KCBA
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KCBA is a Fox
affiliate
television station
in Salinas, California
, USA
. The station broadcasts
its digital
signal on VHF
channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company
through a local marketing agreement
(LMA) with CBS
affiliate KION-TV
channel 46.
affiliate from noon until about 1 a.m. daily. In the mornings, Channel 35 had Christian programming such as Jimmy Swaggart
, PTL Club, 700 Club weekday and many others on weekends. While the station was primarily a Spanish station, the Christian programming was in English.
The station was put up for sale in the winter of 1986 and sold to Ackerley Broadcasting
in May 1986. That June, the station changed formats to an English conventional general entertainment format. The station added cartoons from 6 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The religious shows, held over from the Sainte days aired from 9 a.m. to about noon. The afternoon consisted of a movie, initially and eventually classic sitcoms. By about 2:30 the station aired cartoons, followed by more off network sitcoms by 5 p.m., a prime time movie, and a blend of sitcoms and dramas and movies late night. On weekends, the station ran more movies and the Sunday morning religious shows remained for many more years.
Seal Rock Broadcasters and Utica Television Partners (although only one of them, Seal Rock Broadcasters, serves as the licensee). The transactions were completed on January 12, 2000; however, Ackerley retained control of KCBA through an LMA with its new owners. As a result, Channel 46 became the senior partner in the LMA. Cartoons were phased out in 2001 and 2002 and newscasts were also added. KION and the LMA for KCBA were sold to Clear Channel Communications
as part of a group deal as well.
In addition, KCBA and KION shared a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 2003. Programs included several in the Star Trek
series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and WWF/E SmackDown!.
, the owner of KION at the time, entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group to Newport Television
, a broadcasting holding company controlled by the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners
. Newport Television has subsequently announced the sale of KION and its LMA with KCBA to the Cowles Publishing Company. This transaction was finalized on May 7, 2008.
, and the fact that the station is in Spanish.
Central Coast Deals is a marketing promo shown on KCBA, KION (including its second digital subchannel), KCOY, and KKFX. The promo consists of a deal that appears to attract consumers and giving gift certificates that generally is 50 percent off the discount price of what would be the normal price of a gift certificate. It is noted that it is exclusive to those four stations. Broadcasts for KCBA and KION uses a 16:9 format for station ID's, however, no station ID is shown (KION's second digital subchannel continues to show it in 4:3 ratio). There is a Spanish version of "Central Coast Deals" shown on KMUV, although it uses a Spanish version of the slogan.
through the use of PSIP.
for the in-studio portions, with live field reports in unconverted 16:9 widescreen standard definition
. The newscast is currently anchored anchored by Marc Cota-Robles and Jasmine Viel on weeknights, and Susanne Brunner on weekends, while Norm Hoffman and Alex Snyder does the weather. KCBA uses additional news personnel from KION
for news and KCOY for "California Sports" segments.
Notable former on-air staff include Craig Kilborn
, former late-night talk show host
and SportsCenter
anchor on ESPN
, who was the sports anchor in the early 1990s. Another staff member, Alex Witt
, anchor for MSNBC
, was a reporter/anchor from 1990–1992.
, and The Bonnie Hunt Show
. Weeknight programming on KCBA includes reruns of comedy and sitcoms. KCBA also airs movies on most weekends, particularly on Sunday, however, it is subjected to preemption due to coverage from Fox Sports
.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate
Affiliate
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television station
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
in Salinas, California
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
, USA
United States
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. The station broadcasts
Broadcasting
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its digital
Digital television
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signal on VHF
Very high frequency
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channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company
Cowles Publishing Company
Cowles Publishing Company, sometimes shortened to Cowles Company, is a newspaper publisher and diversified company in Spokane, Washington in the United States. Cowles Publishing owns and operates the The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane founded in 1894...
through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA) with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate KION-TV
KION-TV
KION-TV is a full-power television station in Salinas, California, broadcasting on digital channel 32 as a CBS affiliate. The stations continues to use UHF channel 46 as its virtual channel through the use of PSIP. KION-TV shows local news, weather, and sports programming, as well as syndicated...
channel 46.
History
The station was launched on November 1, 1981 by Sainte Broadcasting Group. They started out as a Spanish International NetworkUnivision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
affiliate from noon until about 1 a.m. daily. In the mornings, Channel 35 had Christian programming such as Jimmy Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart
Jimmy Lee Swaggart is a Pentecostal American pastor, teacher, musician, television host, and televangelist. He has preached to crowds around the world through his weekly telecast...
, PTL Club, 700 Club weekday and many others on weekends. While the station was primarily a Spanish station, the Christian programming was in English.
The station was put up for sale in the winter of 1986 and sold to Ackerley Broadcasting
Ackerley Group
The Ackerley Group was an American media company that owned several television stations that was taken over by Clear Channel Communications in 2001. Its chairman was Seattle-based businessman Barry Ackerley.-Stations list :...
in May 1986. That June, the station changed formats to an English conventional general entertainment format. The station added cartoons from 6 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The religious shows, held over from the Sainte days aired from 9 a.m. to about noon. The afternoon consisted of a movie, initially and eventually classic sitcoms. By about 2:30 the station aired cartoons, followed by more off network sitcoms by 5 p.m., a prime time movie, and a blend of sitcoms and dramas and movies late night. On weekends, the station ran more movies and the Sunday morning religious shows remained for many more years.
