KULX-CD

KULX-CD is a Class A, low-power digital television station licensed to Ogden, Utah, in the United States. It operates as part of the Telemundo television service serving Utah and relays the programming of KTMW, the Telemundo station based in Salt Lake City. Its programming therefore centers on Spanish-language network television, including national news, entertainment, sports, and telenovela programming supplied by Telemundo, rather than a separately developed local network schedule. KULX-CD functions as a translator and coverage-extension facility, helping KTMW distribute its signal to viewers in and around Ogden and other parts of Utah that may not receive the primary Salt Lake City transmission as effectively. The station broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 14. KULX-CD's business history is closely linked to KTMW and to the transition of Utah's Spanish-language television service from Serestar Communications to NBCUniversal. In 2015, Serestar acquired KULX-CD and related Utah television properties while taking over KTMW's operations through a brokerage arrangement. Later that year, KTMW changed from its earlier religious format to Telemundo programming and simulcast KULX-CD, integrating the Ogden facility into a statewide Spanish-language distribution system. In 2018, NBCUniversal agreed to acquire KTMW, KULX-CD, and KULU-CD in a transaction valued at $21 million; the acquisition closed in March 2019. KULX-CD subsequently became part of NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, alongside the primary KTMW station and other Utah transmission facilities. Unlike a conventional national consumer brand, KULX-CD is best understood as a local broadcast property and distribution asset within the Telemundo station network. Its identity is defined by its call sign, FCC license, Ogden service area, low-power digital transmission, and role in carrying Telemundo's Spanish-language programming across Utah.

KULX-CD is a low-power digital television station licensed to Ogden, Utah. Its history is documented primarily through the development of KTMW, the Salt Lake City Telemundo station whose programming KULX-CD relays. The station is part of a network of Utah broadcast facilities designed to extend Spanish-language Telemundo service beyond the primary Salt Lake City transmitter. Before KULX-CD became associated with Telemundo, the Utah television market underwent a sequence of ownership and format changes. KTMW's license history began with a filing on December 8, 1997. Alpha & Omega Broadcasting received the license in 1998, and KTMW began broadcasting on March 31, 2001, with a religious format. The station carried programs associated with Christian ministries and later affiliated with FamilyNet for part of its schedule. During this period, its programming included locally produced religious and talk formats, although those programs belonged to KTMW's broader operation rather than establishing KULX-CD as an independent content producer. In 2015, Alpha & Omega Communications filed to sell KTMW to Serestar Communications. The Federal Communications Commission approved that transaction on August 13, 2015, and the sale closed on August 31. Around the same period, Airwaves, Inc. filed to sell KULX-CD and KULU-CD to Serestar. Serestar assumed operational control through a time brokerage agreement while the transaction was being completed, and the sale closed on October 7, 2015. This change brought KULX-CD into the same ownership structure as KTMW and the other Utah facilities. Later in October 2015, KTMW abandoned its previous religious format and became a Telemundo station, with KULX-CD carrying or relaying the same Spanish-language network service. This repositioned KULX-CD from a separately identified low-power property into a coverage component of a statewide Telemundo operation. Its principal function became the distribution of network television to viewers in Ogden and surrounding parts of northern Utah. As a Class A low-power digital facility, it supplements rather than replaces KTMW's main Salt Lake City transmission. On November 28, 2018, Serestar agreed to sell KTMW, KULX-CD, and KULU-CD to NBCUniversal. The transaction was reported at $21 million and closed on March 5, 2019. NBCUniversal already held the license for another Utah low-power station, KEJT-CD, which had been operated by Serestar under a brokerage arrangement. Following the transaction, KULX-CD became part of NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, joining a cluster of facilities used to distribute Telemundo programming throughout Utah. KULX-CD broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 14. It is one of several translator or relay facilities associated with KTMW, alongside stations serving other Utah communities. The station's identity and value are therefore tied to its FCC authorization, transmission coverage, and place in Telemundo's local affiliate infrastructure rather than to a standalone slate of original programs. Available reference material does not establish a separate founding date, independent studio operation, current general manager, or distinct local-news brand for KULX-CD.

