KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV.[2] The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. KNXT-LD's transmitter is located on Mount Adelaide.[3]
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| Branding | MyTV 53 Bakersfield |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Central Valley, LLC |
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| Founded | February 18, 1997 |
First air date | April 28, 2000 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16944 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 351 m (1,153 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′15.8″N 118°44′29.3″W / 35.437722°N 118.741472°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
editThe station was started as K57HZ, transmitting on channel 57, on April 28, 2000, by Cocola Broadcasting. Cocola sold the station to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which owned regional Catholic station KNXT (channel 49), in 2007 for $1.4 million. It then moved to channel 38 and became a translator of KNXT, which also appeared on Bakersfield cable systems.[4]
In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs.[5] In the case of the Bakersfield translator, a digital television conversion also needed to be conducted. KIFR, a non-commercial educational station, was sold to Vita Broadcasting, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.[6]
Newscasts
editKNXT simulcasts sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offers 2+1⁄2 hours of news per week (30 minutes each weekday) with the San Joaquin Valley's only 8 p.m. newscast, My 53 News at 8:00, hosted by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The half-hour newscast immediately repeats.[7]
Subchannels
editThe station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 53.1 | 720p | 16:9 | MyNet | MyNetworkTV |
| 53.2 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV | |
| 53.5 | H&I | Heroes & Icons | ||
| 53.6 | StartTV | Start TV | ||
| 53.8 | TCT | TCT |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Mount Adelaide (CA) TV Stations". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Medina, Louis (September 29, 2008). "Catholic TV channel gets a wider audience". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ FCC. "Suspension of Operations and Silent Authority of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $500,000". TVNewsCheck. May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Scott. "News on the Very Cheap". FTVLive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNXT-LD
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