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{{short description|Univision TV station in Boulder, Colorado}}
{{short description|Univision TV station in Boulder, Colorado}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KCEC
| callsign = KCEC
| city = Boulder, Colorado
| city = Boulder, Colorado
| logo = [[File:Univision Colorado logo.png|225px]]
| logo = Univision Colorado logo.png
| logo_size = 225px
----
[[File:KCEC Bounce Denver logo.png|225px]]
| image = KCEC Bounce Denver logo.png
| image_size = 225px
| branding = Univision Colorado ''(general)''<br/>''Noticias Univision Colorado'' ''(newscasts)''
| branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Univision Colorado}}|{{lang|es|Noticias Univision Colorado}} ''(newscasts)''}}
| digital = 32 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 32 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 14
| virtual = 14
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[Univision]]|'''14.2:''' [[Bounce TV]]|'''14.3:''' [[getTV]]|'''14.4:''' [[Ion Mystery]]|'''14.5:''' [[Digi-TV]]}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[Univision]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| owner = [[TelevisaUnivision]]
| owner = [[TelevisaUnivision]]
| licensee = Spanish Television of Denver, Inc.
| licensee = Spanish Television of Denver, Inc.
| operator = [[Entravision Communications]]<br>''(via [[local marketing agreement|LMA]])''
| operator = [[Entravision Communications]] via [[local marketing agreement|LMA]]
| location = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]/[[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| location = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]–[[Denver, Colorado]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1990|10|18|p=y}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1996|2|22|p=y}}
| callsign_meaning = Colorado Entravision Communications
| callsign_meaning = Drawn from K49CE, the call letters of the predecessor low-power Univision station; "KCEC" was used as a brand
| sister_stations = '''TV:''' [[KTFD-TV]]<br/>'''Radio:''' [[KJMN]], [[KMXA (AM)|KMXA]], [[KXPK]]
| sister_stations = [[KTFD-TV]]; [[KJMN]], [[KMXA (AM)|KMXA]], [[KXPK]]
| former_callsigns = KSHP (1990–1991)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KTVJ (1996–2003)|KTFD-DT (2009–2017)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|50 (UHF, 1990–2009)|'''Digital:'''|51 (UHF, until 2015)|26 (UHF, 2015–2017)|15 (UHF, 2017–2020)|'''Virtual:'''|50 (PSIP, until 2017)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 14 (UHF, 1996–2009)|'''Digital:''' 15 (UHF, until 2020)|'''Translator:''' KDVT-LP 36 (UHF) Denver}}
| former_affiliations = [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1990–1991)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (1996–2003)|[[UniMás]] (2003–2017)}}
| erp = 650 kW
| erp = 650 kW
| haat = {{convert|363|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|363|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 57219
| facility_id = 57219
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|39|40|17.4|N|105|13|8.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39|40|17.4|N|105|13|8.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{url|https://noticiasya.com/colorado}}
| website = {{url|https://noticiasya.com/colorado}}
}}
}}


'''KCEC''' (channel 14) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Boulder, Colorado]], United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language [[Univision]] network to the [[Denver]] area. [[owned-and-operated station|Owned]] by [[TelevisaUnivision]], it is operated under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA) by [[Entravision Communications]] as a sister station to [[UniMás]] affiliate [[KTFD-TV]] (channel 50). Both stations share studios on [[Empower Field at Mile High|Mile High Stadium]] West Circle in [[Jefferson Park, Denver]], while KCEC's transmitter is located atop [[Mount Morrison (Colorado)|Mount Morrison]] in western [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]].
'''KCEC''' (channel 14) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Boulder, Colorado]], United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language [[Univision]] network to the [[Denver]] area. [[owned-and-operated station|Owned]] by [[TelevisaUnivision]], it is operated under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA) by [[Entravision Communications]] as a sister station to [[UniMás]] affiliate [[KTFD-TV]] (channel 50). The two stations share studios on [[Empower Field at Mile High|Mile High Stadium]] West Circle in [[Jefferson Park, Denver]]; KCEC's transmitter is located atop [[Mount Morrison (Colorado)|Mount Morrison]] in western [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]].


'''[[KVSN-DT]]''' (channel 48) in [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] operates as a [[Broadcast relay station#Semi-satellites|semi-satellite]] of KCEC, expanding the Univision signal into [[South-Central Colorado]]. As such, it [[simulcast]]s all Univision programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KVSN airs separate commercial inserts and [[station identification|legal identifications]]. Local newscasts, produced by KCEC and branded as ''Noticias Univision Colorado'', are simulcast on both stations. KVSN does not maintain any facilities in Pueblo or [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]; [[master control]] and internal operations are based at KCEC's studios.
'''[[KVSN-DT]]''' (channel 48) in [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] operates as a [[semi-satellite]] of KCEC, expanding the Univision signal into [[South-Central Colorado]]. As such, it [[simulcast]]s all Univision programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KVSN airs separate commercial inserts and [[station identification|legal identifications]]. Local newscasts, produced by KCEC and branded as ''Noticias Univision Colorado'', are simulcast on both stations. KVSN does not maintain any facilities in Pueblo or [[Colorado Springs]]; [[master control]] and internal operations are based at KCEC's studios.


