KTBU

KTBU
Conroe–Houston, Texas; United States;
City	Conroe, Texas
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF); Virtual: 55;
Branding	QuestTexas 55
Programming
Affiliations	11.11: CBS; 55.1: Quest / CBS (alternate); for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc.; (KHOU-TV, Inc.);
Sister stations	KHOU
History
First air date	July 15, 1998
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 55 (UHF, 1998–2009); Digital: 42 (UHF, 2005–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1998–2011); Mega TV (2011–2020);
Call sign meaning	Cathode-ray tube ("The Tube" was former branding) transposed
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28324
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	597 m (1,959 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°33′45.2″N 95°30′35.9″W / 29.562556°N 95.509972°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

KTBU (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Conroe, Texas, United States, serving as the Houston area outlet for the digital multicast network Quest.^[2] It is owned and operated by Tegna Inc. alongside CBS affiliate KHOU (channel 11). The two stations share studios on Westheimer Road near Uptown Houston; KTBU's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County. Previously, KTBU maintained separate facilities on Old Katy Road in the northwest side of Houston, while the KHOU studios only housed KTBU's master control and some internal operations.