Cocola Broadcasting
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Cocola Broadcasting is a broadcasting company based in Fresno, California
. Founded in the early-1980s by Valley broadcasting veteran Gary Cocola, Cocola owns full-power digital television stations KGMC in Fresno and KKJB
in Boise, Idaho
, and several low-power television stations in Central California and Boise. Cocola was one of the first broadcasters in the US to take advantage of the opportunities of low-powered television, after the FCC approved such stations in the early-1980s.
Sacramento, California
Fresno, California
Boise, Idaho
Monterey, California
Bakersfield, California
Redding, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. Founded in the early-1980s by Valley broadcasting veteran Gary Cocola, Cocola owns full-power digital television stations KGMC in Fresno and KKJB
KKJB
KKJB is a Daystar television station based in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.-Digital television:Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital...
in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
, and several low-power television stations in Central California and Boise. Cocola was one of the first broadcasters in the US to take advantage of the opportunities of low-powered television, after the FCC approved such stations in the early-1980s.
Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
| Station | Affiliation | Notes |
| KSAO-LD 49 | 49.1 V-Mas Hispanic Network, 49.2 My Family TV Network, 49.3 For Lease, 49.4 For Lease, 49.5 For Lease, 49.6 For Lease | |
Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
| Station | Affiliation | Notes |
| KVHF-LD | 4.1 Oasis TV Network, 4.2 Bounce TV Network, 4.3 Azteca America Network (simulcasting KMSG-LP KMSG-LP KMSG-LP, channel 39, is an Azteca America-affiliated low-power television station for the Fresno area. KMSG provides programming for the Hispanic community. Some of its most popular programming includes novellas, sports events such as First Division Mexican League Soccer, news, talk, comedy,... ), 4.4 AMG TV Network, 4.5 France 24 News Network, 4.6 Ono Dias TV Hispanic Religious |
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| KFAZ-CA KMSG-LP KMSG-LP, channel 39, is an Azteca America-affiliated low-power television station for the Fresno area. KMSG provides programming for the Hispanic community. Some of its most popular programming includes novellas, sports events such as First Division Mexican League Soccer, news, talk, comedy,... 8 |
Azteca America Azteca América Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by... (simulcasting KMSG-LP KMSG-LP KMSG-LP, channel 39, is an Azteca America-affiliated low-power television station for the Fresno area. KMSG provides programming for the Hispanic community. Some of its most popular programming includes novellas, sports events such as First Division Mexican League Soccer, news, talk, comedy,... ) |
Licensed in Visalia Visalia, California Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles... |
| KCWB-LP KCWB-LP KCWB-LP channel 13 and KVVG-LD channel 54 are Tvida Vision affiliates for the Fresno, California television market, presenting religious programming for Spanish-speaking viewers. Both stations are owned by Cocola Broadcasting.... 13 |
Tvida Vision Tvida Vision Tvida Vision is a religious network for the Hispanic community.... |
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| KHSC-LP KHSC-LP KHSC-LP is an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network, broadcasting on low-powered channel 16 in the Fresno area.KHSC originally appeared as KHST channel 66, then later KHSC-LP channel 38, before moving to channel 16.... 16 |
HSN Home Shopping Network Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com... |
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| KJKZ-LP KJKZ-LP KJKZ-LP is a low-power television station broadcasting on Channel 27 in Fresno, California. Owned by Cocola Broadcasting, the station airs programming from AMGTV. KJKZ-LP formerly aired music videos from Bohemia Visual Music.... 27 |
France 24 News Network | |
| KBID-LP 31 | Infomercials | |
| KJEO-LD 32 | 32.1 Universal Sports Universal Sports Universal Sports is an American television network that airs various sports, primarily those contested in the Olympic Games, including swimming, gymnastics, cycling, track and field, figure skating, skiing, bobsledding and triathlon.-Programming:... , 32.2 America One America One America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations... , 32.3 For Lease, 32.4 ManaVision 3, 32.5 Espiritu Santo y Fuego Network, 32.6 Hmong TV Network |
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| KSDI-LD 33 | 33.1: Mega TV Network /, 33.2 My Family TV Network/, 33.3 Tvida Hispanic Religious Network, 33.4 The Cool TV Music Network, 33.5 Indian Network programming, 33.6 Aviva Hispanic Network, 33.7 Prayer TV | |
| KMCF-LP 35 | Tvida Vision Tvida Vision Tvida Vision is a religious network for the Hispanic community.... |
Licensed in Visalia Visalia, California Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles... |
| KMSG-LP KMSG-LP KMSG-LP, channel 39, is an Azteca America-affiliated low-power television station for the Fresno area. KMSG provides programming for the Hispanic community. Some of its most popular programming includes novellas, sports events such as First Division Mexican League Soccer, news, talk, comedy,... 39 |
Azteca America Azteca América Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by... |
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| KGMC 43 | 43.1 Jewelry TV, 43.2 Azteca America Azteca América Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by... , 43.3 Daystar Daystar Daystar may refer to:* DayStar Digital, a company that used to manufacture Apple Macintosh clones* Daystar Technologies, a company that builds performance upgrades for Apple Macintosh Computers and services the previous company's products... , 43.4 HSN, 43.5 Antenna TV Antenna TV Antenna TV is an American digital broadcast television network, primarily featuring classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s, along with some feature films. It is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Chicago-based Tribune Company... , 43.6 Me-TV |
Full power station; licensed in Clovis Clovis, California Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States, northeast of Fresno. The population is estimated to be 97,218 as of September, 2011. Clovis is located northeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 361 feet .-History:... |
Boise, IdahoBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
| Station | Affiliation | Notes |
| KKIC-LD 16.1 | Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
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| KBSE-LD 33.1 | HSN Home Shopping Network Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com... |
