KXRM-TV

KXRM-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Fox-affiliated television station serving Central and Southern Colorado that is licensed to Colorado Springs. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal over an antenna located atop Cheyenne Mountain. KXRM reaches Colorado Springs on channel 21 and via Comcast Cable channel 3. The signal is also viewed on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 21. Owned by Media General, the station is sister to CW affiliate KXTU-LD and the two share studios on Wooten Road.

History

KXRM-TV first signed on the air as an independent television station on January 22, 1985. Its call letters were chosen in part to reflect the region in which it operates; the last two letters stand for "Rocky Mountains." The station tried to sign-on Christmas Eve 1984, but technical glitches prevented that from happening. KXRM was Southern Colorado's first new independent station in 31 years. It became a charter Fox affiliate on October 6, 1986. The station was locally-owned until 2000 when it was bought by Raycom Media. After Raycom merged with The Liberty Corporation, KXRM was one of several stations that were spun off to Barrington Broadcasting.