KBSV

KBSV

Ceres/Modesto/Stockton/ Sacramento, California United States
City	Ceres, California
Branding	KBSV-TV 23, AssyriaVision
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP)
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Bet-Nahrain, Inc.
First air date	April 14, 1996 (1996-04-14)
Sister station(s)	KBES
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1996–2009)
Transmitter power	421 watts
Height	575.6 m (1,888 ft)
Facility ID	4939
Transmitter coordinates	37°30′27.7″N 121°22′23.9″W
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information	Profile CDBS
Website	www.betnahrain.org/kbsv

KBSV, virtual channel 23 (UHF digital channel 15), is a non-commercial independent television station licensed to Ceres, California, United States, broadcasting Assyrian programming to the southern portion of the Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto television market. The station is owned by Bet-Nahrain, Inc., which also owns and operates the Bet-Nahrain Assyrian Cultural Center in Ceres, and KBES radio (89.5 FM). KBSV's transmitter is located atop Mount Oso in western Stanislaus County.

Even though KBSV is licensed as a full-power station, its broadcast radius is comparable to that of a low-power station, only extending about 30 miles (48 km) from its transmitter. It is only carried on cable in the Stockton, Modesto, Sonora and Turlock areas (primarily on channel 15), and is not available on DirecTV or Dish Network.

KBSV was the first Assyrian television station in the world, and began broadcasting on April 14, 1996. It began webcasting 24 hours a day in 1997.

See also

• ANB SAT
• Suroyo TV
• Suryoyo Sat
• Ishtar TV
• Ashur TV
• Assyria TV

External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KBSV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KBSV-TV