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KKFX-CD signed on for the first time November 6, 1998 as the area's Fox affiliate. [[KTTV]] in [[Los Angeles]] was the default station for the Central Coast area before KKFX-CD. Before July 1, 2006, this station could also be seen in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] on KSBB-LP channel 17, but it was switched to a repeater of [[KEYT-TV]]. On April 20, 2007, [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to [[Providence Equity Partners]]. The sale was finalized on March 14, 2008.<ref name="Clear Channel Television">{{cite press release|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners |publisher=[[Clear Channel Communications]] |url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |date=2007-04-20 |accessdate=2007-04-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425161056/http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |archivedate=2007-04-25 |df= }}</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6487848.html |deadurl=yes Deals - 10/8/2007 - Broadcasting & Cable<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On May 7, 2008, the deal between Cowles and Newport Television closed.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24525445 Cowles Company expands into California ]</ref> |
KKFX-CD signed on for the first time November 6, 1998 as the area's Fox affiliate. [[KTTV]] in [[Los Angeles]] was the default station for the Central Coast area before KKFX-CD. Before July 1, 2006, this station could also be seen in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] on KSBB-LP channel 17, but it was switched to a repeater of [[KEYT-TV]]. On April 20, 2007, [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to [[Providence Equity Partners]]. The sale was finalized on March 14, 2008.<ref name="Clear Channel Television">{{cite press release|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners |publisher=[[Clear Channel Communications]] |url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |date=2007-04-20 |accessdate=2007-04-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425161056/http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |archivedate=2007-04-25 |df= }}</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6487848.html |deadurl=yes Deals - 10/8/2007 - Broadcasting & Cable<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On May 7, 2008, the deal between Cowles and Newport Television closed.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24525445 Cowles Company expands into California ]</ref> |
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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, California|Monterey]] sister stations [[KION-TV]] and [[KMUV-LP]]. NPG also took over some of the operations of sister station KCOY which Cowles retained under a [[Local marketing agreement|shared services agreement]].<ref name=smt-saletonpg>{{cite news|title=KCOY to ‘share services’ with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases|url=http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/kcoy-to-share-services-with-keyt-parent-company-under-planned/article_31dfbe0e-24b4-11e3-94d8-001a4bcf887a.html|accessdate=September 24, 2013|newspaper=[[Santa Maria Times]]|date=September 23, 2013}}</ref> The sale was completed on December 13, 2013.<ref>[http://www.keyt.com/news/keyt-parent-company-to-acquire-and-manage-local-stations/-/17671600/22081550/-/bv9n6m/-/index.html] NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.</ref> |
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, California|Monterey]] sister stations [[KION-TV]] and [[KMUV-LP]]. NPG also took over some of the [[operations]] of sister station KCOY which Cowles retained under a [[Local marketing agreement|shared services agreement]].<ref name=smt-saletonpg>{{cite news|title=KCOY to ‘share services’ with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases|url=http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/kcoy-to-share-services-with-keyt-parent-company-under-planned/article_31dfbe0e-24b4-11e3-94d8-001a4bcf887a.html|accessdate=September 24, 2013|newspaper=[[Santa Maria Times]]|date=September 23, 2013}}</ref> The sale was completed on December 13, 2013.<ref>[http://www.keyt.com/news/keyt-parent-company-to-acquire-and-manage-local-stations/-/17671600/22081550/-/bv9n6m/-/index.html] NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.</ref> |
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On January 20, 2015, KKFX began broadcasting over the air in high definition<ref>http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494</ref> |
On January 20, 2015, KKFX began broadcasting over the air in high definition<ref>http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494</ref> |
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KKFX-CD 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. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and UHF channel 24 from a transmitter near Serrano and U.S. 101 in the Los Padres National Forest. Owned by News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), it is a sister station to Santa Barbara-licensed ABC affiliate, KEYT-TV (channel 3). NPG also operates Santa Maria-licensed CBS affiliate, KCOY-TV (channel 12), under a shared services agreement with its owner, VistaWest Media, LLC. KKFX and KCOY share studios on West McCoy Lane in Santa Maria. KEYT maintains separate facilities at 730 Miramonte Drive on TV Hill, overlooking downtown Santa Barbara. KKFX can be seen on cable channel 11, hence the FOX 11 branding.
Although KKFX identifies as a station in its own right, it is officially licensed as a translator of KCOY. In addition to its own digital signal, KKFX is simulcast in high definition on KCOY's second digital subchannel from a transmitter on Tepusquet Peak in the Los Padres National Forest east of Santa Maria. KCOY, in turn, is simulcast on KKFX's second digital subchannel.
History
KKFX-CD signed on for the first time November 6, 1998 as the area's Fox affiliate. KTTV in Los Angeles was the default station for the Central Coast area before KKFX-CD. Before July 1, 2006, this station could also be seen in Santa Barbara on KSBB-LP channel 17, but it was switched to a repeater of KEYT-TV. On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel Communications entered into an agreement to sell its entire 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 of the operations of sister station KCOY which 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.[7]
Programming
Syndicated programming on KKFX includes Everybody Loves Raymond, The Simpsons (which also airs first-run episodes), King of the Hill, and Malcolm in the Middle.
Newscasts
Fox 11 News in the Morning airs weekdays on KKFX from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. It has a larger on-air morning staff than its counterparts in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. There is also a nightly hour-long 10 p.m. newscast.
See also
- Channel 11 branded TV stations in the United States
- Channel 24 low-power TV stations in the United States
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.
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- ^ Cowles Company expands into California
- ^ "KCOY to 'share services' with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases". Santa Maria Times. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ [1] NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494
- ^ http://www.keyt.com/news/cbs-fox-now-overtheair-in-most-of-sb-slo-counties/30821494
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