KVSN-DT (channel 48) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving the

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area as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network

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. It is owned by

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alongside low-power, Class A

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affiliate KGHB-CD (channel 27, also licensed to Pueblo). KVSN's transmitter is located on

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. Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, KVSN is considered a

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-licensed KCEC (channel 14), which is

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but operated by Entravision under a

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(LMA). As such, it simulcasts all Univision programming as provided through KCEC, and the two stations share a website. However, KVSN airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. Local newscasts, produced by KCEC and branded as , are simulcast on both stations. Aside from the transmitter, KVSN does not maintain any facilities in Pueblo or Colorado Springs.

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and internal operations are based at KCEC's studios on

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West Circle in

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History

On April 10, 2007, the

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(FCC) granted a three-year

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to Entravision to build a new

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television station to serve the Pueblo–Colorado Springs market on channel 48. It was given the call sign KVSN. Shortly after the permit was granted, Entravision opted to build KVSN as a digital-only station and filed an application in April 2008. KVSN commenced operations under automatic

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on March 2, 2009, replacing Class A LPTV station KGHB-CA. Its license was granted on June 5, 2009.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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References

External links

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Entravision official site
2009 establishments in Colorado Entravision Communications stations LATV affiliates VSN-DT Television channels and stations established in 2009 VSN-DT True Crime Network affiliates Univision affiliates {{Colorado-tv-station-stub