KCIT

KCIT (channel 14) is a television station in Amarillo, Texas, United States, that is part of the Fox network. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated by Nexstar Media Group under special agreements, which also control two other local stations. These three stations share the same studio building in downtown Amarillo.

The station's transmitter is located on Dumas Drive and Reclamation Plant Road in a rural area of Potter County. KCIT works together with its sister stations to bring news and entertainment to viewers in the Amarillo area.

History

As an independent station

KCIT first started broadcasting on October 24, 1982, as KJTV. It was the fourth television station in Amarillo, Texas, and the first to broadcast on a UHF channel. The station was founded by Ray Moran, who bought the rights to broadcast on channel 14 in 1981.

As an independent station, KCIT showed a mix of shows including old sitcoms, dramas, western movies, films, cartoons, and business news.

As a Fox affiliate

In 1986, KCIT became a Fox affiliate when the Fox network began. At first, Fox only aired a late-night talk show, so KCIT still acted mostly like an independent station. Over time, Fox added more shows, and KCIT adjusted its schedule accordingly.

In 1991, new owners changed the station's branding to "Fox 14." In 1994, KCIT got a sister station, and in 1999, it came under the management of Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar Media Group, sharing studios with KAMR-TV.

News operation

Further information: KAMR-TV § News operation

KAMR-TV makes and shows about six hours of local news each week for KCIT. This includes one hour on weekdays and half an hour on weekends. KCIT does not have its own morning news show on weekdays.

Local news first started on KCIT when it began in 1982. Over the years, KCIT has changed its news schedule many times. In 2001, KCIT began showing a nightly news show at 9 p.m. made by KAMR. This show includes news, weather, sports, and other segments to interest viewers.

In 2014, KCIT’s news show started broadcasting in high definition.

Technical information

Subchannels

KCIT's digital signal is shared with other channels.

Analog-to-digital conversion

KCIT stopped its old TV signal on February 17, 2009. This was when TV stations in the United States were first supposed to switch to digital broadcasting. The station kept its digital signal on the same channel but uses virtual channel 14.

Translators

KCIT reaches many areas in northwestern Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and northeastern New Mexico with help from several smaller stations that rebroadcast its shows:

• K25CQ-D Childress, TX
• K27OG-D Clarendon, TX
• K28PV-D Clovis, NM
• K30FY-D Guymon, OK
• K36CA-D Memphis, TX
• K24NF-D Tucumcari, NM
• K22NO-D Tulia, TX
• K28KV-D Turkey, TX