KDTX-TV


KDTX-TV, virtual channel 58, is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. KDTX's studios are located at TBN's International Production Center on West Irving Boulevard in Irving, and its transmitter is located south of Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill.

History

The UHF channel 58 allocation in the Dallas–Fort Worth market was initially applied for broadcasting use by the Metroplex Broadcasting Company and former KDFW for a television station under the call letters KDIA. The station was founded on January 15, 1985, however it is not known if it ever signed on.
KDTX-TV first signed on the air on February 9, 1987 ; it was built and signed on by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. In recent years, KDTX has been considered TBN's second-most important television station, particularly as the Dallas–Fort Worth market has a large religious base. TBN has since moved several of its operations, including some production facilities, to the Metroplex.

Digital television

KDTX-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 58, on that date. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using PSIP to display KDTX-TV's virtual channel as 58 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.