCO CW".
On February 28, 2013,Barrington Broadcasting announced the sale of its entire group, including KXTU-LD, toSinclair Broadcast Group.[4] The sale was completed on November 25.[5]
On August 20, 2014, Sinclair announced that it would sell KXRM-TV and KXTU-LD, along withWTTA inTampa Bay andWHTM inHarrisburg, toMedia General in a swap forWJAR inProvidence, Rhode Island,WLUK-TV andWCWF inGreen Bay, Wisconsin, andWTGS inSavannah, Georgia. The swap is part of Media General's merger withLIN Media.[6][7] WHTM's sale of Media General was explored nearly two months earlier, and it was completed, nearly three months before the Media General/LIN deal was completed.[8][9] The sale was completed on December 19.[10] A condition of the sale maintained the station's affiliation with Sinclair'sAmerican Sports Network package of college sports.[11]
Unlike its sister station, KXTU does not air newscasts, but during a breaking news event or weather bump, it simulcasts KXRM's coverage. Since2023, KXTU has served as the local television home forColorado College Tigers men's ice hockey.[12]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 57.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KXTU-LD | The CW |
| 57.2 | 480i | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
| 57.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 57.4 | Antenna | Antenna TV |
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