KRTS

KRTS (channel 33) is an independent television station licensed to Robloxia City, Robloxia and serving the Robloxia City metropolitan area. It is owned by Mac Broadcasting, which maintains a shared-services agreement (SSA) with JD Broadcasting Properties, owner of Brookhaven-licensed ABC affiliate KBH-TV (channel 10) and Estrella TV affiliate RXEST-LD (channel 45), for the provision of certain services, making KRTS a de facto flagship station. All stations maintain studios in East Robloxia Avenue in East Robloxia City, while their transmitter is located in Mount Robloxia.
Until late March 2015, it was a Fox affiliate since the start of the network as RXFOX-TV which it was owned by Fox Television Stations. It was disaffiliated on March 31, 2015 due to FCC regulations and it moved to KFRX-TV (channel 64). The station went dark and changed its call sign letters to KIWL-LP on April 1, 2015 at midnight for 4 days, then it became a translator of CBS-owned-and-operated station KRBX-TV (channel 15) until September 2017, then it went dark again until the start of 2022.
==History==
===Independent years===
On July 29, 1967, the Allisons wanted to launch a new independent station in the Robloxia City area.
===Metromedia years===
After struggling with debt, the Allisons sold RXTV to Metromedia. It became RXMM.
===Fox years (1986-2015)===
On October 8, 1986, Fox Television Stations purchased RXMM for $34 million. It changed its call sign to RXFOX-TV.
===Sale to a locally-owned company===
On June 8, 1989, Fox Television Stations announced that it couldn't own RXFOX-TV so they give to a locally-owned company based in Bloxburg on 33 Bloxburg Boulevard. The sale was completed on September 19, 1989.
===End of Fox affiliation===
On December 24, 2014, it was announced that RXFOX-TV would lose its Fox affiliation after 20+ years. To comply with FCC regulations that they received by June 4, they disaffiliated from the network on March 31, 2015 at 11:00pm. The Fox affiliation had moved to KCSF-TV and changed its call sign letters to the current KFRX-TV and became an O&O again after RXFOX-TV was owned from 1986 to 1989.
===Dark years (April 1–5, 2015; 2017-2022)===
After RXFOX-TV lost its Fox affiliation, the station changed its call sign letters to KIWL-LP and went dark for 4 days. Then it became a translator of CBS station KRBX-TV for 2 years. On September 12, 2017, the station went dark again for 4+ years. The call signs are now used by a television station in Meepcity.
===Returning to air as an independent station; sale to JD Broadcasting Properties===
On November 8, 2021, JD Broadcasting Properties (owner of KBH-TV and KROB-DT) announced it will buy KIWL-LP for $89 million. This had made sister stations to NBC affiliate KROB-DT, ABC affiliate KBH-TV, and Azteca América affiliate RXAZ-LD. The sale was completed on January 1, 2022, returned to air, became an independent station, and changed its call sign letters to present-day KRTS.
==Programming==
KRTS, as an independent station, clears all programming every weekday at 9am to 8pm and every Saturday and Sunday at 7am to 9pm.
KRTS also simulcast RBC-owned rolling news service Robloxia Now from 6-9 AM on weekdays and 5-7 AM on Weekends.
===Newscasts===
KRTS airs newscasts produced by sister station KBH-TV called ABC 10 Eyewitness News on The 33. As a Fox affiliate, the newscast debuted when the station launched. It was titled Fox 33 News. It broadcasts at 5, 6, 6:30, and 10pm and it was the first television station in Robloxia to air a primetime newscast. The station aired its last newscast on March 28, 3 days before the station signed off. On May 1, 2022, KBH-TV and KROB-DT's newscasts merged to Robloxia News Now. On June 21, 2022, KBH-TV and KROB-DT separate their newscasts as part of KROB-DT's sale to GloboRB.
==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
33.1 	1080i	16:9 	KRTS-DT 	Main KRTS programming/Independent
33.2 	720p 	16:9 	Ion 	Ion Television
33.3 	480i 	16:9 	KRTSNHK 	NHK World
===Analog to digital conversion===
KRTS (as RXFOX-TV) shut down its analog signal on analog channel 33 on February 12, 2009 as part of the FCC-mandated digital switchover.
==Gallery==
===Logos===
RXFOX '86.svg|1986–1987
RXFOX Fox 33 Blue Box Logo 1987.png|1987–1993
RXFOX Fox 33 Logo 1992.png|1993–1999
RXFOX Fox 33 Logo 1999.png|1999–2009
RXFOX Fox 33 Logo 2009.png|2009–2015
KRBX 15 2013.svg|2015-2017 (as a translator of KRBX-TV)
RobloxiaNewsNowLogo2022.png|May 1–June 21, 2022
===Miscellaneous (station IDs, news opens and screenshots)===
RXFOX ID 1986.jpg|1986–1987
Category:Independent television stations
Category:Robloxia
Category:Channel 33
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1986
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2015
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2022
Category:Locally-owned stations
Category:Robloxia City
Category:Bloxburg
Category:Brookhaven
Category:JD Broadcasting Properties
Category:Former Metromedia stations
Category:Former Fox affiliates
Category:Former CBS affiliates