KXLK-CD

KXLK-CD

ATSC 3.0 station
Austin, Texas United States
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 40
Programming
Affiliations	see § ATSC 3.0 lighthouse
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (Univision Local Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	KAKW-DT, KTFO-CD, KLQB, KLJA
History
Founded	October 19, 1992
Former call signs	K67FY (1992–2001) KXLK-LP (2001) KXLK-CA (2001–2015)
Former channel numbers	Analog: 67 (UHF, 1992–2001), 40 (UHF, 2001–2015) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Former affiliations	HSN (until 2014)
Call sign meaning	"XL" (Roman numeral 40)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48836
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	295.5 m (969 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′34″N 97°47′59″W / 30.32611°N 97.79972°W / 30.32611; -97.79972
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KXLK-CD (channel 40) is a low-power, Class A television station in Austin, Texas, United States. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision alongside Killeen-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station KAKW-DT (channel 62). KXLK-CD's transmitter is located at the West Austin Antenna Farm north of West Lake Hills.

History

The station was affiliated with the religious African-American The Word Network. Until September 2014, KXLK-CA was the Home Shopping Network affiliate for the Austin area.

Due to the 2016–2017 FCC TV spectrum auction, KXLK-CD moved from RF channel 23 to RF channel 14 on June 21, 2019.^[2] On October 17, 2017, Univision announced its intent to purchase KXLK-CD from Radio Spectrum Partners for $2.55 million.^[3]

ATSC 3.0 lighthouse

KXLK-CD transitioned to an ATSC 3.0 lighthouse station on May 19, 2021, and carries ATSC 3.0 simulcasts of KTBC, KAKW, and KTFO.^[4]

The following ATSC 3.0 subchannels broadcast on RF channel 14:

Subchannels of KXLK-CD^[5]

Channel	Res.	Short name	Programming
7.1	1080p	KTBC*NX	Fox (KTBC)
31.1		KTFO*NX	UniMás (KTFO-CD)
40.1		KXLK*NX	Main KXLK-CD programming
62.1	1080p	KAKW*NX	Univision (KAKW-DT)

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KXLK-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. FCC TV spectrum Phase Assignment Table Archived April 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, FCC Incentive Auction Television Transition Data Files, April 13, 2017.
3. "Univision Pads TV Footprint with Austin Buy". October 18, 2017.
4. FCC Licensing and Management for KXLK-CD, September 11, 2020.
5. "RabbitEars TV Query for KXLK". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 3, 2025.