KTLN-TV
KTLN-TV (channel 68) is a television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area as an owned-and-operated station of the classic television network Heroes & Icons. It is owned by Weigel Broadcasting alongside San Jose-licensed low-power, Class A Catchy Comedy owned-and-operated station KAXT-CD (channel 1). Both stations share studios on Pelican Way in San Rafael, and transmitter facilities on Mount Allison.
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| City | Palo Alto, California |
| Channels | |
| Branding | H&I Bay Area (general) MeTV Bay Area (DT2) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 68.1: Heroes & Icons for others, see § Subchannels |
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Sister stations | KAXT-CD |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
First air date | July 15, 1998 (in Novato, California; license moved to Palo Alto in 2018) |
Former call signs | KWOK (1990–1999) |
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Former affiliations | Total Living Network (1998–2019) |
Call sign meaning | "Total Living Network" (former affiliation) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49153 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°29′57″N 121°52′20″W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | KTLN FCC disclosures/schedule page on Heroes & Icons website |
Even though KTLN-TV is licensed as a full-power station, it shares spectrum with KAXT-CD, whose low-power broadcasting radius does not cover all of the San Francisco Bay Area. Therefore, it relies on cable and satellite carriage to reach the entire market. However, KTLN-TV shares MeTV with independent station KPYX's (channel 44) third subchannel, which has a stronger signal than KTLN.