1. 2019NBCUniversal acquisition closed

   The sale closed and KULX-CD became part of NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group.

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2. 2018NBCUniversal announced acquisition

   NBCUniversal agreed to acquire KULX-CD and related Utah stations from Serestar in a reported $21 million transaction.

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3. 2015Serestar acquired KULX-CD

   Serestar Communications completed its purchase of KULX-CD after taking over operations through a time brokerage arrangement.

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4. 2015Utah service switched to Telemundo

   KTMW adopted Telemundo programming and simulcast KULX-CD, making the Ogden facility part of a Spanish-language network distribution system.

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5. 2001KTMW began broadcasting

   KTMW signed on with a religious programming format, establishing the primary Utah station later connected to KULX-CD.

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6. 1998License granted to Alpha & Omega Broadcasting

   Alpha & Omega Broadcasting received the license associated with the Utah television operation that later became linked with KULX-CD through the KTMW and Telemundo service structure.

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A local low-power Spanish-language television relay serving Ogden and northern Utah as part of the Telemundo station network.

• Telemundo network serviceSpanish-language television2015

  KULX-CD carries or relays Telemundo programming through its association with KTMW. The service is aimed at Spanish-speaking viewers and includes the network's national entertainment, news, sports, and serial programming. The station's role is primarily distribution and coverage extension rather than independent program commissioning.

• Digital UHF channel 14 transmissionBroadcast transmission

  The station operates as a Class A low-power digital facility on UHF channel 14, providing over-the-air access to the Telemundo service in Ogden and surrounding areas of northern Utah.

• 2018NBCUniversal agreed to acquire KULX-CDM&A

  Serestar owned KULX-CD alongside KTMW and KULU-CD, creating a package of Utah television properties with Telemundo programming.

  What changed. NBCUniversal agreed to purchase the three stations in a transaction reported at $21 million.

  Aftermath. The acquisition closed in March 2019, placing KULX-CD within the Telemundo Station Group.

  Reported transaction value. $21 million (2018 announced transaction)

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• 2015Serestar purchased KULX-CDM&A

  The station was being integrated with KTMW and other Utah broadcast facilities during a change in the primary station's ownership and format.

  What changed. Serestar acquired KULX-CD from Airwaves, Inc., initially operating it through a time brokerage agreement before completing the sale.

  Aftermath. KULX-CD became part of the Utah Telemundo distribution system after KTMW adopted Telemundo programming later in 2015.

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• 2015The Utah operation adopted Telemundo programmingStrategy

  KTMW had previously operated with a religious format, while Serestar was assembling a group of Utah television properties.

  What changed. KTMW switched to Telemundo and simulcast KULX-CD, repositioning the low-power station as part of a Spanish-language network service.

  Aftermath. KULX-CD served as a relay and coverage-extension facility for Telemundo viewers in the Ogden area.

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• 2019NBCUniversal completed acquisition of KULX-CD

  The NBCUniversal acquisition of KULX-CD and the associated Utah television properties closed, placing the station within NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group.

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• 2018NBCUniversal agreed to acquire KULX-CD

  NBCUniversal agreed to purchase KULX-CD, KTMW, and KULU-CD from Serestar Communications in a transaction reported at $21 million.

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• 2015Serestar acquired KULX-CD and related Utah television properties

  Airwaves, Inc. filed to sell KULX-CD and KULU-CD to Serestar Communications. Serestar began operating the stations through a time brokerage arrangement before the transaction was completed.

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• 2015KULX-CD became part of a Telemundo service in Utah

  After Serestar took control of the relevant Utah television properties, KTMW changed to Telemundo programming and simulcast KULX-CD, linking the Ogden station to the Spanish-language network service.

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