KXAN-TV Austin

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The CW Austin, Texas

KXAN-TV is an NBC affiliated television station and licensed to Austin, Texas. Nexstar Media Group has owned the station. It shares the studio with MyNetwork TV affiliated station KBVO and CW affiliate KNVA that located on West Martin Luther King, Old West Austin.  The station founded on 12 February 1965 and the first show aired 53 years ago on the same date. The call letter meaning of network is “TeXAN; also, variant of formerly co-owned KXAS in Dallas”.

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Slogan

                  “In-Depth Investigative”

Website

The online streaming of KXAN-TV is available on the following link.

www.kxan.com/

 

History

The Station started broadcasting on 12 February 1965 with call letter KHFI-TV. At that Time, Kingsbury Family was the owner of the network. KHFI-TV should be affiliated with NBC but, some contractual obligations, the station worked as the independent station from 1965 to 1966. After that in 1966, it got affiliation of NBC. Henry Tippie made partner with Kingsbury and FCC gave license in 1973.

The channel’s call letters changed into KTVV in 1973. LIN Broadcasting purchased the station in 1979 and again call sign converted into KXAN-TV on 15 October 1987. In 1996, the station old tower activated which built in 1964. This tower is the tallest and highest structure in Austin. Media general decided to acquire station from LIN on 21 March 2014 and that sale completed on 19 December 2014. After a year, Media Group merged the transmission with Nexstar on 27 January 2016.

 

Programming

The station 36 brings all kind of programming such as news, talk shows, sitcom, game show, comedy series, and reality shows etc. A list of programs has given below in the table, have a look at it.

Hollywood Game Night

It is an interesting game, follows two candidates who take part with three celebrities of each.  Five games are played, and in each round, players make points which based on their performance. The best thing of the game is that celebrity who plays win $10,000 for charity.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

It is a talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon. It is full of joy, fun, music, and entertainment show.

Today Show

It is a talk show related to current issues like domestic issues, weather, international news etc. Some interviews are conducted with people who belong to politics,media, business industry etc.

Sr. No Programs Category
1 KXAN News Today News
2 Last Call With Carson Daly Late Night Talk show
3 Jeopardy! Game Show
4 Dateline NBC Newsmagazine
5 Saving Hope Medical Drama

Supernatural Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6 Naturally, Danny Seo Lifestyle Program
7 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Police procedural Sitcom
8 The Wall Drama/Mystery
9 Dreamworks Trolls Holiday Musical/Comedy
10 NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt News/Talk show
11 The National Dog Show Conformation Show
12 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Animated Series
13 Just for Laughs: Gags Comedy/Reality show
14 Today Show Talk Show
15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Talk Show
16 Hollywood Game Night Game Show

 

Availability

                           Digital Availability
Main KXAN-TV programming/MyNetwork TV Channel 36.1
Cozi TV Channel 36.2
Ion Television Channel 36.3