KLST

KLST (channel 8) is a television station in San Angelo, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to NBC affiliate KSAN-TV (channel 3) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on Armstrong Street in San Angelo; KLST's transmitter is located near Eola, Texas.

For the radio station in Fountain Valley, California, that held the call sign KLST-FM at 92.7 FM from 2012 to 2013, see KYLA.

KLST
  • San Angelo, Texas
  • United States
Channels
BrandingKLST
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Nexstar Media Group
  • (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations
KSAN-TV
History
First air date
July 6, 1953 (1953-07-06)
Former call signs
  • KTXL-TV (1953–1957)
  • KCTV (1957–1983)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 8 (VHF, 1953–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Lone Star Television"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31114
ERP18.8 kW
HAAT434.2 m (1,425 ft)
Transmitter coordinates31°22′2″N 100°2′49″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.conchovalleyhomepage.com

Channel 8 is the oldest station in San Angelo, signing on as KTXL-TV in 1953 and changing call signs to KCTV in 1957. It was a CBS affiliate from its first day on air. KCTV became KLST in 1983 when its call sign was purchased by a TV station in Kansas City, Missouri. Nexstar acquired KLST in 2004 and consolidated operations with Mission-owned KSAN-TV.

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