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| Branding | MYTX |
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| KBMT | |
| History | |
First air date | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 64 (UHF, 2003–2009) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 168234 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 155.6 m (510 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°11′26″N93°53′8″W / 30.19056°N 93.88556°W /30.19056; -93.88556 |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
KUIL-LD (channel 12.5) is alow-power television station inBeaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated withMyNetworkTV. It is owned byTegna Inc. alongside dualABC/NBC affiliateKBMT (channel 12). The two stations share studios alongI-10/US 69/US 96/US 287 in Beaumont; KUIL-LD's transmitter is located inMauriceville, Texas.
KUIL-LD formerly had atranslator,K27JJ-D, inWarren.
The station went on the air as KUIL-LD (the former KUIL) on analog channel 64 in 2003 as the market's firstFox affiliate. The station was originally owned by National Communications, owner ofKVHP inLake Charles, Louisiana. Prior to 2003, KVHP served Beaumont and Port Arthur as the local Fox affiliate, in addition to Lake Charles (due to its transmitter being located halfway between Beaumont and Lake Charles); KUIL was established as a way to provide local programming just for that region, plus alternate coverage of sports that are more relevant to the Beaumont market (such asHouston Texans andDallas Cowboys football). At the outset, KUIL also held a secondary affiliation withUPN; when UPN andThe WB merged intoThe CW,KFDM added The CW to its digital subcarrier channel, leaving KUIL as solely a Fox affiliate.
In November 2007, KUIL signed on a digital signal on channel 36 (K36ID-D, now KUIL-LD) nearOrange, Texas, to help cover the Orange area where the analog 64 signal could not reach.
On October 24, 2008, it was announced that then-NBC affiliateKBTV-TV would become a Fox affiliate on January 1, 2009, indicating that KUIL lost the affiliation at that time. Despite early reports of KUIL pursuing the NBC affiliation,[2] competing stationKBMT would broadcast NBC programming on a digital subchannel.[3] As a result, after the Fox affiliation ceased, KUIL became anindependent station. To address the 10% of the schedule previously provided by Fox, the station began to add some local programming, some of which would be produced byLamar University and additional sitcoms likeScrubs. The station adopted "The U" as its identity,[4] using the same moniker and logo as unrelated stationWCIU-TV inChicago.
On August 3, 2010, the station launchedAzteca América on a new 4th digital subchannel, becoming the firstSpanish-language television station offered in the Golden Triangle.[5]
In May 2010, London Broadcasting revealed that the company was developing a state network, MYTX, using subchannels like KUIL's .2 (now KBMT-LD .2) operated by KBMT. MYTX would share Texas news and sports and productions from41 Entertainment, which was owned by London.[6]
By April 2012, KBMT assumed operations of KUIL through a local service agreement with owner Blue Bonnet. The station at the time was aMyNetworkTV affiliate. Earlier in the year, KUIL had addedMeTV.[7] In May 2013, KBMT added another hour of12News Daybreak to KUIL at 7 AM continuing the show fromKBMT and KJAC.[8] The call letters were changed to KBMT-LD on February 28, 2018;[9] the KUIL-LD call sign was concurrently moved to K36ID-D.[10] The license for KBMT-LD was canceled on August 10, 2018.[11]
The station's digital channel ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 12.5 | 720p | 16:9 | MYTX | MyNetworkTV |
| 12.6 | 480i | OPEN | [Blank] | |
| 12.9 | COURT | Court TV | ||
| 12.10 | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||
| 12.11 | Grit | Grit | ||
| 12.12 | Laff | Laff | ||
| 12.13 | Heroes | Heroes & Icons | ||
| 12.14 | HSN | HSN | ||
| 12.15 | QVC | QVC |
On January 9, 2012, KUIL replacedAzteca América with classic television programming fromMeTV on 12.4.[13][14][15] As of February 2013, MeTV moved to KBMT-DT4.
In 2016, MundoMax signed off and was replaced withLight TV. On May 1, 2017, Light TV was replaced byIon Television.
KUIL shut down its analog signal, overUHF channel 64, on November 27, 2009.[16]
Viewers can watch Azteca America programming on digital channel 12.4, Dan Robbins, the station's general manager, said. The over-the-air channel in Beaumont and Port Arthur is 43.
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