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{{short description|Television station in San Francisco}} |
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{{Infobox television station |
{{Infobox television station |
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| callsign |
| callsign = KCNZ-CD |
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| city |
| city = San Francisco, California |
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| logo = |
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| branding = |
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| slogan = |
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| analog = |
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| branding = |
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| digital = 21 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]]), shared with [[KOFY-TV]] and KQRM-LD) |
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| analog = |
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| virtual = 28 |
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| digital = 21 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])<br>''(shared with [[KOFY-TV]], [[KMTP-TV]] and [[KQRM-LP]])'' |
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| affiliations = {{ubl|'''28.1:''' [[LATV]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}} |
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| virtual = 28 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]]) |
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| founded = April 25, 1986 |
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| subchannels = |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1994|5|3}} |
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| translators = |
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| location = {{nowrap|[[San Francisco]]–[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]–[[San Jose, California]]}} |
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| affiliations = '''28.1:''' [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]]<br>'''28.2:''' [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]<br>'''28.4:''' Sino TV ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]])<br>'''28.6:''' [[Shop LC]]<br>'''28.7:''' Majestad TV |
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| country = United States |
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| founded = April 25, 1986 |
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| callsign_meaning = CNZ Communications |
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| location = {{nowrap|[[San Francisco]]–[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]–[[San Jose, California]]}} |
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K30BI (1986–1999)|KBIT-LP (1999–2001)|KBIT-CA (2001–2004)|KFTL-CA (2004–2010)|KFTL-CD (2010–2017)}} |
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| country = United States |
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| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 30 (UHF, 1994-1999), 28 (UHF, 1999-2010)|'''Digital:''' 28 (UHF, 2010-2020)}} |
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| callsign_meaning = '''CNZ''' Communications |
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| owner = CNZ Communications |
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K30BI (1986–1999)|KBIT-LP (1999–2001)|KBIT-CA (2001–2004)|KFTL-CA (2004–2010)|KFTL-CD (2010–2017)}} |
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| licensee = Poquito Mas Communications [[Limited liability company|LLC]] |
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>30 (UHF, 1994-1999)<br>28 (UHF, 1999-2010)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>28 (UHF, 2010-2020) |
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| sister_stations = [[KOFY-TV]], KQRM-LD |
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| owner = [[CNZ Communications]] |
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| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]] (1994–1995)|[[Network One]] (1995–1997)|[[Independent station|Spanish Independent]] (1995–2002)|[[HSN]] (2002–2010)|[[Family Radio|Family Educational Television]] (2004–2013)| [[ShopHQ]] (2013–2020)|[[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] (2020–2021)}} |
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| licensee = Poquito Mas Communications [[Limited liability company|LLC]] |
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| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]] |
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| haat = {{convert|377.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]] (1986–1995)|[[Network One]] (1995–1997)|[[Independent station (North America)|Spanish Independent]] (1995–2002)| [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] (2002–2010)|[[Family Radio|Family Educational Television]]|(2004–2013)| [[ShopHQ]] (2013–2020)|}} |
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| facility_id = 52887 |
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| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]] |
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| class = [[Class A television service|CD]] |
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| haat = {{convert|377.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|37|41|14.4|N|122|26|5.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}} |
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| facility_id = 52887 |
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| class = [[Class A television service|CD]] |
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|37|41|14.4|N|122|26|5.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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'''KCNZ-CD''' |
'''KCNZ-CD''' (channel 28) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television service|Class A television station]] licensed to [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]], United States, serving the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. Owned by CNZ Communications, [[Limited liability company|LLC]], it is [[sister station|sister]] to [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]] affiliate [[KOFY-TV]] (channel 20) and low-power station KQRM-LD. The three stations share transmitter facilities atop [[San Bruno Mountain]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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KCNZ-CD was founded on April 25, 1986 with an original [[construction permit]] granted to National Innovative Programming Network. Initially assigned to [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] and [[Los Altos, California]], and given callsign |
KCNZ-CD was founded on April 25, 1986, with an original [[construction permit]] granted to National Innovative Programming Network. Initially assigned to [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] and [[Los Altos, California]], and given callsign K30BI, the station's construction permit was modified and extended several times. In August 1990, [[Channel America]] acquired the station, but sold it again in July 1992 to Polar Broadcasting, who finally licensed the station on May 3, 1994. By this time, the station had been assigned to San Francisco, [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. |
