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KEYU

KEYU, known locally as Univisión Amarillo or Univisión 41, is a Spanish-language television station in Borger, Texas, serving the Amarillo market on digital channel 31 as an affiliate of Univision, and on analog low-power station KEYU-LP channel 41. Founded February 6, 1998, the station is owned by Drewry Communications Group along with KFDA-TV, KTMO-LP, KAMT-LP, and KZBZ-LP.

Univisión Amarillo can also be seen in Amarillo, Texas on KEAT-LP channel 22, and locally on Suddenlink Cable channel 2.

At one point, KEYU aired local newscasts; they were produced out of Little Rock, Arkansas, with reports produced in Amarillo. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after then-owner Equity Media Holdings, which was suffering from financial problems, instituted a companywide suspension of news programs.[1]

On June 25, 2008, Equity disclosed that it was selling KEYU to Luken Communications, LLC.[2]

According to the Retro Television Network website, KEYU had at one point planned to add an RTN affiliate on DT3 sometime in the future.[3] However, after Equity filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2008[4], Luken began to distance itself from Equity; its offers to acquire KEYU and other Equity stations were eventually withdrawn, and on January 4, 2009, RTN affiliation was removed from all Equity-owned or operated stations as a result of a commercial dispute with Luken.[5]

In 2009, KEYU and three Amarillo LPTV stations were put up for sale for $7.5 million, as part of a sell-off of all of Equity's stations.[6] A buyer was not found until October, when Drewry Communications Group, announced that it would purchase the stations, with a failing station waiver being obtained to allow KEYU to be co-owned with KFDA.[7]

Gallery

Old KEYU logo

Station ID as analog 31

References

  1. ^ Manthey, Toby (2008-06-14). "Equity ends newscasts; N.Y. station buy teeters". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/228628/. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  2. ^ Marich, Robert (2008-06-26). "Equity Media Sells RTN to Ease Crunch". Broadcasting & Cable. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6573488.html. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. ^ Retro Network Television affiliates
  4. ^ Larson, Erik (December 8, 2008). "Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy". Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=aDVf83geoJ3c. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts, Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009
  6. ^ "Equity stations still on the block". Television Business Report. April 20, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14129.html. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  7. ^ "Amarillo acquisition requires waiver". Television Business Report. October 16, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/17834.html. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

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v • d • Broadcast television in the Texas Panhandle / High Plains area
Amarillo and surrounding area

KACV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 V-Me) • KAMR (4.1 NBC, 4.2 KCPN-LP) • KVII (7.1 ABC, 7.2 CW, 7.3 WX) • KFDA (10.1 CBS, 10.2 KZBZ-LP, 10.3 KTMO-LP, 10.4 LATV) • KWET (12.1 PBS/OETA, 12.2 OETA Okla) • KCIT (14.1 Fox, 14.2 This TV) • K17HI-D (3ABN) • KPTF (18.1 GLC) • K25GI (TBN) • KEYU (31.1 UNI, 31.2 KAMT-LP) • KAMM-LP 30 (MTV3) • KCPN-LP 33 (MNTV) • KTMO-LP 36 (TMD) • KTXD-LP 43 (AZA) • KZBZ-LP 46 (Ind) • KAMT-LP 50 (TFU)
Northeastern New Mexico

KENW 3 (PBS, Portales) • KVIH (12.1 ABC, 12.2 The CW, Clovis) • KCVP 34 (GLC, Clovis) Albuquerque channels with repeaters in region: KASA 2 (FOX) • KOB 4 (NBC) • KOAT 7 (ABC) • KRQE 13 (CBS)
Oklahoma Panhandle

K16AB 16 / K55BV 55 / K56AY 56 (PBS/OETA) Southwest Kansas channels available in region: KSWK 3 (PBS) • KBSD 6 (CBS) • KSNG 11 (NBC) • KUPK 13 (ABC) • KLKT 41 (A1)
Texas Broadcast television areas by city:

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New Mexico Broadcast television areas by city: Albuquerque/Santa Fe • Amarillo, TX • El Paso, TX • Odessa/Midland, TX

Oklahoma Broadcast television areas by city: Ada/Sherman, TX • Amarillo, TX • Fort Smith, AR (Eastern OK) • Joplin, MO (Northeast OK) • Lawton/Wichita Falls, TX • Oklahoma City Metro • Texarkana, TX-AR/Shreveport, LA • Tulsa (East Central OK)
v • d • Univision Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

KUWF-LP 14 (Wichita Falls) - KUPB 18 (Midland) - KUNU-LP 21 (Victoria) - KUVN 23 (Dallas / Fort Worth) - KINT 26 (El Paso) - KLDO 27 (Laredo) - KORO 28 (Corpus Christi) - KEUS-LP 31 (San Angelo) - KEYU 31 / KEAT-LP 22 (Borger / Amarillo) - KWEX 41 (San Antonio) - KXLN 45 (Rosenberg / Houston) - KNVO 48 (McAllen) - KBZO-LP 51 (Lubbock) - KAKW 62 / 31 (Killeen / Austin)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas Also see: Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, religious and other Spanish language stations in Texas
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