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| Channels | |
| Branding | KTES Abilene |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | TBD (November 2022–present) |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
| Founded | September 16, 1993 |
First air date | July 11, 1995 |
Former call signs | K40DX (1995–2000) KTES-LP (2000–2018) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 40 (UHF, 1995–2018) |
| Telemundo (1995–2010) This TV (2010–2014) MeTV (2014–September 2022) Comet (September–November 2022) | |
Call sign meaning | Texas |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64972 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°24′48.4″N 100°6′26.3″W / 32.413444°N 100.107306°W |
| Translator(s) | KTXS-DT 12.3 (20.3 UHF) Sweetwater KTXE-LD 12.3 (38.3 UHF) San Angelo |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
KTES-LD (channel 40) is a low-power television station in Abilene, Texas, United States, airing programming from the digital multicast network TBD. It is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Sweetwater-licensed dual ABC/CW+ affiliate KTXS-TV, channel 12 (and its San Angelo–licensed satellite KTXE-LD, channel 12). The two stations share studios on North Clack Street in Abilene; KTES-LD's transmitter is located near Trent, Texas. In addition to its own digital signal, KTES-LD is simulcast in standard definition on KTXS-TV's third digital subchannel.
The station was founded on September 16, 1993, and began broadcasting on July 11, 1995. It previously carried Telemundo, but switched to This TV on September 1, 2010.[1] Telemundo programming moved to KTAB-DT2 in 2014.