KABE-CD
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| Bakersfield, California United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 39 |
| Branding | Univision 39 Noticias 39 (newscasts) Noticias 21 (during newscast simulcasts) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 39.1: Univision (via KFTV from 1989 to 2002, sole affiliation since 2004) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision USA (Univision Bakersfield LLC) |
| KUVI-DT KBTF-CD | |
| History | |
First air date | July 31, 1989 |
Former call signs | K52DJ (1989–1998) KSUV-LP (1998–2002) KBTF-LP (2002–2004) KABE-LP (2004–2010) KABE-LD (2010–2013) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 52 (UHF, 1989–1998) 39 (UHF, 1998–2010) Digital: 39 (UHF, 2010–2019) |
Former affiliations | Analog/CD1: TeleFutura (2002–2004) CD2: True Crime Network (until 2017) Dark (2017−2019) Court TV (2019−2021) CD3: Bounce TV (until 2019) |
Call sign meaning | Aquí en Bakersfield Estamos |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18747 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 13 kW |
| HAAT | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′16.75″N 118°44′27.39″W / 35.4379861°N 118.7409417°W |
| Translator(s) | KUVI-DT 45.2 (26.2 UHF) Bakersfield |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
KABE-CD, virtual channel 39 (UHF digital channel 35), is a low-powered, Class A Univision owned-and-operated television station licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States. Owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of TelevisaUnivision USA, it is sister to Class A UniMás owned-and-operated station KBTF-CD (channel 31) and True Crime Network affiliate KUVI-DT (channel 45). The three stations share studios on Truxtun Avenue in the western section of Bakersfield; KABE-CD's transmitter is located atop Mount Adelaide.
In addition to its own digital signal, KABE-CD is simulcast in high definition on the second digital subchannel of KUVI (virtual channel 45.2, UHF channel 26.2) from a separate transmitter atop Mount Adelaide.
History[]
K52DJ launched on July 31, 1989, as a translator of Fresno's Univision station KFTV. It was renamed KSUV-LP and moved to channel 39 in 1998 after Univision purchased UPN affiliate KUZZ-TV (now KUVI-DT) from Buck Owens. It was renamed to KBTF-LP in 2002 during the launch of TeleFutura (now UniMás). It was renamed to KABE-LP in 2004 after a callsign swap with the original KABE-CA (channel 31, now KBTF-CD). In 2013, the station obtained Class A status. In 2019, KABE started airing Court TV on its second digital subchannel as part of an agreement between Scripps and Univision for areas where KERO-TV's signal is not easily received.[1]
Technical information[]
Subchannel[]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KABE-CD | Main KABE-CD programming / Univision |
The True Crime affiliation was moved to KUVI-DT on September 25, 2017, at which point, the 39.2 subchannel went dark until 2019, when it returned to the air with Court TV programming.
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 18747 (KABE-CD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- BIAfn's Media Web Database — Information on KABE-CD
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- Univision network affiliates
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- Television stations in Bakersfield, California
- Television channels and stations established in 1989
- 1989 establishments in California
- Spanish-language television stations in California
- Low-power television stations in the United States
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