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| Greater Houston | |
| City of license | Rosenberg, Texas |
| Branding | Univision 45 |
| Channels | Digital: 45 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Univision |
| Owner | Univision Communications, Inc. (KXLN License Partnership, LP) |
| Founded | 1984 |
| First air date | September 18, 1987 |
| Sister station(s) | KFTH-DT, KLAT, KLTN, KOVE-FM, KPTI-FM, KPTY, KRTX |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 45 (1987-2009) Digital: 46 |
| Transmitter Power | 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 594 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 53847 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 29°33′44″N 95°30′35″W / 29.56222°N 95.50972°W |
| Website | Univision 45 |
KXLN-DT, Channel 45, is the Univision-owned and operated station in Houston, Texas, and its surrounding area.
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History
Founded in 1984 by businessmen A.C. Pena and J. Adan Trevino, KXLN was the first Spanish language television station in the Houston area. From the beginning, it has been affiliated with the Univision network. In September 1987, the station became full power and expanded its signal to cover a larger area. In 1988, a news department began producing primetime news updates which eventually evolved into full 30-minute newscasts.
In 1993, KXLN was acquired by the Univision Network, and had upgrades and improvements in every department. The year also marked the debut of Houston's first Spanish language morning show, "Houston Ahora" as well as an innovative late evening newscast called "15 Minutos".
As the station has grown in size and renown throughout the area and nationally, its ratings have increased to the point of challenging several of the English language stations in local news during the quarterly ratings periods. A number of reporters and anchors have been able to move on to positions for Noticiero Univision, the network's news division and several network newsmagazines.
In 2001, Telefutura was launched by Univision. The Houston affiliate KFTH-TV, Channel 67, began operating in a local partnership with KXLN. This means that some KXLN produced programs and breaking news events may air on KFTH.
In 2002, Univision, for several million dollars, purchased a six-story building in Houston's Uptown area now serves as facilities for KXLN-TV, sister station KFTH-TV, and several radio stations under the Univision umbrella. They moved into this building in 2006, after spending 22 years at their location along Kirby Drive near the Astrodome.
In 2003, KXLN's then News Director, Deanna Landron, initiated one of the first in the nation Spanish language investigative local news franchises "En Su Defensa" (in your defense) segments that garnered regional acclaim, and "En Su Defensa" month was proclaimed by Mayor Bill White in 2004. Led by Investigative reporter Patricio Espinoza, the segment generated strong community following and historic ratings along with several awards. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 the investigative reports earned, for the first time, KXLN several Emmyawards and nominations.
Digital: Virtual 45.1 REAL 46 KXLN UNIVISION Houston
Newscasts
- Noticias 45 Univision Cinco En Punto (Mondays thru Fridays 5:00 PM-5:30 PM)
- Noticias 45 Univision Edicion Nocturna (Mondays thru Fridays 10:00 PM-10:30 PM)
- Noticias 45 Univision Fin de Semana (Saturdays and Sundays 5:00 PM-5:30 PM & 10:00 PM-10:30 PM)
News Team
Anchors
Osvaldo Corral
Pedro Rojas
Andrea Gomez
Marine Hernandez
Weather
Carlos Alejandro Robles- Mariana Pineda
Sports
Felipe Valenzuela- Haldrin Guerra
Correspondents
- Fernando Pizarro (based in Washington, D.C.)
- Siria Gastelum (based in Mexico City, Mexico)
External links
- http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=9655&schid=9656&secid=0
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXLN
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXLN-TV
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