united states branding fox 21 general fox 21 news newscasts soco cw on dt2 slogan southern colorado s nine o clock news hour telling it like it is channels digital 22 uhf virtual 21 psip subchannels 21.1 fox 21.2 the cw 21.3 ion television affiliations fox 1986 present owner media general sale to nexstar broadcasting group pending lin television corporation first air date january 22 1985 ; 31 years ago 1985 01 22 call letters meaning extreme x rocky mountain sister station s kxtu ld former channel number s analog 21 uhf 1985 2009 former affiliations primary independent 1985 1986 secondary upn 1995 1999 dt2 the tube rtv 2007 2008 transmitter power 51 kw height 641 m facility id 35991 transmitter coordinates 38 44 43.4 n 104 51 39.2 w 38.745389 n 104.860889 w 38.745389 ; 104.860889 kxrm tv licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website fox21news.com kxrm tv virtual channel 21 uhf digital channel 22 is a fox affiliated television station serving central and southern colorado that is licensed to colorado springs . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal over an antenna located atop cheyenne mountain . kxrm reaches colorado springs on channel 21 and via comcast cable channel 3 . the signal is also viewed on directv and dish network on channel 21 . owned by media general the station is sister to cw affiliate kxtu ld and the two share studios on wooten road . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news operation 4 references 5 external links history edit kxrm tv first signed on the air as an independent television station on january 22 1985 . its call letters were chosen in part to reflect the region in which it operates ; the last two letters stand for rocky mountains . the station tried to sign on christmas eve 1984 but technical glitches prevented that from happening . kxrm was southern colorado s first new independent station in 31 years . it became a charter fox affiliate on october 6 1986 . the station was locally owned until 2000 when it was bought by raycom media . after raycom merged with the liberty corporation kxrm was one of several stations that were spun off to barrington broadcasting . on october 11 2007 the station began airing programming from the retro television network rtv on its second digital subchannel . 1 previously this aired the tube a 24 hour music channel until the network suspended operations october 1 . on september 15 2008 kxrm replaced rtv programming on 21.2 with a simulcast of kxtu . 2 this served to increase kxtu s coverage area ; kxtu did not go digital until 2010 and even in digital its coverage area is effectively limited to el paso and pueblo counties . on february 28 2013 barrington broadcasting announced the sale of its entire group including kxrm tv to sinclair broadcast group . 3 the sale was completed on november 25 . 4 on august 20 2014 sinclair announced that it would sell kxrm tv and kxtu ld along with wtta in tampa bay to media general in a swap for wjar in providence rhode island wluk tv and wcwf in green bay and wtgs in savannah georgia . the swap is part of media general s merger with lin media . 5 6 the sale was completed on december 19 . 7 on january 27 2016 it was announced that the nexstar broadcasting group would buy media general for 4.6 billion . kxrm will become part of nexstar media group and would be nexstar s second station in colorado joining grand junction s cbs affiliate krex tv . 8 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 9 21.1 720p 16 9 kxrm dt main kxrm tv programming fox 21.2 480i cw57 the cw 21.3 4 3 ion ion television analog to digital conversion edit kxrm tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 21 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 22 . 10 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 21 . news operation edit the station began airing a prime time newscast at 9 on march 11 2001 . kxrm established its own in house news department in 2006 after previously having aired newscasts produced by kktv . kxrm tv became one of the initial group of independent television stations to agree to affiliate in 1987 . the station hosts a 4 hour morning show from 5 9 that has been recognized by the colorado broadcasters association as one of the best morning shows in the market . its weeknight prime time broadcast starts at 9 00 p.m. on january 20 2016 a 10 00 p.m newscast was added and on the same day alison mastrangelo who was a reported with kxrm since june 2014 was promoted as sports anchor . in late september 2010 kxrm became the fourth station in colorado springs pueblo to start broadcasting its local newscasts in 16 9 widescreen . in 2013 the radio and television digital news association recognized kxrm with a national edward r. murrow award for continuing coverage of the waldo canyon fire . 11 references edit three markets go retro with retro television network . broadcastingcable.com . retrieved on 2013 07 22 . kxrm takes kxtu under its digital wing . springstvtalk.blogspot.com 2008 09 17 . retrieved on 2013 07 22 . malone michael february 28 2013 . sinclair s chesapeake tv acquires barrington stations . broadcasting & cable . retrieved march 1 2013 . http www.sbgi.net site mgr temp barrington % 20closes.pdf media general lin sell stations in 5 markets . tvnewscheck . august 20 2014 . retrieved august 20 2014 . malone michael august 20 2014 . media general lin divest stations in five markets . broadcasting & cable . retrieved august 20 2014 . sinclair broadcast group closes on certain station acquisitions and divestitures with media general press release sinclair broadcast group retrieved 19 december 2014 http www.mediageneral.com press 2016 jan27 2016nexs.html rabbitears tv query for kxrm dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . 2013 national edward r. murrow award winners . rtdna . retrieved on 2013 07 22 . external links edit fox21 news fox21 news facebook query the fcc s tv station database for kxrm tv v t e television stations in southern colorado including colorado springs and pueblo english language stations koaa tv 5 k30jm d 30 xx .1 nbc xx .2 newsfirst now ktsc 8.1 pbs 8.3 create 8.5 audio information network of colorado kktv 11.1 cbs 11.2 mntv metv krdo tv 13.1 abc 13.2 telemundo kxrm tv 21.1 fox 21.2 cw 21.3 ion kspk lp 28.1 a1 amgtv k31km d 31 12.1 12.2 simulcast of kbdi tv pbs 12.3 mhz worldview kjcs ld ewtn on 38.1 torah tv on 38.3 the walk tv on 38.6 kwhs ld 51.1 lesea 51.2 cozi tv kxtu ld 57.1 cw also on kxrm 21.2 spanish language stations ktsc 8.2 v me krdo tv 13.2 telemundo kzcs lp 23 azteca ktlp 34 ktlo 45 telemundo also on krdo 13.2 kjcs ld 38.4 vidavision 38.5 fuente de vida kvsn dt univision on 48.1 unim s on 48.2 latv on 48.3 kxtu ld 57.2 mundomax see also media in colorado springs colorado denver tv albuquerque tv v t e fox network affiliates in the state of colorado kfqx 4 grand junction kxrm 21 colorado springs kdvr 31 kfct 22 denver fort collins see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in colorado v t e media general inc. corporate directors j. stewart bryan iii cob marshall n. morton o. reid ashe jr. john a. schauss diana f. cantor charles a. davis thompson l. rankin rodney a. smolla walter e. williams coleman wortham iii h. graham woodlief jr. james a. zimmerman kirk read stephen y. dickinson george l. mahoney lou anne j. nabhan john a. schauss james f. woodward abc network affiliates ktka tv 1 wate tv wbay tv 2 whtm tv wjbf wjhl dt2 wlaj 1 wkrn tv wotv wric tv wten wcdc tv wtnh wytv 1 cbs network affiliates 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general operates this station through an ssa . 2 station in the process of being resold to another company due to nexstar ownership conflicts . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kxrm tv & oldid 737101295 categories fox network affiliatesmedia generaltelevision stations in colorado springs coloradoel paso county coloradotelevision channels and stations established in 1985ion television affiliates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 august 2016 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