KKFX-CD

KKFX-CD
(translator of KCOY-TV,
Santa Maria, California)
San Luis Obispo/Santa Maria/; Santa Barbara, California; United States
City	San Luis Obispo, California
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF); Virtual: 24 (PSIP)
Branding	general: Fox 11; newscasts: Fox 11 News
Programming
Affiliations	24.1: Fox; 24.2: Dabl; 24.3: Grit
Ownership
Owner	News-Press & Gazette Company ; (NPG of California, LLC)
Sister stations	KEYT-TV, KCOY-TV, KION-TV, KESQ-TV, KECY-TV
History
Founded	March 21, 1995
First air date	November 6, 1998 (22 years ago)
Former call signs	K24EJ (1995–2000); KKFX-LP (2000–2001); KKFX-CA (2001–2015)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 24 (UHF, 1998–2015)
Former affiliations	DT2:; CBS (until 2021)
Call sign meaning	K K Fox
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33870
ERP	0.325 kW
HAAT	445 m (1,460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′37.9″N 120°39′24.6″W / 35.360528°N 120.656833°W
Translator(s)	KCOY-DT 12.2 (19.2 UHF) Santa Maria; KSBB-LP 17 (UHF) Santa Barbara
Links
Public license information	; (translator of KCOY-TV,; Santa Maria, California) Profile; LMS
Website	www.keyt.com

KKFX-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 24, is a low-powered, Class A Fox-affiliated television station licensed to San Luis Obispo, California, United States and serving the Central Coast of California. Owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), it is a sister station to Santa Barbara-licensed ABC/CBS affiliate KEYT-TV (channel 3); NPG also operates Santa Maria-licensed Dabl affiliate KCOY-TV (channel 12) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner VistaWest Media, LLC. KKFX-CD and KCOY-TV share studios at West McCoy Lane and Skyway Drive in Santa Maria north of Santa Maria Public Airport; KEYT-TV maintains separate facilities at 730 Miramonte Drive on TV Hill, overlooking downtown Santa Barbara. KKFX-CD's transmitter is located near Serrano and US 101 in the Los Padres National Forest. The station can be seen on channel 11 on most cable systems in the market, hence the Fox 11 branding.

Although KKFX-CD identifies as a station in its own right, it is officially licensed as a translator of KCOY-TV. In addition to its own digital signal, KKFX-CD is simulcast in high definition on KCOY-TV's second digital subchannel from a transmitter on Tepusquet Peak in the Los Padres National Forest east of Santa Maria. KCOY-TV, in turn, is simulcast on KKFX-CD's second digital subchannel.

History[]

KKFX-CD signed on for the first time on November 6, 1998 as the area's Fox affiliate. Network-owned West Coast flagship station KTTV in Los Angeles (which had been carried on cable throughout the Central Coast dating back to its days as a superstation) served as the affiliate of record for the Central Coast before the station began operations. Before July 1, 2006, this station could also be seen in Santa Barbara on KSBB-LP channel 17, but it switched to a repeater of KEYT-TV. On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel Communications entered into an agreement to sell its television station group to Providence Equity Partners. The sale was finalized on March 14, 2008.^[1] However, Providence Equity Partners did not keep KKFX and sister station KCOY due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrictions. As a result, they were resold to the Cowles Publishing Company.^[2] On May 7, 2008, the deal between Cowles and Newport Television closed.^[3]

On September 20, 2013, News-Press & Gazette Company, owner of KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara, announced that it would purchase KKFX-CA as well as Monterey sister stations KION-TV and KMUV-LP. NPG also took over some operations of KCOY that Cowles retained under a shared services agreement.^[4] The sale was completed on December 13, 2013.^[5]

On January 20, 2015, KKFX began broadcasting over the air in high definition^[6] and providing an HD feed directly to cable and DirecTV. On that same date, KKFX-CA returned to the airwaves in Santa Barbara on low-power KSBB-LP channel 17.^[6]

Digital channels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[7]
24.1	720p	16:9	FOX-DT	Main KKFX-CD programming / Fox
24.2	1080i		KCOY-HD	Simulcast of KCOY-TV / Dabl
24.3	480i		Grit TV	Simulcast of KCOY-DT3 / Grit

Programming[]

Syndicated programming on KKFX includes 25 Words or Less, The Simpsons (which also airs first-run episodes via Fox), Two and a Half Men, Last Man Standing and The Big Bang Theory.

