KAJB

KAJB, virtual channel 54 (UHF digital channel 36), is a UniMás-affiliated television station serving El Centro, California and Yuma, Arizona, United States and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that is licensed to Calipatria, California. Owned by Calipatria Broadcasting Company, it is operated under a joint sales agreement (JSA) by Entravision Communications, making it a sister station to El Centro-licensed Univision affiliate KVYE (channel 7). The two stations share studios on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro and transmitter facilities atop Black Mountain.

KAJB
Calipatria/El Centro, California/
Yuma, Arizona/Mexicali, Baja California
United States/Mexico
CityCalipatria, California
BrandingUniMás El Centro
ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 54 (PSIP)
Affiliations54.1: UniMás (2013–present)
54.2: LATV
54.3: TBD
54.4: Stadium
OwnerCalipatria Broadcasting Company, LLC
OperatorEntravision Communications
(via JSA)
First air dateMarch 9, 2000 (2000-03-09)
Sister station(s)KVYE, KWST, KSEH, KMXX
Former channel number(s)Analog:
54 (UHF, 2000–2009)
Former affiliationsAnalog/DT1:
Independent (2000–2002)
TeleFutura (2002–2013)
DT2:
MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016)
Transmitter power155 kW
Height476 m (1,562 ft)
Facility ID40517
Transmitter coordinates33°3′2.1″N 114°49′40.9″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
WebsiteWebsite

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
54.11080i16:9KAJB-DTMain KAJB programming / UniMás
54.2480i4:3LATVLATV
54.3TBDTBD
54.4StadiumStadium

Analog-to-digital conversion

KAJB was originally assigned UHF channel 50 for its digital companion channel, however, with Mexican television station XHRCS-TV broadcasting on the same frequency from San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, KAJB could not build its facilities without causing interference. The station released its allocation and participated in the FCC second round elections, selecting UHF channel 36 for its digital allocation instead. After years of efforts to obtain Mexican coordination for the use of channel 36, KAJB was granted a construction permit to build digital facilities in August 2008, nearly nine years after requesting authorization, and began airing in March 2009. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 54, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KAJB


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