KTVJ-LP
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KTVJ-LP is a television station
in Santa Rosa, California
, broadcasting locally on channel 36 as an independent station
. Founded November 20, 2001, the station did not appear on the air until July 26, 2004. The station is owned by Fiori Media.
KTVJ shares the same frequency with KICU-TV
in San Jose
. While KTVJ mainly serves the Santa Rosa
area and communities to the west, some interference does occur in Sonoma County
, preventing viewers from viewing programming on KICU. After the digital transition, KICU plans to relocate from channel 52 back to channel 36 with additional power. As a result, KTVJ will no longer be able to operate on channel 36 and will need to relocate to a different channel. At present, KTVJ has a construction permit for a primary transmitter on channel 4, with a translator to cover the city of Santa Rosa on channel 20.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, broadcasting locally on channel 36 as an independent station
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
. Founded November 20, 2001, the station did not appear on the air until July 26, 2004. The station is owned by Fiori Media.
KTVJ shares the same frequency with KICU-TV
KICU-TV
KICU-TV, known as TV36, is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market. It shares its broadcast facility with sister station KTVU in Oakland but it is licensed to San Jose, where KICU was formerly located. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. It runs an independent schedule...
in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. While KTVJ mainly serves the Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
area and communities to the west, some interference does occur in Sonoma County
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County, located on the northern coast of the U.S. state of California, is the largest and northernmost of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Its population at the 2010 census was 483,878. Its largest city and county seat is Santa Rosa....
, preventing viewers from viewing programming on KICU. After the digital transition, KICU plans to relocate from channel 52 back to channel 36 with additional power. As a result, KTVJ will no longer be able to operate on channel 36 and will need to relocate to a different channel. At present, KTVJ has a construction permit for a primary transmitter on channel 4, with a translator to cover the city of Santa Rosa on channel 20.