Newscasts[]

Fox 11 News in the Morning airs weekdays on KKFX from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. A nightly hour-long newscast is included.

References[]

^ "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners" (Press release). Clear Channel Communications. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
^ "Deals - 10/8/2007 - Broadcasting & Cable".
^ "MSN - Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". www.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
^ "KCOY to 'share services' with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases". Santa Maria Times. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
^ [1] Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Scholl, Claire (2015-01-20). "CBS, Fox Now Over-The-Air in Most of SB, SLO Counties". KEYT. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KKFX

External links[]

Official website
Man on the Couch's Website
Central Coast Deals
KKFX-CA/KION-TV/KMUV-LP Asset Purchase Agreement
KKFX-CD in the FCC TV station database

[Clear_Channel_Television-1] "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners" (Press release). Clear Channel Communications. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2007-04-20.

[2] "Deals - 10/8/2007 - Broadcasting & Cable".

[3] "MSN - Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". www.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.

[smt-saletonpg-4] "KCOY to 'share services' with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases". Santa Maria Times. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

[5] [1] Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.

[auto-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Scholl, Claire (2015-01-20). "CBS, Fox Now Over-The-Air in Most of SB, SLO Counties". KEYT. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

[7] RabbitEars TV Query for KKFX

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show v t Broadcast television on California's Central Coast, including Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Santa Barbara	KEYT-TV (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CBS, 3.3 Local news/MNTV) KZDF-LD (8.1 AZA) K10PV-D (10.1 NBC, 10.2 CW+, 10.3 Laff, 10.4 Court TV, 10.5 Mystery) KSBB-CD (17.1 Dabl, 17.2 Fox, 17.3 Grit) K26FT-D 26 / K28GY-D 28 (xx.1 PBS xx.2 Create, xx.3 NHK World) KSBT-LD (32.1 IND, 32.2 Estrella TV) KPMR (38.1 UNI, 38.2 KTSB-CD, 38.3 LATV) KVMM-CD (41.1 AZA, 41.2 Mystery, 41.3 Cozi TV, 41.4 Buzzr, 41.5 INFO) KBAB-LD (50.1 PBS-HD, 50.2 OC, 50.3 DS, 50.4 World, 50.5 Kids)
Santa Maria	K07TA 7 (7 TMD) KKDJ-LD (8 Vida) KCOY-TV (12.1 Dabl, 12.2 Fox, 12.3 Grit) K22LM-D (22.1 IND, 22.2 SBN, 22.3 Infomercials, 22.4 Religious, 22.5 Majestad TV, 22.6 Infomercials, 22.7 U Network, 22.8 Jerusalem TV) KKFX-CD (24.1 Fox, 24.2 Dabl) KQMM-CD (29.1 Tr3́s) KDFS-CD (30.1 AZA) KWSM-LD (32.1 Estrella TV, 32.2 SBN, 32.3 HSN) KTSB-CA (35.1 UniMás) K46GF-D (22.1 IND, 22.2 SBN, 22.3 Infomercials, 22.4 Religious, 22.5 Majestad TV, 22.6 Infomercials, 22.7 U Network, 22.8 Jerusalem TV)
