KMUV-LP

KMUV-LP
Monterey, California
United States
Branding Telemundo 23 (general)
Noticias de la Costa Central (news)
Slogan Para la Costa Central (primary)
Grandes ofertas, todos los días (secondary/promo)
Channels Analog: 23 (UHF)
Digital: 11 (VHF) (CP)
Translators KION-DT 23.1 (32.3 UHF) Monterey
Affiliations Telemundo (2012–present)
Owner News-Press & Gazette Company
(NPG of Monterey-Salinas CA, LLC)
Founded May 31, 1989 (1989-05-31)
Call letters' meaning K Monterey UniVision (former affiliation)
Sister station(s) KION-TV
Former callsigns K23EW, K67EU
Former affiliations Univision (1989–2012)
Transmitter power 50 kW (analog)
4.5 kW (digital CP)
Height 719.0 m (2,359 ft) (analog)
685.3 m (2,248 ft) (digital CP)
Class TX
Facility ID 59362
Transmitter coordinates 36°45′22.8″N 121°30′8.7″W / 36.756333°N 121.502417°W / 36.756333; -121.502417
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website Telemundo 23

KMUV-LP, UHF analog channel 23, is a low-power Telemundo-affiliated television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States and serving the Monterey Bay area. Owned by News-Press & Gazette Company, it is a sister station to CBS affiliate KION-TV (channel 46, also licensed to Monterey). The two outlets share studios on Moffett Street in Salinas behind the city's airport; KMUV's transmitter is located on Fremont Peak.

Due to KMUV's analog-only status, the station is simulcast in 720p high definition on KION's third digital subchannel (UHF channel 32.3 or virtual channel 23.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Mount Toro, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas.

History

KMUV-LP was previously a Univision affiliate; it is unknown when the station switched affiliations. The KMUV callsign was assigned to a former station from 1974 until 1981, on that which is now KMAX-TV in Sacramento.

Sale to Cowles Publishing Company

On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group to Newport Television, a broadcasting holding company founded by the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. The sale was finalized on March 14, 2008.[1] However, Newport Television could not keep KION-TV or KMUV-LP due to Providence Equity Partners' partial ownership of several media properties which serve parts of the market. KION and KMUV were sold to the Cowles Publishing Company, the owner of KHQ-TV and The KHQ Television Group in Spokane, Washington.[2] The sale was finalized on May 7, 2008. On that day, Cowles took over the LMA for KCBA from Newport Television.

On September 20, 2013, News-Press & Gazette Company announced that it would purchase KION-TV and KMUV-LP, as well as San Luis Obispo sister station KKFX-CA. NPG will also take over some of the operations of Santa Maria sister station KCOY-TV, which Cowles will retain, under a shared services agreement (as NPG's holdings in the area already include KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara).[3] The sale was completed on December 13.[4]

News operation

KMUV newscasts are branded Noticias de la Costa Central, Spanish for Central Coast News, the branding formerly used on KION, KCBA, KCOY, and KKFX, while weather segments are titled Clima Titan, Spanish for Titan Weather, also the same branding. KMUV has recently started newscasts in late 2009 under current ownership. In addition, KMUV currently competes with Univision affiliate KSMS.

References

  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. ↑ "KCOY to 'share services' with KEYT parent company under planned station purchases". Santa Maria Times. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ NewsChannel 3 Owner Completes Purchase of Fox 11, KEYT, 13 December 2013, Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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