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| KKJB KKJB KKJB is a Daystar television station based in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.-Digital television:Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital... 39 |
39.1 Daystar Daystar Daystar may refer to:* DayStar Digital, a company that used to manufacture Apple Macintosh clones* Daystar Technologies, a company that builds performance upgrades for Apple Macintosh Computers and services the previous company's products... 39.2, Universal Sports Universal Sports Universal Sports is an American television network that airs various sports, primarily those contested in the Olympic Games, including swimming, gymnastics, cycling, track and field, figure skating, skiing, bobsledding and triathlon.-Programming:... , 39.3 America One America One America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations... , 39.4 For Lease |
Full power station |
| KBTI-LP KBTI-LP KBTI-LP is a is a silent low power station. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting, and originates from Boise, Idaho.... 41 |
Currently Dark pending return in digital | |
| KIWB-LP KIWB-LP KIWB-LP 43 is a silent low power station. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting, and originates from Boise, Idaho.... 43 |
Currently Dark pending return in digital | Previously MTV2 MTV2 MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation... & Tele Vida Abundante Tele Vida Abundante Tele Vida Abundante is a Spanish-language religious network with low-powered television affiliates across certain areas of the United States, mostly in the west.... |
| ZAK-LD 49.1 France 24 News Network | Previously a rebroadcaster of KTVB KTVB KTVB, channel 7, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Boise, Idaho, it is owned by Belo Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 7.-History:... 's "24/7 news channel" |
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| KCBB-LD 51.1 | Azteca America Azteca América Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by... |
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Santa Barbara/Santa Maria, California and region
| Station | Affiliation | Notes |
| KKDJ-LP KKDJ-LP KKDJ-LP is a television station serving the Santa Maria area, broadcasting in analog on channel 8. It currently airs programming from Tele Vida Abundante. The station is licensed, owned and operated by Cocola Broadcasting.- External links :*... 8 |
Currently dark pending return in digital | Licensed in Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, California Arroyo Grande is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 17,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and rural elements located at... |
| KWSM-LP KWSM-LP KWSM-LP is a television station serving the Santa Maria and Lompoc areas. It currently airs Hispanic religious programming from Tele Vida Abundante. The station is licensed, owned and operated by Cocola Broadcasting.- External links :* *... 40 |
Currently dark pending return in digital | Licensed in Santa Maria Santa Maria, California Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. The 2010 census population was 100,062, putting it ahead of Santa Barbara for the first time and making it the largest city in the county... |
Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, CaliforniaThe City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
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| KYMB-LD 27 | 27.1 This TV This TV This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies.... , 27.2 Me-TV, 27.3 The Cool TV, 27.4 America One America One America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations... |
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| KMBY-LD KMBY-LD KMBY-LD is a low-powered television station broadcasting in digital on channel 19, serving the Monterey Bay area in Monterey, California. The station is currently owned by Cocola Broadcasting Companies LLC after a sale from JB Broadcasting in early 2008... 19 |
19.1 Universal Sports Universal Sports Universal Sports is an American television network that airs various sports, primarily those contested in the Olympic Games, including swimming, gymnastics, cycling, track and field, figure skating, skiing, bobsledding and triathlon.-Programming:... , 19.2 Estrella TV Estrella TV Estrella TV is a Spanish-language television network owned by Liberman Broadcasting. The network launched September 14, 2009.-Affiliates:-Former Affiliates:-Controversy:... , 19.3 For Lease, 19.4 For Lease |
Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
| Station | Affiliation |
| KJOI-LP KJOI-LP KJOI-LP is a low-power television station in Caliente, California. Founded September 27, 2005, the station is owned by Cocola Broadcasting. As it is a new station, the station is currently silent; once on the air, it will broadcast to the Bakersfield area on channel 12.This station is not to be... 12 |
Currently Dark pending return in digital |
| KCBT-LD KCBT-LD KCBT-LD is a digital low-power digital television station serving Bakersfield, California on Channel 34. Its programming is multiplexed, including Home Shopping Network, Daystar, Tvida,an all infomercial channel, and Aviva Hispanic Religious Broadcasting channels.- External links :... 34 |
34.1 Pegasus Television Network, 34.2 HSN Home Shopping Network Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com... , 34.3 Daystar Television Network Daystar Television Network The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas... , 34.4 infomercial Infomercial Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials... s, 34.5 Tvida Vision Tvida Vision Tvida Vision is a religious network for the Hispanic community.... , 34.6 Aviva Hispanic Religious Network |
| KBFK-LP KBFK-LP KBFK-LP Channel 36 is a low power station that is currently off the air. It will likely come back as digital in the future. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.-External links:*... 36 |
Currently Dark pending return in digital |
| KPMC-LP KPMC-LP KPMC-LP is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield area in analog on channel 43. Founded April 14, 2004 and signing on May 5, 2008, the station is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.KPMC-LP is currently off the air... 43 |
Currently Dark pending return in digital |
Redding, CaliforniaRedding, CaliforniaRedding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...
| Station | Affiliation |
| KRHT-LP KRHT-LP KRHT-LP is a low-power television station in Redding, California, broadcasting locally on channel 41 as an affiliate of the Spanish-language Azteca América network... 41 |
Azteca America Azteca América Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by... |