San Luis Obispo	K31KE-D (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CBS, 3.3 Local news/MNTV) KSBY (6.1 NBC, 6.2 CW+, 6.3 Laff, 6.4 Court TV, 6.5 Mystery) K16FC-D (16.1(xx.1 PBS xx.2 Create, xx.3 NHK World)) K12QZ-D (17.1 Silent) K47DG (22.1 IND, 22.2 SBN, 22.3 Infomercials, 22.4 Religious, 22.5 Majestad TV, 22.6 Infomercials, 22.7 U Network, 22.8 Jerusalem TV) K50LZ-D (28.1 UNI, 28.2 UniMás, 28.3 LATV) K17GD 17 / K28FK 28 (UniMás) KTAS / K09UF 9 (33.1 TMD) KSBO-CD 42.1 (AZA) KFUL-LP 44 (LATV) K44DN 44 (CBS) K47GD 47 (KWHY-TV Spanish)
Lompoc	K10OG 10 (UniMás) KLDF-CD (17.1 AZA)
Paso Robles	K17GD-D (17.1 UNI, 17.2 UniMás, 17.3 LATV) K26MT-D (12.1 Dabl, 12.2 12.2 Fox, 12.3 Grit) KPAO-LD (30.1 AZA)
Atascadero	KASC-LP (7 AZA) KCCF-LD (46.1 IND)
ATSC 3.0 stations	KSBB-CD (17.1 Local news/MNTV)
Defunct	K15DB 15 (TBN) KSSY-LP 20 (Religious/Spanish) KWHY-LP 22 (IND/Spanish) K23CL 23 (TBN) KJCN-LP 36 / K22EE 22 (TBN) KMMA-CD (41.1 3ABN Latino, 41.2 paid programming) KPXA-LD (48.1 Spanish Programming/AZA) K49EK 49 (IND/Religious) KPXA-LP 49 (IND) KCCE-LP 50 (A1) K51GB 51 (TBN) KCPB 54 (IND educational/public access television)
Adjacent locals	Los Angeles KCAL-TV (9.1 IND, 9.2 Stadium, 9.3 Circle, 9.4 HSN, 9.5 QVC) KOCE-TV (50.1 PBS, 50.2 Encore, 50.3 Daystar, 50.4 World, 50.5 Kids) San Francisco KQED (9.1 PBS, 9.3 World, 9.4 Kids) KNTV (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Cozi) KSTS (48.1 TMD, 48.2 TXO) Monterey KSBW (8.1 NBC, 8.2 ABC, 8.3 Estrella TV) KMUV-LD (23.1 UNI) KION-TV (46.1 (CBS, 46.2 CW+, 46.3 Ion) Fresno KAIL (7.1 TCT, 7.2 TheGrio, 7.3 H&I, 7.4 Ion, 7.5 This) KFTV-DT (21.1 Univision, 21.2 GetTV, 21.3 Mystery, 21.4 Grit, 21.5 Crime, 21.6 UniMás) KSEE (24.1 NBC, 24.2 Bounce, 24.3 Grit) KMPH-TV (26.1 Fox, 26.2 Dabl, 26.3 Comet, 26.5 Stadium) KGMC (43.1 Estrella TV, 43.2 AZA, 43.3 DS, 43.4 HSN, 43.5 Antenna, 43.6 MeTV, 43.7 QVC, 43.8 Cozi) KGPE (47.1 CBS, 47.2 Mystery, 47.3 TheGrio) KNSO (51.1 TMD, 51.2 TXO, 51.3 Ion, 51.4 Lx) KMSG-LD (53.1 MNTV) KFRE-TV (59.1 CW, 59.2 Charge!, 59.3 TBD) KTFF-DT (61.1 UniMás, 61.2 Univision, 61.3 Quest)
California television Bakersfield Chico–Redding Eureka Fresno Las Vegas NV Los Angeles Medford OR Monterey Inland Empire (Palm Springs) Reno NV Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara El Centro CA / Yuma AZ

show v t Fox Network Affiliates in the state of California
O&O's are in bold
KTVU 2 (Oakland / San Francisco) KECY 9 (El Centro) KTTV 11 (Los Angeles) KCVU 20 / KBVU 28 (Chico / Redding / Eureka) KKFX-CD 24 (Santa Maria) KMPH 26 / 17 (Visalia / Merced) KBFX-CD 29 (Bakersfield) KDFX-CD 33 (Indio / Palm Springs) KCBA 35 (Salinas) KTXL 40 (Sacramento) KSWB-TV 69 (San Diego)
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