KSCC
KSCC is a full-power television station serving Corpus Christi, Texas, with Fox, The CW Plus, and MyNetworkTV programming.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
KSCC is a full-power television station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas. The station broadcasts on digital channel 38 and serves the Corpus Christi metropolitan area and a wider portion of South Texas, with its signal reaching communities including Raymondville and George West. Its studios are located on South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, while its transmitter is southeast of Robstown. The station began broadcasting on January 15, 2008, under the call sign KUQI as an independent station. Shortly afterward, on February 4, 2008, it became the Corpus Christi market's Fox affiliate, replacing low-power station K47DF. The move gave Fox a full-power signal in the market and substantially expanded over-the-air coverage compared with the previous low-power affiliate. KUQI subsequently introduced Fox programming in high definition by 2011. KSCC's ownership history has included several financially and operationally significant transitions. It was initially owned by High Maintenance Broadcasting, a company associated with Deidre Gillis, Lori Hoffmann, and Vanisha Mallory. National Communications announced an agreement to acquire the station in 2012 and planned to operate it under a shared-services arrangement involving London Broadcasting, then the owner of Corpus Christi ABC affiliate KIII. Although the Federal Communications Commission approved the transaction, the proposed acquisition was abandoned in January 2013 after the parties reported that they had been unable to complete the closing process. High Maintenance Broadcasting later entered bankruptcy proceedings, with the station continuing under debtor-in-possession ownership. In late 2014, ownership passed to Corpus 18, LLC, a partnership formed by noteholders connected with High Maintenance Broadcasting and GH Broadcasting. Corpus 18 sold KUQI, together with low-power stations KXPX-LP and KTOV-LP, to Sinclair Broadcast Group in a transaction announced in 2015 and completed on January 8, 2016. The call sign changed from KUQI to KSCC on October 11, 2017. The station has used its digital subchannels to distribute additional services across the market. It previously carried programming from co-owned low-power outlets, including TBD through KXPX-LP and MyNetworkTV through KTOV-LP. The low-power licenses were surrendered on April 3, 2018, after which the services continued as subchannels of KSCC. In July 2024, KSCC was announced as a future home for The CW affiliation in the Corpus Christi market, with the affiliation added to its MyNetworkTV subchannel as a primary service. KSCC does not maintain a standalone local news department, but it has carried or simulcast news programming supplied by other stations, including KRIV in Houston and Sinclair sister station KABB in San Antonio.
History
KSCC began service in Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 15, 2008, as KUQI, an independent full-power television station. Its launch created a new full-power outlet in a market where Fox had previously been represented by low-power K47DF. On February 4, 2008, KUQI assumed the Fox affiliation, replacing K47DF and expanding Fox's terrestrial reach across the Corpus Christi area and nearby South Texas communities. The station later carried Fox programming in high definition, with HD service in place by 2011. The original licensee was High Maintenance Broadcasting, associated with Deidre Gillis, Lori Hoffmann, and Vanisha Mallory. In March 2012, National Communications announced plans to acquire KUQI and enter into a shared-services arrangement with London Broadcasting, which at the time owned KIII, the local ABC affiliate. The FCC approved the transaction in August 2012 and the parties contemplated a call-sign change to KFCC after closing. The deal nevertheless collapsed in January 2013 because the prospective buyers said they had been unable to complete the closing after multiple attempts. High Maintenance Broadcasting subsequently entered bankruptcy proceedings while remaining in control as debtor-in-possession. A later ownership restructuring transferred the station to Corpus 18, LLC, a partnership formed by noteholders of High Maintenance Broadcasting and related company GH Broadcasting. In October 2015, Corpus 18 agreed to sell KUQI, along with KXPX-LP and KTOV-LP, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. The transaction closed on January 8, 2016, bringing the station into Sinclair's national broadcast portfolio. On October 11, 2017, KUQI adopted the KSCC call sign. KSCC has also served as a platform for digital multicast distribution. It carried TBD through a simulcast associated with KXPX-LP and MyNetworkTV through a simulcast associated with KTOV-LP. After the two low-power licenses were surrendered on April 3, 2018, the services continued as digital subchannels of KSCC rather than operating through separate low-power analog facilities. The station has not operated its own local news department. At different points, it supplemented its network schedule with externally produced news programming, including a simulcast of KRIV's 9 p.m. newscast from Houston under the KUQI Tonight powered by Fox 26 branding. That arrangement ended on June 28, 2012. Following Sinclair's acquisition, KSCC carried morning programming from sister station KABB in San Antonio, including the Fox News First block and Daytime with Kimberly & Esteban. Technically, KUQI ended analog broadcasting on June 12, 2009, and moved its full-power signal to digital channel 38 through a flash-cut. Because the station received its original construction permit after the FCC's digital allotment plan was finalized, it did not receive a separate companion digital channel. In July 2024, KSCC was announced as a future Corpus Christi outlet for The CW, with the network service planned for the station's MyNetworkTV subchannel as a primary affiliation.
- 2024
The CW affiliation is announced
[1]KSCC is announced as a future home for The CW in the Corpus Christi market, using its MyNetworkTV subchannel.
