KXTQ-CD

KXTQ-CD is a low-power, Class A television station serving the Lubbock, Texas, market. The station broadcasts Spanish-language programming as an affiliate of Telemundo, the NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language television network. Its service is focused on viewers in and around Lubbock rather than on a national audience, and its identity is closely tied to Telemundo's network programming and local Spanish-language news production. KXTQ-CD operates as part of a group of stations owned by Gray Media in the Lubbock area. Its sister stations include NBC affiliate KCBD, CW+ affiliate KLCW-TV, Fox affiliate KJTV-TV, and several other low-power stations. The stations share facilities in south Lubbock near the intersection of 98th Street and University Avenue. KXTQ-CD's transmitter is also located at the shared site, linking its technical operations with the broader local station group. A key part of KXTQ-CD's local role is its Spanish-language news service. The station produces weekday local newscasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.; these programs have been described as the only locally produced Spanish-language newscasts in the Lubbock market. In October 2022, KXTQ expanded its schedule with Noticias Telemundo Texas, a weekday morning program broadcast from 5 to 7 a.m. The show was produced at the studios of KXTX-TV in Fort Worth, reflecting a regional production model rather than production solely from Lubbock. Noticias Telemundo Texas was discontinued on November 1, 2024. The station's principal offering is therefore a combination of Telemundo's national and network programming with locally relevant news for Spanish-speaking audiences in the Lubbock area. Publicly available reference material does not establish a founding year, founder, standalone corporate structure, or separate financial profile for KXTQ-CD. As a broadcast outlet, its brand presence is defined primarily by its call sign, its Telemundo affiliation, its local newscasts, and its place within Gray Media's Lubbock station cluster.

KXTQ-CD is a low-power Class A television station in Lubbock, Texas. Its broadcast identity is that of a Telemundo affiliate serving Spanish-speaking viewers in the local market. Unlike a national network, the station's role is geographically focused: it distributes Telemundo programming to the Lubbock area while also providing locally relevant news. The station is owned by Gray Media and operates within Gray's Lubbock cluster. Its related stations include KCBD, the market's NBC affiliate; KLCW-TV, a CW+ affiliate; KJTV-TV, a Fox affiliate; and four additional low-power stations. The cluster shares studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock, and KXTQ-CD's transmitter is located at the same general facility. This arrangement places the station within a consolidated local television operation while preserving its separate Telemundo-oriented programming identity. KXTQ-CD's most distinctive local service is its Spanish-language news operation. The station produces weekday newscasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. These broadcasts have been identified as the only local Spanish-language productions in the Lubbock television market, giving KXTQ-CD a specialized role for the area's Spanish-speaking audience. On October 10, 2022, the station added Noticias Telemundo Texas, a weekday morning program scheduled from 5 to 7 a.m. The program was produced from KXTX-TV's facilities in Fort Worth rather than solely from KXTQ-CD's Lubbock studios. Its regional production arrangement broadened the station's Spanish-language news schedule beyond the two local evening broadcasts. The program was discontinued on November 1, 2024. The available reference material does not provide a verified founding date, founder, detailed earlier call-sign history, transmitter-power history, or a complete subchannel lineup. It also does not identify separate station executives or financial results. Accordingly, KXTQ-CD is best documented as an operating local television station whose public-facing brand rests on the Telemundo affiliation, Gray Media ownership, shared Lubbock facilities, and Spanish-language local news.

1. 2024Morning program discontinued

   Noticias Telemundo Texas ended on November 1, 2024.

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2. 2022Morning news expansion

   KXTQ-CD began carrying Noticias Telemundo Texas on October 10. The weekday morning program aired from 5 to 7 a.m. and was produced from KXTX-TV's Fort Worth studios.

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A local Spanish-language television outlet combining Telemundo network programming with locally produced news for the Lubbock, Texas, market.

• Telemundo network programmingSpanish-language broadcast television

  KXTQ-CD's primary programming service is the Spanish-language schedule supplied through its Telemundo affiliation. The station delivers network entertainment, news, sports, and other programming to viewers in the Lubbock market, although the available reference material does not list a complete program grid or subchannel lineup.

• Local Spanish-language newscastsLocal television news

  KXTQ-CD produces local Spanish-language newscasts on weekdays at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. These broadcasts are described as the only locally produced Spanish-language news programs in the Lubbock market, making them a central part of the station's local-service proposition.

• Noticias Telemundo TexasMorning television news2022

  Noticias Telemundo Texas was a weekday morning news program carried by KXTQ-CD from 5 to 7 a.m. Beginning October 10, 2022, it was produced from KXTX-TV's studios in Fort Worth. The program was discontinued on November 1, 2024.

• 2024Discontinuation of Noticias Telemundo TexasOther

  Noticias Telemundo Texas had been airing on KXTQ-CD as a weekday morning news service since October 2022.

  What changed. KXTQ-CD discontinued the program on November 1, 2024.

  Aftermath. The station's cited Spanish-language local news schedule reverted to its weekday 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. productions.

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• 2022Addition of Noticias Telemundo TexasProduct launch

  KXTQ-CD's existing local Spanish-language service consisted of weekday evening newscasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.

  What changed. The station added the weekday Noticias Telemundo Texas morning program, scheduled from 5 to 7 a.m. and produced at KXTX-TV's Fort Worth studios.

  Aftermath. The program was later discontinued on November 1, 2024.

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• 2024Noticias Telemundo Texas discontinued

  KXTQ-CD stopped airing Noticias Telemundo Texas on November 1, 2024, ending the station's cited morning-news arrangement.

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• 2022KXTQ-CD launches Noticias Telemundo Texas morning newscast

  KXTQ-CD began airing Noticias Telemundo Texas on October 10, 2022. The weekday program ran from 5 to 7 a.m. and was produced at the studios of KXTX-TV in Fort Worth.

  Product launch
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1. KXTQ-CD
2. Telemundo Lubbock official website