KVMD
Encyclopedia
KVMD is an independent television station
licensed to Twentynine Palms, California
, USA. The broadcast signal covers most of the Inland Empire
on digital UHF channel 23. KVMD-DT is also available on DirecTV
and Dish Network
on channel 31, its former analog channel. The station is also seen throughout the Los Angeles
media market
on various cable TV systems.
The station broadcasts digitally on nine subchannels
. KVMD is dedicated to providing free over-the-air programming to minority groups in southern California. Currently programming is offered in Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese
, English
and Spanish
. KVMD's owner, Ronald Ulloa, is also president and majority owner of KXLA
. KVMD's programming is also carried on KXLA's digital signal on 44.10. KVMD is simulcast on KSMV-LD digital channel 23, mapped to virtual channel 31.
KVMD's transmitter is located atop Snow Peak in the San Bernardino Mountains
north of Banning, California
.
, it sought and obtained carriage on many cable television
systems throughout Southern California, as well as satellite TV, due to its fortuitous location in the outskirts of the Los Angeles DMA
and Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) must-carry
rules.
On July 29, 2002, its digital signal went on the air on channel 23. This signal is much stronger, potentially reaching 80 times as many viewers over the air as its analog signal, and reaching most of the Inland Empire. It also reaches a good portion of Los Angeles
, Orange
and San Diego
counties, XETV-TV Tijuana/San Diego, which also broadcast digitally on channel 23.
On June 1, 2003, KVMD became the first station in the country to shut off its analog channel and go digital-only, in support of the government-mandated digital transition
.
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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....
licensed to Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It was previously called Twenty-Nine Palms...
, USA. The broadcast signal covers most of the Inland Empire
Inland Empire (California)
The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
on digital UHF channel 23. KVMD-DT is also available on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
on channel 31, its former analog channel. The station is also seen throughout the Los Angeles
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media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
on various cable TV systems.
The station broadcasts digitally on nine subchannels
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
. KVMD is dedicated to providing free over-the-air programming to minority groups in southern California. Currently programming is offered in Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. KVMD's owner, Ronald Ulloa, is also president and majority owner of KXLA
KXLA
KXLA digital channel 51 is an independent television station licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes, California and serving the Los Angeles area. It telecasts Asian programming in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese , Korean and Vietnamese as well as infomercials. Channel 44 signed on the air in December 2000 as...
. KVMD's programming is also carried on KXLA's digital signal on 44.10. KVMD is simulcast on KSMV-LD digital channel 23, mapped to virtual channel 31.
KVMD's transmitter is located atop Snow Peak in the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains
The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the...
north of Banning, California
Banning, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
.
History
KVMD signed on on December 1, 1997 on analog channel 31. While its analog signal was rather weak and could not generally be received beyond Twentynine Palms and Yucca ValleyYucca Valley, California
Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...
, it sought and obtained carriage on many cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
systems throughout Southern California, as well as satellite TV, due to its fortuitous location in the outskirts of the Los Angeles DMA
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
and Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) must-carry
Must-carry
In cable television, governments apply a must-carry regulation stating that locally-licensed television stations must be carried on a cable provider's system.- Canada :...
rules.
On July 29, 2002, its digital signal went on the air on channel 23. This signal is much stronger, potentially reaching 80 times as many viewers over the air as its analog signal, and reaching most of the Inland Empire. It also reaches a good portion of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
, Orange
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
and San Diego
San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
counties, XETV-TV Tijuana/San Diego, which also broadcast digitally on channel 23.
On June 1, 2003, KVMD became the first station in the country to shut off its analog channel and go digital-only, in support of the government-mandated digital transition
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
.
DirecTV Carriage
KVMD ceased programming on Direct TV's local standard-definition coverage on December 19, 2007 but returned on October 31, 2008.Translators
KVMD uses the following translators:- KSMV-LD 23, Los Angeles, California
- KIMG-LD 23, Ventura, California
- KSGA LD 23, Orange County, California
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| DT1 | Main KVMD programming / Armenian-Russian Television Network http://www.artn.tv (Armenian Armenian language The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora... ) |
| DT2 | University of Guadalajara (Spanish Cultural/Educational) |
| DT3 | Revenue Frontier-Infomercial Programming |
| DT4 | PBS (KOCE-TV KOCE-TV KOCE-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public televisionstation, and is the primary PBS member for Los Angeles and Southern California. KOCE also features programming focused on the communities of Orange County, California. It airs Orange County's only nightly newscast, Real Orange, with... 50-1) |
| DT5 | Skylink http://www.skylinktv.us (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| DT6 | Berea Vision http://www.bereavision.tv (Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... religious) |
| DT7 | TBWTV http://www.tbwtv.net (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| DT8 | WCETV http://www.wcetvdigital.com/ (CCTV-4 CCTV-4 CCTV-4 is the international broadcast for CCTV International in the Mandarin language. It is one of six CCTV channels that broadcasts outside of China, the other five being CCTV News, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, CCTV-Русский and CCTV-العربية.... , Heilongjiang TV) (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| DT9 | WCETV http://www.wcetvdigital.com/ (CCTV-13) (English Standard English Standard English refers to whatever form of the English language is accepted as a national norm in an Anglophone country... ) |
| DT10 | Revenue Frontier-Infomercial Programming |
External links
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- "L.A. DTV Spat Could be a Test Case", Multichannel News, December 16, 2002
- 2006 FCC petition requesting mandatory carriage under "must-carryMust-carryIn cable television, governments apply a must-carry regulation stating that locally-licensed television stations must be carried on a cable provider's system.- Canada :...
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