Joining the FOX Network
KCBA joined the Fox network at its inception in October 1986 and remains so today. Like most Fox stations and independents, KCBA moved away from older sitcoms and more toward talk shows, reality shows, and court shows by the mid-1990s. In 1994, KCBA entered into an LMA with what was then KCCN-TV, which was then owned by Harron Communications. KCBA then took over the operations of KCCN, who changed its call letters to KION-TV two years later. Although KCCN/KION was longer-established, KCBA functioned as the senior partner in the LMA during the years that Ackerley owned Channel 35. Ackerley bought KION outright in 1998 and sold KCBA to a pair of investors doing business asDoing business as
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Seal Rock Broadcasters and Utica Television Partners (although only one of them, Seal Rock Broadcasters, serves as the licensee). The transactions were completed on January 12, 2000; however, Ackerley retained control of KCBA through an LMA with its new owners. As a result, Channel 46 became the senior partner in the LMA. Cartoons were phased out in 2001 and 2002 and newscasts were also added. KION and the LMA for KCBA were sold to Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
as part of a group deal as well.
In addition, KCBA and KION shared a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 2003. Programs included several in the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and WWF/E SmackDown!.
Sale to Cowles Publishing Company
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, the owner of KION at the time, entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group to Newport Television
Newport Television
Newport Television, LLC is a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. In September 2007, Newport agreed to sell KFTY and KVOS-TV to LK Station Group LLC for $26.6...
, a broadcasting holding company controlled by the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is a global private equity investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments...
. Newport Television has subsequently announced the sale of KION and its LMA with KCBA to the Cowles Publishing Company. This transaction was finalized on May 7, 2008.
Man on the Couch and Central Coast Deals
Man on the Couch is a promo that consists of a man sitting on a couch and showing previews for upcoming shows on KCBA and KION (including its second digital subchannel), as well as on KCOY and KKFX. Each program preview consists either of a man commenting on the preview or saying the time slot and the branding. All four station's schedules are shown on its website, although Man on the Couch's website itself is hosted by KION. "Man on the Couch" is not shown on KMUV due to its programming from TelemundoTelemundo
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....
, and the fact that the station is in Spanish.
Central Coast Deals is a marketing promo shown on KCBA, KION (including its second digital subchannel), KCOY, and KKFX. The promo consists of a deal that appears to attract consumers and giving gift certificates that generally is 50 percent off the discount price of what would be the normal price of a gift certificate. It is noted that it is exclusive to those four stations. Broadcasts for KCBA and KION uses a 16:9 format for station ID's, however, no station ID is shown (KION's second digital subchannel continues to show it in 4:3 ratio). There is a Spanish version of "Central Coast Deals" shown on KMUV, although it uses a Spanish version of the slogan.
Digital television
The channels are currently not multiplexed. KCBA's broadcasts are digital-only, effective February 17, 2009. KCBA broadcasts on digital channel 13 and continues to use UHF channel 35 as its virtual channelVirtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
through the use of PSIP.
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main KCBA/FOX programming |
On-air staff
KCBA currently airs one newscast, a nightly 30-minute newscast at 10 p.m. produced by KION. As of May 2011, this newscast is broadcast in high definitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
for the in-studio portions, with live field reports in unconverted 16:9 widescreen standard definition
Standard-definition television
Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
. The newscast is currently anchored anchored by Marc Cota-Robles and Jasmine Viel on weeknights, and Susanne Brunner on weekends, while Norm Hoffman and Alex Snyder does the weather. KCBA uses additional news personnel from KION
KION-TV
KION-TV is a full-power television station in Salinas, California, broadcasting on digital channel 32 as a CBS affiliate. The stations continues to use UHF channel 46 as its virtual channel through the use of PSIP. KION-TV shows local news, weather, and sports programming, as well as syndicated...
for news and KCOY for "California Sports" segments.
Notable former on-air staff include Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn is an American actor and talk show host. He was the original host of The Daily Show, a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS' The Late Late Show. On June 28, 2010, he launched The Kilborn File after a six-year absence from television...
, former late-night talk show host
The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)
The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show on CBS hosted by Craig Ferguson since 2005. It immediately follows Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated...
and SportsCenter
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
anchor on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, who was the sports anchor in the early 1990s. Another staff member, Alex Witt
Alex Witt
Alex Witt is an anchor for MSNBC. She joined the network in January 1999.-Professional:Alex Witt serves as anchor for "Weekends with Alex Witt" and contributing anchor for msnbc Live. Before joining MSNBC, Witt was a reporter at KCBA from 1990–1992 and WNYW-TV from 1996–1998...
, anchor for MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, was a reporter/anchor from 1990–1992.
Syndicated shows
As of May 2010, KCBA airs a lot of syndicated programming and court shows during the daytime, including The Martha Stewart Show, The Dr. Oz ShowThe Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
, and The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one season in 1995 and was retitled Bonnie when it returned after a mid-season hiatus...
. Weeknight programming on KCBA includes reruns of comedy and sitcoms. KCBA also airs movies on most weekends, particularly on Sunday, however, it is subjected to preemption due to coverage from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
.