KHOU

KHOU
Channels
BrandingKHOU 11
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KTBU
History
First air date
March 22, 1953 (1953-03-22)
Former call signs
  • KGUL-TV (1953–1959)
  • KHOU-TV (1959–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 11 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 31 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Call sign meaning
Houston (also the IATA airport code for the William P. Hobby Airport)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34529
ERP60 kW
HAAT593 m (1,946 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°33′40″N 95°30′4″W / 29.56111°N 95.50111°W / 29.56111; -95.50111
Translator(s)KTBU 11.11 Conroe
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.khou.com

KHOU (channel 11) is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Conroe-licensed Quest station KTBU (channel 55). The two stations share studios on Westheimer Road near Uptown Houston; KHOU's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County. Houston is the second largest television market where the CBS station is not owned and operated by the network.