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According to listings from 1997, K30BI (referred to as "KBI-TV") was formerly affiliated with [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]], a 24-hour-a-day music network, and aired classic television during the day.<ref name="1997 programs">{{cite web|url=http://www.kbitv.com/webdoc3.htm|title=Program Guide for KBI-TV Channel 30|publisher=KBI-TV|accessdate=March 9, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980702042519/http://www.kbitv.com/webdoc3.htm|archivedate=July 2, 1998|url-status=dead}}</reF> It offered a Korean-language local newscast and a Spanish-language call-in show,<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Marshall|title=Digital TV Threatens Ethnic Shows|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Digital-TV-Threatens-Ethnic-Shows-Tiny-diverse-3007519.php|date=April 28, 1998|work=San Francisco Chronicle|page=D1|accessdate=March 9, 2024}}</ref> as well as Spanish-language preseason broadcasts of [[San Francisco 49ers]] football. It was the only Korean-language TV station in San Francisco and its only independent Spanish-language outlet.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tiny TV stations on Americana's endangered list|page=12B|date=September 9, 1998|first=Paul|last=Davidson|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> |
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K30BI (referred to as "KBI-TV"), was formerly affiliated with [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]], a 24-hour-a-day music network, and aired classic television during the day. Eventually, the station changed affiliations to [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]. Its [[call signs in North America|call letters]] were changed to '''KBIT-LP''' shortly after. The station also relocated to channel 28 to make way for [[KQED (TV)|KQED]]'s digital signal on channel 30. |
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In 1999, the station relocated to channel 28 to make way for [[KQED (TV)|KQED]]'s digital signal on channel 30 and rebranded as "Tu Vision" (Spanish for "Your Vision"). Its studios were originally located in the Cannery on [[Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000711023723/http://www.kbitv.com/home.htm|archivedate=July 11, 2000|title=Our Mission|url=http://www.kbitv.com/home.htm|publisher=KBI-TV|accessdate=March 9, 2024|url-status=dead}}</reF> In 2000, KBI moved its studios to San Jose, a bid to move the station closer to the locus of the Hispanic community in the Bay Area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Culture channel: Broadcasts will come from the heart of Silicon Valley's Latino community|date=May 21, 2000|page=1B|work=San Jose Mercury News|first=Anne|last=Martinez}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=John|last=Carman|title=It's Deja Vu All Over Again For Fall TV|page=D1|date=March 22, 2000|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> |
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KBIT received Class A status on August 27, 2001, and assumed the call sign '''KFTL-CA''' in February 2004 after being taken over by Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations previously used the KFTL call sign on analog channel 64, licensed to [[Stockton, California|Stockton]], which is now [[UniMás]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[KTFK-DT]]. |
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Eventually, the station changed affiliations to [[HSN]]; its [[call signs in North America|call letters]] were changed to KBIT-LP shortly after. KBIT received Class A status on August 27, 2001, and assumed the call sign KFTL-CA in February 2004 after being taken over by [[Family Radio|Family Stations, Inc.]] Family Stations previously used the KFTL call sign on analog channel 64, licensed to [[Stockton, California|Stockton]], which is now [[UniMás]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[KTFK-DT]]. |
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KFTL-CA [[flash cut]] to digital on June 27, 2009; its call sign was changed to '''KFTL-CD'''. |
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KFTL-CA [[flash cut]] to digital on June 27, 2009; its call sign was changed to KFTL-CD. |
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Family Stations sold KFTL-CD to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012.<ref name=tvnc-saletolocuspoint>{{cite news|title=Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $16 Million|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/63350/station-trading-roundup-4-deals-16-million|access-date=November 8, 2012|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> |
Family Stations sold KFTL-CD to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012.<ref name=tvnc-saletolocuspoint>{{cite news|title=Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $16 Million|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/63350/station-trading-roundup-4-deals-16-million|access-date=November 8, 2012|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> |
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The station was purchased by CNZ Communications subsidiary Poquito |
The station was purchased by CNZ Communications subsidiary Poquito Más Communications in mid-2017 and changed the call sign to KCNZ-CD on August 7, 2017. |
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==Subchannels== |
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==Digital channels== |
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<section begin=subs /> |
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The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]: |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|+Subchannels of KCNZ-CD, KQRM-LD, and KOFY-TV<ref name=cnz>[https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=52887#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCNZ-CD]</ref> |
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! scope = "col" | License |
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! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]] |
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! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]] |
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! scope = "col" | Short name |
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! scope = "col" | Programming |
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! rowspan = "6" scope = "row" style="border-right: 4px solid #0a145a;" | KCNZ-CD |
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! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! scope = "row" | 28.1 |
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! [[Display resolution|Video]] |
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| rowspan=7|[[480i]] |
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! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]] |
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| rowspan=13|[[16:9]] |
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! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]] |
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! Programming<ref name=cnz>[https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=52887#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCNZ-CD]</ref> |
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| 28.1 |
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| rowspan=5|[[480i]] |
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| rowspan=5|[[16:9]] |
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| KCNZ-CD |
| KCNZ-CD |
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| [[LATV]] |
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| [[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]] |
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| 28.2 |
! scope = "row" | 28.2 |
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| MariaV |
