KZSW-LP
Encyclopedia
KZSW-LP is a low-power
television station
licensed to Temecula, California
, with studios and principal offices in Murrieta
, broadcasting locally on channel 27 as an independent station. Founded on May 23, 1994, the station is owned by KZSW Television, Inc.
, along with a call sign change to KHEM-LP. In 2000 the station applied for displacement relief from the FCC and was granted a channel change to channel 27, with a licensed power of 9.99 kW ERP
. The station ran exclusively religious programming until April 2004, when it launched the "Neighborhood Newsroom," a half-hour local news program that focused on the daily happenings in Hemet and San Jacinto
.
In 2005 the station moved its studios to Temecula and adopted a traditional commercial programming format with morning and evening local newscasts. In 2006, ownership of the station was transferred to KZSW Television, Inc.
The station has a construction permit
for digital facilities on VHF channel 10, licensed in Riverside
.
February 2009 the station affiliated with NewsNet, LLC. To again provide local news, weather, and sports coverage pertinent to the Inland Empire and Southern California.
Alumni
Kevin Page *Wyatt Roose * David Pena * John Bragg * Beverly Copeland * Mike Van Der Linden * Debbie Pena * Kristen Mosteller * Duncan McEwan * Clifford Huxtable * Ron Simkin * Mike Martinez * Greg Miller * Pierre Evans * Claudette Silva * Craig Shultz * Shiela Egge * Susan Lemerande * Dolores Sanchez Badillo* Kathy Chin * Shoshanah Metzelaar * Shane Greene * Russ Hurst * Paul Syrbu * Beau Ryan * Ryan Girkins * Mark Stanley * Ryan Eldred * Britani Serrano * Blake Griffith * JP Raineri * Dennis Johnson * Anchor: Don Howze * Carolyn Chandler * Jimmy Salazar * Jack Kay * Nils Geisse * Rat Sult * Bill Lorin * Fred Kaplan * Jimmy Frusion * Jennifer Jensen * Maya Trabulsi * Matt Sulli * Roger Webber * Cindra * Melissa Vreeman * Eugene Mena * Jackie Pedroza * Chad Buchanan * Kitty Alvarado * Gina Diamante * Bob Fields * Nicole Dauphinee * Natasha Sweatte * Rick Pinto * Sebastian David * Anchor: Jennifer Jensen * Lindsay Hood *
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
television station
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...
licensed to Temecula, California
Temecula, California
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
, with studios and principal offices in Murrieta
Murrieta, California
Murrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical . Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually....
, broadcasting locally on channel 27 as an independent station. Founded on May 23, 1994, the station is owned by KZSW Television, Inc.
History
KZSW began as K53DU, a 100 watt low-power television station on channel 53, in Hemet. The station was founded by Ray Wilson of Buffalo Communications, and in 1995 was sold to Victor and LaVerta Page. The station's power was then upgraded to 2.3 kW ERPEffective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
, along with a call sign change to KHEM-LP. In 2000 the station applied for displacement relief from the FCC and was granted a channel change to channel 27, with a licensed power of 9.99 kW ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
. The station ran exclusively religious programming until April 2004, when it launched the "Neighborhood Newsroom," a half-hour local news program that focused on the daily happenings in Hemet and San Jacinto
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
.
In 2005 the station moved its studios to Temecula and adopted a traditional commercial programming format with morning and evening local newscasts. In 2006, ownership of the station was transferred to KZSW Television, Inc.
The station has a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for digital facilities on VHF channel 10, licensed in Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
.
February 2009 the station affiliated with NewsNet, LLC. To again provide local news, weather, and sports coverage pertinent to the Inland Empire and Southern California.
NewsNet News On Air Staff
- Anchors/Reporters: Ferrari Cruz, Allie Myers, Diana Castillo
- Weather: Staella Gianakakos, Emily Willson
- Sports: Niki Castle
- Directed by: Jack Kay
- Produced by: Michael Streby
Alumni
Kevin Page *Wyatt Roose * David Pena * John Bragg * Beverly Copeland * Mike Van Der Linden * Debbie Pena * Kristen Mosteller * Duncan McEwan * Clifford Huxtable * Ron Simkin * Mike Martinez * Greg Miller * Pierre Evans * Claudette Silva * Craig Shultz * Shiela Egge * Susan Lemerande * Dolores Sanchez Badillo* Kathy Chin * Shoshanah Metzelaar * Shane Greene * Russ Hurst * Paul Syrbu * Beau Ryan * Ryan Girkins * Mark Stanley * Ryan Eldred * Britani Serrano * Blake Griffith * JP Raineri * Dennis Johnson * Anchor: Don Howze * Carolyn Chandler * Jimmy Salazar * Jack Kay * Nils Geisse * Rat Sult * Bill Lorin * Fred Kaplan * Jimmy Frusion * Jennifer Jensen * Maya Trabulsi * Matt Sulli * Roger Webber * Cindra * Melissa Vreeman * Eugene Mena * Jackie Pedroza * Chad Buchanan * Kitty Alvarado * Gina Diamante * Bob Fields * Nicole Dauphinee * Natasha Sweatte * Rick Pinto * Sebastian David * Anchor: Jennifer Jensen * Lindsay Hood *
Cable Carriage
KZSW is carried on the following cable systems:- MediacomMediacomMediacom is a cable television and communications provider in the United States. Founded in July 1995, it serves primarily smaller markets in the Midwest and Southern United States. Formerly a publicly traded firm, it went private in a $600.0 million transaction in March 2011 and is, as of 2011,...
(Menifee / Sun City): Channel 3. - Verizon FiOSVerizon FiOSVerizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
All southern California systems: Channel 487. - AT&T Uverse All southern California systems: Channel 27.