KNXT-LD
Channels
BrandingMyTV 53 Bakersfield
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMy Central Valley, LLC
KMSG-LD
History
FoundedFebruary 18, 1997
First air date
April 28, 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-04-28)
Former call signs
  • K10OH (1997–October 1999, October 1999−January 2000)
  • K57HZ (October 1999, January−September 2000)
  • KNXT-LP (September 2000–2021)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 57 (UHF, 2000–2008), 38 (UHF, 2008–2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16944
ERP3 kW
HAAT351 m (1,153 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°26′15.8″N 118°44′29.3″W / 35.437722°N 118.741472°W / 35.437722; -118.741472
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.mytv53bakersfield.com

KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV.[2] The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. KNXT-LD's transmitter is located on Mount Adelaide.[3]

History

See also: KIFR (TV)

The station was started as K57HZ, transmitting on channel 57, on April 28, 2000, by Cocola Broadcasting. Cocola sold the station to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which owned regional Catholic station KNXT (channel 49), in 2007 for $1.4 million. It then moved to channel 38 and became a translator of KNXT, which also appeared on Bakersfield cable systems.[4]

In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs.[5] In the case of the Bakersfield translator, a digital television conversion also needed to be conducted. KIFR, a non-commercial educational station, was sold to Vita Broadcasting, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.[6]

Newscasts

KNXT simulcasts sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offers 2+1⁄2 hours of news per week (30 minutes each weekday) with the San Joaquin Valley's only 8 p.m. newscast, My 53 News at 8:00, hosted by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The half-hour newscast immediately repeats.[7]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KNXT-LD[8]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
53.1 720p 16:9 MyNet Main KNXT-LD programming / MyNetworkTV
53.2 480i MeTV MeTV
53.3 ThisTV This TV
53.4 TheGrio TheGrio
53.5 H&I Heroes & Icons
53.6 StartTV Start TV
53.7 4:3 OnTV4U OnTV4U (infomercials)
53.8 16:9 TCT TCT

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mount Adelaide (CA) TV Stations". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Medina, Louis (September 29, 2008). "Catholic TV channel gets a wider audience". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ^ FCC. "Suspension of Operations and Silent Authority of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $500,000". TVNewsCheck. May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Jones, Scott. "News on the Very Cheap". FTVLive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNXT-LD
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