==History==
==History==
The station first signed on the air on February 22, 1996, as KTVJ. Founded by [[Roberts Broadcasting]], it originally aired programming from the [[Home Shopping Network]]. In January 2003, Roberts sold the station to Univision Communications. Two months later on March 10, 2003, the station changed its call sign to KTFD-TV (which was modified to KTFD-DT on June 23, 2009, in correspondence with the callsign modifications to the "-DT" suffix applied by all Univision-owned stations following the [[digital television transition in the United States|digital television transition]]), and became an owned-and-operated station of Univision's secondary network TeleFutura.
The station first signed on the air on October 18, 1990 as '''KSHP'''. On July 16, 1991, the station changed its call letters to '''KCEC'''. KCEC, along with Entravision's other television and radio station properties in the Denver market have a unique reach. According to [[American City Business Journals|BizJournals.com]], Entravision Communications estimates that the television stations it operates in the market reach about 92% of Denver's Hispanic community, making it an ideal advertising opportunity for companies wanting to reach that segment of the population (which accounts for 33% of Denver's overall population).


===2017 license and channel swap===
[[File:KCEC_50_2001_Logo.svg|175px|thumb|left|KCEC logo used prior to January 1, 2013.]]
On December 4, 2017, as part of a multi-market realignment, the programming and call signs of KTFD and sister station KCEC were swapped: KTFD and its UniMás programming moved to the Entravision-owned facility using digital channel 26 and virtual channel 50, while Univision's digital channel 15 and virtual channel 14 facility became the new home of KCEC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticiasya.com/tampa/2017/11/10/cambios-unimas-univision-2/|title=Cambios programación UniMas y Univision|date=November 10, 2017|publisher=Entravision Communications|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>
In 2008, KCEC launched its website, somosnoticiascolorado.com; it is among the most visited Spanish-language websites in the area. The website features updated news stories and local promotions. KCEC began to [[streaming media|live stream]] its evening newscasts on the website in 2012.

In 2009, the station debuted a locally produced [[telenovela]] titled ''Encrucijada: Sin Salud, no hay Nada'' (translated as ''Crossroads: Without Health, There is Nothing''), in conjunction with the Colorado Health Foundation, that focused on the ongoing obesity crisis in the United States in order to educate Coloradoans on healthier eating habits; a second season of the series was ordered and broadcast in 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|title=New Spanish-Language Soap Opera Focuses on Obesity, Healthy Living|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2011/01/28/LA38298|work=[[PR Newswire]]|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref>

On December 20, 2012, KCEC moved its operations to a {{convert|16,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} studio facility located near Sports Authority Field (now Empower Field at Mile High) in downtown Denver's Mile High district; the building included new equipment, as well as a multi-use broadcast set that provides a view of downtown and the stadium.<ref name=newfacility>{{cite press release|title=Entravision Communications Corporation Debuts New Facilities in Denver, CO|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/12/20/NY32913|work=[[PR Newswire]] (via [[American City Business Journals]])|date=December 20, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref>

On December 4, 2017, as part of a channel swap made by Entravision Communications, KCEC and sister station KTFD swapped channel numbers, with KCEC moving from digital channel 26 and virtual channel 50 to digital channel 15 and virtual channel 14.

On April 29, 2020, KCEC moved to digital channel 32 as part of the [[Spectrum reallocation|FCC Repack]].

==News operation==
KCEC presently broadcasts 2½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with one hour each on weekdays); the station does not broadcast local newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays.

Since the launch of KCEC's news department,{{when|date=August 2021}} the station's local newscasts have gradually grown in viewership to challenge the major English language broadcast networks in the 18-34 and 18-49 demographics; according to [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen]], during the period from January 18 to 22, 2010, KCEC's 5:00&nbsp;p.m. newscast placed first or second in either demographic depending on the day (placing behind [[NBC]] affiliate [[KUSA (TV)|KUSA]] (channel 9) among adults 18-49 and tying with [[CBS]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[KCNC-TV]] (channel 4) in the 25-54 demographic).<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver's Noticias is strong at 5 p.m.|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2010/01/22/denvers-noticias-is-strong-at-5-p-m/2134/|first=Joanne|last=Ostrow|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=January 22, 2010|access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref> In December 2012, the 5:00&nbsp;p.m. newscast ranked second among adults 18-49, while its 10:00&nbsp;p.m. newscast ranked second among adults 18-34.<ref name=newfacility/> On December 20, 2012, concurrent with the move to the new Mile High facility, KCEC began broadcasting its local newscasts in [[high-definition television|high-definition]].


