KHLM-LD

KHLM-LD
Channels
BrandingCTN Houston
Programming
Affiliations
  • 12.1: CTN
  • 12.2: CTNi
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedNovember 7, 1996
Former call signs
KHLM-LP (1997–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 43 (UHF, 1996–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, 2009–2021)
  • Virtual: 43 (2009–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Houston Lotus Multimedios" (former owner and affiliation)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57189
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT439.1 m (1,441 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°33′45.2″N 95°30′35.9″W / 29.562556°N 95.509972°W / 29.562556; -95.509972
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.ctnhouston.com

KHLM-LD (channel 12) is a low-power religious television station in Houston, Texas, United States, owned and operated by the Christian Television Network. The station's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

History

In its early years, this station did not broadcast a TV service at all. Instead, it was used to run an Internet Service Provider called AccelerNet, which delivered the downstream part of the service using UHF channel 43 and the upstream using a traditional dial-up modem or ISDN line.[3]

Prior to 2020, KHLM-LD was the American flagship of the Mexican network Multimedios, and coordinated many of that network's talent appearances around the Houston area and southern Texas. Its local programming was also carried over the American feed of the network for cable and satellite providers, replacing Mexico-specific content.

The station temporarily ceased over-the-air broadcasting as of December 1, 2018, in preparation for the broadcast band repack in 2019 and a re-sort from UHF channel 43 onto VHF channel 10. KHLM-LD's main channel carrying Multimedios Houston is still available as a basic offering on most of the area's cable providers.

On June 4, 2021, it was announced that Lotus Communications would sell KHLM-LD to the Christian Television Network for $1.1 million.[1] The sale was completed on August 18.[4]

Subchannels

Subchannels of KHLM-LD and KUVM-LD[5]
License Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KHLM-LD 12.1 720p 16:9 KHLM-LD CTN
12.2 480i KHLMLD2 CTNi
KUVM-LD 10.1 KUVM-LD Defy
10.2 KUVMLD2 SBN
10.3 KUVMLD3 The365
10.4 KUVMLD4 Outlaw

References

  1. ^ a b "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHLM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "White Paper". www.accelernet.net. Archived from the original on March 8, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KHLM-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 7, 2021.


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