KBSV

KBSV

Ceres/Modesto/Stockton/ Sacramento, California United States
City	Ceres, California
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP)
Branding	KBSV-TV 23, AssyriaVision
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Bet-Nahrain, Inc.
Sister stations	KBES
History
First air date	April 14, 1996 (1996-04-14)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1996–2009)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4939
ERP	421 watts
HAAT	575.6 m (1,888 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°30′27.7″N 121°22′23.9″W
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS
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. Owned by Bet-Nahrain, Inc. it is a sister station to KBES radio (89.5 FM). The two stations share studios at the Bet-Nahrain Assyrian Cultural Center on South Central Avenue in Ceres; 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

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