==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 KCEC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCEC#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KCEC|website=RabbitEars|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.1
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
| [[1080i]] || rowspan=2|[[16:9]] || KCEC || [[Univision]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCEC#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCEC]</ref>
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.2
| 14.1 || [[1080i]] || rowspan=2|[[16:9]] || KCEC || Main KCEC programming / [[Univision]]
| rowspan=5|[[480i]] || Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.3
| 14.2 || rowspan=4|[[480i]] || Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]
| [[4:3]] || GetTV || [[getTV]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.4
| 14.3 || [[4:3]] || GetTV || [[getTV]]
| rowspan=3|16:9 || Mystery || [[Ion Mystery]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.5
| 14.4 || rowspan=2|16:9 || Mystery || [[Ion Mystery]]
| style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|ShopLC || style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|[[Shop LC]] [[File:4 rounded rect pink.svg|14px|alt=MPEG-4 video|link=MPEG-4 Part 2]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.6
| 14.5 || || [[Digi-TV]]
| NVSN || [[Nuestra Visión]] (soon)
|}
|}
{{legend|#f2d1de|Subchannel broadcast with [[MPEG-4 Part 2|MPEG-4 video]]}}


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KCEC shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 50, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=August 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> The station was licensed to move its digital signal to channel 26 on May 20, 2015. Through the use of [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]], digital television receivers display the station's [[virtual channel]] as its former UHF analog channel 50.
KCEC (as KTFD-TV) shut down its analog signal, over [[UHF]] channel 14, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 14.

On April 29, 2020, KCEC completed the migration from digital channel 15 to channel 32 as part of the FCC spectrum auction repack.

===Former translator===
KTFD's signal was formerly relayed on [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[analog television|analog]] [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator station]] KDVT-LP (channel 36) in Denver, which was owned by Entravision Communications. The translator was never converted to digital, and its license was canceled on September 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC |url=https://fccdata.org/?facid=24516&appid=595256&i=1 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=fccdata.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 30 March 2024

KCEC
CityBoulder, Colorado
Channels
Branding
  • Univision Colorado
  • Noticias Univision Colorado (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorEntravision Communications via LMA
KTFD-TV; KJMN, KMXA, KXPK
History
First air date
February 22, 1996 (28 years ago) (1996-02-22)
Former call signs
  • KTVJ (1996–2003)
  • KTFD-DT (2009–2017)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 14 (UHF, 1996–2009)
  • Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2020)
  • Translator: KDVT-LP 36 (UHF) Denver
Call sign meaning
Drawn from K49CE, the call letters of the predecessor low-power Univision station; "KCEC" was used as a brand
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57219
ERP650 kW
HAAT363 m (1,191 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°40′17.4″N 105°13′8.0″W / 39.671500°N 105.218889°W / 39.671500; -105.218889
Links
Public license information
Websitenoticiasya.com/colorado

KCEC (channel 14) is a television station licensed to Boulder, Colorado, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Denver area. Owned by TelevisaUnivision, it is operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Entravision Communications as a sister station to UniMás affiliate KTFD-TV (channel 50). The two stations share studios on Mile High Stadium West Circle in Jefferson Park, Denver; KCEC's transmitter is located atop Mount Morrison in western Jefferson County.

KVSN-DT (channel 48) in Pueblo operates as a semi-satellite of KCEC, expanding the Univision signal into South-Central Colorado. As such, it simulcasts all Univision programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KVSN airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. Local newscasts, produced by KCEC and branded as Noticias Univision Colorado, are simulcast on both stations. KVSN does not maintain any facilities in Pueblo or Colorado Springs; master control and internal operations are based at KCEC's studios.

History

[edit]

The station first signed on the air on February 22, 1996, as KTVJ. Founded by Roberts Broadcasting, it originally aired programming from the Home Shopping Network. In January 2003, Roberts sold the station to Univision Communications. Two months later on March 10, 2003, the station changed its call sign to KTFD-TV (which was modified to KTFD-DT on June 23, 2009, in correspondence with the callsign modifications to the "-DT" suffix applied by all Univision-owned stations following the digital television transition), and became an owned-and-operated station of Univision's secondary network TeleFutura.

2017 license and channel swap

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On December 4, 2017, as part of a multi-market realignment, the programming and call signs of KTFD and sister station KCEC were swapped: KTFD and its UniMás programming moved to the Entravision-owned facility using digital channel 26 and virtual channel 50, while Univision's digital channel 15 and virtual channel 14 facility became the new home of KCEC.[2]

Technical information

[edit]

Subchannels

[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KCEC[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
14.1 1080i 16:9 KCEC Univision
14.2 480i Bounce Bounce TV
14.3 4:3 GetTV getTV
14.4 16:9 Mystery Ion Mystery
14.5 ShopLC Shop LC MPEG-4 video
14.6 NVSN Nuestra Visión (soon)
  Subchannel broadcast with MPEG-4 video

Analog-to-digital conversion

[edit]

KCEC (as KTFD-TV) shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 14, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,[4] using virtual channel 14.

On April 29, 2020, KCEC completed the migration from digital channel 15 to channel 32 as part of the FCC spectrum auction repack.

Former translator

[edit]

KTFD's signal was formerly relayed on low-power analog translator station KDVT-LP (channel 36) in Denver, which was owned by Entravision Communications. The translator was never converted to digital, and its license was canceled on September 13, 2017.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCEC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Cambios programación UniMas y Univision". Entravision Communications. November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KCEC". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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