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KIII · channel 3.1

KIII is channel 3.1 (ABC), a full-power station licensed to Corpus Christi, TX.

Updated from FCC data

KIII channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 3.1 ABC
  • 3.2 MeTV
  • 3.3 Quest
  • 3.4 Cozi TV
  • 3.5 True Crime Network
  • 3.6 The Nest
  • 3.7 Shop LC
  • 3.8 Great
  • 3.9 QVC → Outlaw

Which way to point your antenna for KIII

KIII transmits from its own site, apart from the main Corpus Christi towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 8 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Kingsville, TX east-northeast (57°) 19 mi
Portland, TX southwest (226°) 23 mi
Rockport, TX southwest (232°) 43 mi
Falfurrias, TX northeast (48°) 45 mi
Port Aransas, TX west-southwest (250°) 33 mi

KIII transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
8 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
160 kW
Antenna height
282 m above sea level, 269 m above average terrain
Tower location
27.6586, -97.6014 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
10188
Licence on file
2007-07-23

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

Updated How we work this out