- 2018
Low-power licenses are surrendered
[1]The licenses for KXPX-LP and KTOV-LP are turned in, leaving their services to operate solely through KSCC subchannels.
- 2017
Call sign changes to KSCC
[1]The station changes its call sign from KUQI to KSCC on October 11.
- 2016
Sinclair acquisition closes
[1]Sinclair Broadcast Group completes its acquisition of KUQI and related stations on January 8.
- 2013
Proposed acquisition is abandoned
[1]The planned National Communications purchase is canceled after the parties fail to complete the transaction.
- 2011
Fox programming becomes available in HD
[1]KUQI begins carrying Fox programming in high definition.
- 2009
Analog transmission ends
[1]The station shuts down its analog channel 38 signal and transitions directly to digital broadcasting on channel 38.
- 2008
Station launches as KUQI
[1]KUQI begins broadcasting in Corpus Christi as an independent full-power station on January 15.
- 2008
Fox affiliation begins
[1]KUQI assumes the Corpus Christi market's Fox affiliation on February 4, replacing low-power K47DF.
Products and positioning
A full-power commercial broadcast station serving the Corpus Christi and South Texas television market, positioned as a network-affiliated outlet with broad over-the-air reach and multiple digital subchannels.
Network television service · 2008
Fox affiliation
KSCC's principal network service has been Fox programming since February 2008. The affiliation replaced the market's low-power Fox outlet and gave viewers a full-power signal with substantially broader regional coverage. The station later carried Fox programming in high definition.
Network television service
The CW Plus
The station is identified as a carrier of The CW Plus, a distribution service used by The CW for smaller and mid-sized television markets. The available reference material does not specify the exact start date or detailed schedule history for this service on KSCC.
Network television service
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV has been distributed through KSCC's digital multicast operation, including after the related low-power KTOV-LP license was surrendered. In 2024, the MyNetworkTV subchannel was identified as the planned primary home for The CW affiliation in the market.
Broadcast distribution
Digital multicast services
KSCC has used its digital subchannels to provide full-market over-the-air distribution for services associated with co-owned low-power stations. The arrangement included TBD through KXPX-LP and MyNetworkTV through KTOV-LP; after the low-power licenses ended, the services continued as KSCC subchannels.
Brand decisions
2024
Add The CW as a primary subchannel affiliationStrategyBackground
The CW affiliation was being carried by KRIS-DT2 in the Corpus Christi market.
Action taken
KSCC was announced as the future home of The CW, with the affiliation planned for its MyNetworkTV subchannel.
Aftermath
The announcement broadened KSCC's network portfolio and positioned its digital multicast operation as a primary CW outlet.
2016
Sinclair acquires KUQI and related stationsM&ABackground
Corpus 18 owned KUQI and the associated low-power stations KXPX-LP and KTOV-LP after an earlier proposed sale to National Communications failed.
Action taken
Sinclair Broadcast Group completed the purchase of the three-station group on January 8, 2016.
Aftermath
KUQI became part of Sinclair's broadcast portfolio and later changed its call sign to KSCC.
Reported transaction value. $9.25 million (Sale announced October 2, 2015; completed January 8, 2016)
2008
Replace the low-power Fox affiliate with a full-power serviceStrategyBackground
Fox programming in the Corpus Christi market had been carried by low-power K47DF, whose coverage was more limited than that of a full-power station.
Action taken
KUQI assumed the Fox affiliation on February 4, 2008, giving the network a full-power channel 38 outlet.
Aftermath
The change expanded Fox's over-the-air reach across the Corpus Christi metropolitan area and surrounding South Texas communities.
Recent events
- 2024
KSCC announced as a future CW affiliate[1]
Product launch
On July 31, 2024, KSCC was announced as the planned home of The CW affiliation in the Corpus Christi market, with the service to be carried on its MyNetworkTV subchannel as a primary affiliation.
- 2017
KUQI changes call sign to KSCC[1]
Other
The station adopted the KSCC call sign on October 11, 2017.
- 2016
Sinclair completes acquisition of the station group[1]
M&A
Sinclair completed its purchase of KUQI and the associated low-power stations on January 8, 2016.
- 2015
Sinclair agrees to acquire KUQI and related low-power stations[1]
M&A
Corpus 18 agreed to sell KUQI, KXPX-LP, and KTOV-LP to Sinclair Broadcast Group in a transaction reported at $9.25 million.
- 2013
Proposed National Communications transaction is canceled[1]
M&A
The planned sale of KUQI was abandoned after the prospective buyers said repeated efforts to close the transaction had not succeeded.
- 2012
National Communications announces planned KUQI acquisition[1]
M&A
National Communications announced an agreement to purchase KUQI and proposed a shared-services relationship involving London Broadcasting and Corpus Christi station KIII.
- 2008
KUQI begins operations as a Corpus Christi independent station[1]
Other
The station launched on January 15, 2008, under the KUQI call sign before assuming the market's Fox affiliation the following month.
- 2008
KUQI becomes the Corpus Christi Fox affiliate[1]
Other
KUQI took over Fox programming on February 4, replacing low-power K47DF and providing the market with a full-power Fox signal.
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