KVTX-LD
KVTX-LD is a low-power Telemundo-affiliated television station serving Victoria, Texas.
Last updated August 31, 2026
Overview
KVTX-LD is a low-power television station serving Victoria, Texas, United States. The station operates on digital channel 45 and is affiliated with Telemundo, the Spanish-language television network. Its programming role is primarily that of a local broadcast outlet carrying Telemundo network content for viewers in and around Victoria, while also serving as part of a larger cluster of stations operated by Morgan Murphy Media in the market. Because KVTX-LD is a low-power station, its over-the-air digital coverage is concentrated in the immediate Victoria area rather than extending across the entire television market. To improve market-wide reach, KVTX-LD is also carried as a 720p high-definition simulcast on KVCT's second digital subchannel, channel 19.2. This arrangement allows viewers receiving the full-power KVCT signal to access KVTX-LD's Telemundo programming beyond the station's smaller primary broadcast footprint. KVTX-LD is owned by Morgan Murphy Media alongside KAVU-TV, the market's ABC affiliate, and several other low-power stations: KMOL-LD, an NBC affiliate; KXTS-LD, a CBS affiliate; KQZY-LD, a MeTV affiliate; and KUNU-LD, a Univision affiliate. Morgan Murphy Media also provides certain services to KVCT, a Fox affiliate owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, under a local marketing agreement. The stations share studio facilities on North Navarro Street in Victoria and transmitter facilities on Farm to Market Road 236 west of the city. The station's identity is therefore defined less by a standalone consumer product range than by its role as a local Spanish-language broadcast brand within a multi-station television operation. Its principal offering is Telemundo network programming distributed through its own low-power signal and the KVCT subchannel simulcast. Specific launch dates, ownership milestones, executive appointments, financial information, and independent programming initiatives are not established in the supplied reference material.
History
KVTX-LD is a low-power television station associated with the Victoria, Texas broadcast market. The available reference material identifies it as a Telemundo affiliate operating on digital channel 45, but does not provide a verified founding date, launch history, prior call signs, construction-permit chronology, or details of earlier owners. Those historical elements are therefore left unspecified. The station's operating model reflects the structure of the Victoria television market. Morgan Murphy Media owns KVTX-LD together with KAVU-TV and several additional low-power outlets serving different network and multicast roles. This group includes KMOL-LD, affiliated with NBC; KXTS-LD, affiliated with CBS; KQZY-LD, affiliated with MeTV; and KUNU-LD, affiliated with Univision. Through this portfolio, the operator maintains a collection of local broadcast brands representing multiple national networks, including both English- and Spanish-language services. KVTX-LD's low-power classification limits the area reached by its primary digital transmission. Its signal is described as covering the immediate Victoria area. To extend access across the full market, the station is also distributed through a 720p high-definition simulcast on KVCT's second digital subchannel, identified as channel 19.2. The simulcast uses the full-power coverage associated with KVCT and enables Telemundo programming to reach viewers who may fall outside KVTX-LD's direct low-power footprint. The stations connected with KVTX-LD share studio facilities on North Navarro Street in Victoria and transmitter facilities on Farm to Market Road 236 west of the city. Morgan Murphy Media also provides certain services to KVCT, a Fox affiliate owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, under a local marketing agreement. This arrangement places KVTX-LD within a broader shared-facilities and operational ecosystem rather than treating it as an isolated station. In practical terms, KVTX-LD functions as a local distribution point for Telemundo programming and as a Spanish-language broadcast brand within Victoria. Its principal value lies in network affiliation, local market availability, and complementary distribution through KVCT's digital subchannel. The supplied sources do not document specific local news programs, promotional campaigns, notable controversies, major programming changes, or financial results.
Products and positioning
A local Spanish-language television outlet serving the Victoria, Texas market through a low-power broadcast signal and a broader-market HD simulcast.
KVTX-LD Telemundo serviceSpanish-language television broadcasting
The station's core offering is Telemundo network programming delivered over KVTX-LD's digital channel 45 in the Victoria, Texas area. As a Spanish-language affiliate, the service provides access to Telemundo's network schedule through a local broadcast station. The primary low-power signal is focused on the immediate Victoria area.
KVTX-LD on KVCT 19.2HD digital simulcast
KVTX-LD is also distributed as a 720p high-definition simulcast on KVCT's second digital subchannel, channel 19.2. This secondary distribution method expands the station's practical reach across the Victoria television market beyond the area covered by its own low-power transmission.
Flagship businesses
- Telemundo programming on digital channel 45
- 720p HD simulcast on KVCT digital subchannel 19.2
Sources
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