KZKC-LD

KZKC-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 28, is a low-powered television station licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States. It is a translator of ABC affiliate KERO-TV (channel 23) which is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. KZKC-LD's transmitter is located atop Breckenridge Mountain; its parent station maintains studios on 21st Street in Downtown Bakersfield.

KZKC-LD
Translator of KERO-TV
Bakersfield, California
United States
ChannelsDigital: 28 (UHF)
(shared with KDBK-LP[1])
Virtual: 28 (PSIP)
Brandingsee KERO-TV
Slogansee KERO-TV
Programming
Affiliations28.1: ABC
28.2: Court TV (O&O)
Ownership
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company
(Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)
KERO-TV
History
FoundedNovember 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)
Former call signs
K42EJ (1999–2002)
KPMC-LP (2002–2006)
KZKC-LP (2006–2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
42 (UHF, 1999–2020)
Analog:
Azteca América (until 2019)
Court TV (2019–2020)
Call sign meaning
K AZteca América
Kern County
(refers to former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65763
ERP15 kW
HAAT1,055.3 m (3,462 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°27′13.8″N 118°35′40.3″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.turnto23.com

History

Logo as an Azteca América affiliate, used until 2019.

The station was originally owned by Cocola Broadcasting, where it served as a repeater for Fresno's KMSG-LP (channel 43), an Azteca América affiliate; McGraw-Hill bought it in 2006 and made it a stand-alone station. McGraw-Hill announced on October 3, 2011 that it would sell KZKC, along with its other television stations, to the E. W. Scripps Company as part of its exit from broadcasting.[2] The deal was completed on December 30, 2011.[3] KZKC-LP became an owned-and-operated station of the relaunched Court TV during 2019. Azteca América programming has moved to KBBV-CD (channel 19), and is also available via its national feed on satellite and IPTV providers.

KZKC-LP was converted to digital in 2020 as a translator of KERO-TV, allowing homes with issues receiving KERO-TV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive KERO-TV in some form.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[4]
28.1720p16:9KZKC-HDSimulcast of KERO-TV / ABC
28.2CourtTVSimulcast of KERO-DT2 / Court TV

References

  1. "KDBK-LP Displacement Amendment (Settlement)". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. "McGraw-Hill Sells TV Group To Scripps". TVNewsCheck. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. "Scripps completes McGraw-Hill Stations Buy". TVNewsCheck. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. RabbitEars TV Query for KZKC
  • KZKC in the FCC's TV station database
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