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{{short description|Estrella TV station in Houston}}
{{short description|Estrella TV station in Houston}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| name =
| name =
| callsign = KZJL
| callsign = KZJL
| city =
| city =
| branding = Estrella TV Houston (general)<br />Noticias 61 (newscast)
| branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Estrella TV Houston}}|{{lang|es|Noticias 61}} ''(newscast)''}}
| digital = 21 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 21 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 61
| virtual = 61
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| translators =
| translators =
| affiliations = '''61.1:''' [[Estrella TV]]<br>'''61.2:''' Estrella News<br>'''61.3:''' [[Jewelry Television]]<br>'''61.4:''' [[Shop LC]]<br>'''61.5:''' [[Positiv]] <br> '''61.6:''' [[QVC|QVC2]]
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''61.1:''' [[Estrella TV]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| owner = [[Estrella Media]]
| owner = [[Estrella Media]]
| licensee = Estrella Television License of Houston [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
| licensee = Estrella Television License of Houston [[LLC]]
| location = [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| location = [[Houston, Texas]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|6|2|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|6|2|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations = '''Radio:''' [[KTJM]], [[KQQK]], [[KEYH]], [[KNTE (FM)|KNTE]]
| sister_stations = [[KTJM]], [[KQQK]], [[KEYH]], [[KNTE (FM)|KNTE]]
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br />61 (UHF, 1995–2009)<br />'''Digital:'''<br />44 (UHF, 2003–2019)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 61 (UHF, 1995–2009)|'''Digital:''' 44 (UHF, 2003–2019)}}
| former_affiliations = [[Shop at Home]] (1995–2001)<br />[[Independent station (North America)|Spanish Independent]] (2001–2009)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Shop at Home]] (1995–2001)|[[Independent station|Spanish Independent]] (2001–2009)}}
| erp = 880 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| erp = 880 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|595|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|595|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 69531
| facility_id = 69531
| coordinates = {{coord|29|33|45.2|N|95|30|35.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|29|33|45.2|N|95|30|35.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.estrellatv.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.estrellatv.com/}}
}}
}}


'''KZJL''' (channel 61) is a [[television station]] in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network [[Estrella TV]]. It is [[owned-and-operated station|owned and operated]] by [[Estrella Media]] and is [[sister station|sister]] to four [[radio station]]s. KZJL's studios are located on Bering Drive on the city's [[Southwest Houston|southwest]] side, and its transmitter is located near [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]], in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]].
'''KZJL''' (channel 61) is a [[television station]] in [[Houston, Texas]], United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network [[Estrella TV]]. It is [[owned and operated]] by [[Estrella Media]] and is [[sister station|sister]] to four [[radio station]]s. KZJL's studios are located on Bering Drive on the city's [[Southwest Houston|southwest]] side, and its transmitter is located near [[Missouri City]], in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] northeastern [[Fort Bend County]].


==History==
==History==
The station first signed on the air on June 2, 1995, as an affiliate of [[home shopping]] network [[Shop at Home]]. In 2001, the station was purchased by Liberman Broadcasting (which was renamed [[Estrella Media]] in February 2020, following a corporate reorganization of the company under [[private equity]] firm [[HPS Investment Partners, LLC]]) and became a [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]]; on September 14, 2009, KZJL became a charter owned-and-operated station of Liberman's Spanish-language broadcast network [[Estrella TV]].
The station first signed on the air on June 2, 1995, as an affiliate of [[home shopping]] network [[Shop at Home]]. In 2001, the station was purchased by Liberman Broadcasting (which was renamed [[Estrella Media]] in February 2020, following a corporate reorganization of the company under [[private equity]] firm [[HPS Investment Partners, LLC]]) and became a [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] [[independent station]]; on September 14, 2009, KZJL became a charter owned-and-operated station of Liberman's Spanish-language broadcast network [[Estrella TV]].


==Technical information==
==Technical information==


===Subchannels===
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KZJL
|+Subchannels of KZJL
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|-
! scope = "row" | 61.1
! scope = "row" | 61.1
| rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || KZJL-HD || Main KZJL programming / [[Estrella TV]]
| rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || KZJL-HD || [[Estrella TV]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 61.2
! scope = "row" | 61.2
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|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 61.4
! scope = "row" | 61.4
| rowspan=3| 16:9 || SHOP-LC || [[Shop LC]]
| rowspan=4| 16:9 || SHOP-LC || [[Shop LC]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 61.5
! scope = "row" | 61.5
| 720p || POSI-TV || [[Positiv]]
| 720p || POSI-TV || [[Positiv]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 61.6
! scope = "row" | 61.6
| 480i || QVC || [[QVC#QVC2|QVC2]]
| 480p || Confess || Confess
|}
|}


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KZJL discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 61, on June 12, 2009, as part of [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |date=2013-08-29 }}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44, using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display KZJL's [[virtual channel]] as 61 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
KZJL discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[UHF]] channel 61, on June 12, 2009, as part of [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44, using [[virtual channel]] 61.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 7 July 2024

KZJL
Channels
Branding
  • Estrella TV Houston
  • Noticias 61 (newscast)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KTJM, KQQK, KEYH, KNTE
History
First air date
June 2, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-06-02)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 61 (UHF, 1995–2009)
  • Digital: 44 (UHF, 2003–2019)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69531
ERP880 kW
HAAT595 m (1,952 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
Websitewww.estrellatv.com

KZJL (channel 61) is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network Estrella TV. It is owned and operated by Estrella Media and is sister to four radio stations. KZJL's studios are located on Bering Drive on the city's southwest side, and its transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

History

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The station first signed on the air on June 2, 1995, as an affiliate of home shopping network Shop at Home. In 2001, the station was purchased by Liberman Broadcasting (which was renamed Estrella Media in February 2020, following a corporate reorganization of the company under private equity firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC) and became a Spanish-language independent station; on September 14, 2009, KZJL became a charter owned-and-operated station of Liberman's Spanish-language broadcast network Estrella TV.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KZJL
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
61.1 720p 16:9 KZJL-HD Estrella TV
61.2 KZJL-2 Estrella News
61.3 480i 4:3 JTV Jewelry Television
61.4 16:9 SHOP-LC Shop LC
61.5 720p POSI-TV Positiv
61.6 480p Confess Confess

Analog-to-digital conversion

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KZJL discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 61, on June 12, 2009, as part of federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44, using virtual channel 61.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZJL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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