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| Mariavision |
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| [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] |
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| 28.4 |
! scope = "row" | 28.4 |
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| ShopHQ |
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| [[ShopHQ]] |
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| Sino TV ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]) |
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| 28. |
! scope = "row" | 28.5 |
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| CRTV |
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| [[Rick Cesari|CRTV]] |
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! scope = "row" | 28.6 |
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| ShopLC |
| ShopLC |
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| [[Shop LC]] |
| [[Shop LC]] |
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| 28.7 |
! scope = "row" | 28.7 |
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| FunRoad |
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| Fun Roads |
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| Majestad TV |
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! scope = "row" style="border-right: 4px solid #087b45;" | KQRM-LD |
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! scope = "row" | 18.1 |
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| KQRM-LD || [[ShopHQ]] |
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! rowspan = "6" scope = "row" style="border-right: 4px solid #8B0000;" | KOFY-TV |
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! scope = "row" | 20.1 |
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| [[720p]] || KOFY-TV || [[Merit Street Media]] |
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! scope = "row" | 20.2 |
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| rowspan=5|[[480i]] || Grit || [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]] |
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! scope = "row" | 20.3 |
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| Positiv || [[Positiv]] |
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! scope = "row" | 20.6 |
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| RCTV || Real Collectibles TV |
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! scope = "row" | 20.7 |
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| RVTV || [[Cannella Media|RVTV]] |
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! scope = "row" | 20.8 |
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| FunRoad || Fun Roads |
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<section end=subs /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:Television stations in the San Francisco Bay Area|CNZ-CD]] |
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[[Category:LocusPoint Networks]] |
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Revision as of 00:47, 13 May 2024
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City | San Francisco, California |
Channels | |
Programming | |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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KOFY-TV, KQRM-LD | |
History | |
Founded | April 25, 1986 |
First air date | May 3, 1994 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | CNZ Communications |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52887 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 377.2 m (1,238 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°41′14.4″N 122°26′5.3″W / 37.687333°N 122.434806°W |
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Public license information |
KCNZ-CD (channel 28) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by CNZ Communications, LLC, it is sister to Grit affiliate KOFY-TV (channel 20) and low-power station KQRM-LD. The three stations share transmitter facilities atop San Bruno Mountain.
History
KCNZ-CD was founded on April 25, 1986, with an original construction permit granted to National Innovative Programming Network. Initially assigned to Palo Alto and Los Altos, California, and given callsign K30BI, the station's construction permit was modified and extended several times. In August 1990, Channel America acquired the station, but sold it again in July 1992 to Polar Broadcasting, who finally licensed the station on May 3, 1994. By this time, the station had been assigned to San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.
According to listings from 1997, K30BI (referred to as "KBI-TV") was formerly affiliated with The Box, a 24-hour-a-day music network, and aired classic television during the day.[2] It offered a Korean-language local newscast and a Spanish-language call-in show,[3] as well as Spanish-language preseason broadcasts of San Francisco 49ers football. It was the only Korean-language TV station in San Francisco and its only independent Spanish-language outlet.[4]
In 1999, the station relocated to channel 28 to make way for KQED's digital signal on channel 30 and rebranded as "Tu Vision" (Spanish for "Your Vision"). Its studios were originally located in the Cannery on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.[5] In 2000, KBI moved its studios to San Jose, a bid to move the station closer to the locus of the Hispanic community in the Bay Area.[6][7]
Eventually, the station changed affiliations to HSN; its call letters were changed to KBIT-LP shortly after. KBIT received Class A status on August 27, 2001, and assumed the call sign KFTL-CA in February 2004 after being taken over by Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations previously used the KFTL call sign on analog channel 64, licensed to Stockton, which is now UniMás owned-and-operated station KTFK-DT.
KFTL-CA flash cut to digital on June 27, 2009; its call sign was changed to KFTL-CD.
Family Stations sold KFTL-CD to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012.[8]
The station was purchased by CNZ Communications subsidiary Poquito Más Communications in mid-2017 and changed the call sign to KCNZ-CD on August 7, 2017.
Subchannels
License | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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KCNZ-CD | 28.1 | 480i | 16:9 | KCNZ-CD | LATV |
28.2 | MariaV | Mariavision | |||
28.4 | ShopHQ | ShopHQ | |||
28.5 | CRTV | CRTV | |||
28.6 | ShopLC | Shop LC | |||
28.7 | FunRoad | Fun Roads | |||
KQRM-LD | 18.1 | KQRM-LD | ShopHQ | ||
KOFY-TV | 20.1 | 720p | KOFY-TV | Merit Street Media | |
20.2 | 480i | Grit | Grit | ||
20.3 | Positiv | Positiv | |||
20.6 | RCTV | Real Collectibles TV | |||
20.7 | RVTV | RVTV | |||
20.8 | FunRoad | Fun Roads |
See also
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCNZ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Program Guide for KBI-TV Channel 30". KBI-TV. Archived from the original on July 2, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Jonathan (April 28, 1998). "Digital TV Threatens Ethnic Shows". San Francisco Chronicle. p. D1. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Paul (September 9, 1998). "Tiny TV stations on Americana's endangered list". USA Today. p. 12B.
- ^ "Our Mission". KBI-TV. Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Anne (May 21, 2000). "Culture channel: Broadcasts will come from the heart of Silicon Valley's Latino community". San Jose Mercury News. p. 1B.
- ^ Carman, John (March 22, 2000). "It's Deja Vu All Over Again For Fall TV". San Francisco Chronicle. p. D1.
- ^ "Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $16 Million". TVNewsCheck. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KCNZ-CD