KLRX-TV

KLRX-TV, virtual channel 59 (VHF digital channel 14), is an independent television station licensed to, United States. The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of ViacomCBS as part of a duopoly with CBS owned-and-operated station KEYE-TV (channel 42). The two stations share studios on Metric Boulevard in North Austin; KLRX's transmission facilities are located at the on Mount Larson.

History
In 1991, KATX-TV was donated to the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council, owners of (channel 18), and became a secondary PBS member station under the current callsign of . It was still licensed as a commercial station, but operated as a noncommercial broadcaster - much like how Buffalo, New York member station WNED-TV (which received an educational license in 2000) and New York City's WNYC-TV (now Ion Television owned-and-operated station WPXN-TV) operated for many years.

This arrangement lasted until 1996 when, due to financial difficulties, KLRX-TV was taken off-the-air. A year later in 1998, KLRX-TV returned to the air, airing mostly repeats of older PBS/KLRU programming, as well as "encores" of Sesame Street and Barney & Friends - which were the two biggest PBS Kids series of the time. This was done as a stop-gap measure while KLRU looked to sell KLRX-TV.

With KLRX-TV's commercial license very valuable, KLRU chose to rent out KLRX-TV to commercial broadcasting companies until a buyer was found. In early April 2003, KLRU briefly brokered a portion of KLRX-TV's airtime to Fox Television Stations as an interim home for KVC 13 while the station's intellectual unit was being transferred to K21TW (a low-powered station that Fox acquired from as compensation for the loss of the original KVC 13 license at K13VC to allow Univision owned-and-operated  to operate a digital signal on channel 13). From August 2003 to May 2006, KLRX-TV brokered much of it's airtime to the African-American-oriented network, also airing  in overnight hours and airing repeats of KLRU's Austin City Limits on Monday mornings. Urban America Television shut down on May 1, 2006, leading KLRX-TV to switch its daytime/evening programming to on May 5.

In 2011, KLRX-TV switched programming from America One to 's then-new network. This arrangement lasted until July 2012, when CBS Television Stations, owners of KEYE-TV (channel 42), bought the station from KLRU for $5.1 million. KLRX-TV's final day of MeTV programming was on August 15, 2012; at midnight it began stunting with Austin-specific clips and footage relating to the letter X from various films & TV shows. On August 17, 2012, the station re-launched as independent station X-59.

Local programming
Current local programming seen on KLRX-TV includes:
 * X-59 Factory of the Weird, an experimental sketch comedy series hosted by former /Monster Island voice actor Kevin De Haas and broadcast live from the, with occasional pre-taped skits. The series airs in a double-feature with Chappelle's Show.
 * What's Weird in Austin? is a partially brokered program hosted by Patrice Quattlebaum. It also airs nationally on CBSN Austin.
 * The 5 Cent Trapezoid, a parody game show created by Kevin De Haas and hosted by local comedian & entertainer Marika Sakano.
 * TV Powww, a revival of the interactive game show of the same name, debuted August 7, 2018. The series is hosted by Kevin De Haas and local pro gamer Louis Olivencia, and airs on Saturday & Sunday mornings. Children calling in interact with a randomly-picked video game by saying "Pow!" to perform certain game-related actions. Prizes include T-shirts, video game consoles, mobile devices and free game tokens for Circus Playhouse. For a chance at playing, viewers' parents can text their child's name and phone number to KLRX's "Pow-Line".
 * Get to Praisin', a local religious program originating from the Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Austin.

Other programming
Syndicated programming includes Chappelle's Show, NCIS: New Orleans, Forensic Files, The King of Queens, Schitt's Creek, AgDay, The 700 Club and Rescue 911.