KSBO-CD
CitySan Luis Obispo, California
Channels
Programming
Affiliations42.1: Infomercials
42.2: beIN Sports Xtra en Español
42.3: beIN Sports Xtra
42.4: Infomercials
42.5: Infomercials
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 21, 1998 (25 years ago) (1998-10-21)
Former call signs
K56FW (1994–1997)
K42EL (1997–2002)
KPXA-LP (2002–2006)
KSBO-CA (2006–2015)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
42 (UHF, 1998–2015)
Digital:
42 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Pax TV
HSN
Azteca America
Call sign meaning
San Luis Obispo
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31354
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT438 m (1,437 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°21′39.5″N 120°39′21.4″W / 35.360972°N 120.655944°W / 35.360972; -120.655944 (KSBO-CD)
Translator(s)(See article)
Links
Public license information
Logo as an Azteca America affiliate

KSBO-CD, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-power, Class A Estrella TV affiliate television station licensed to San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Founded on December 29, 1994, the station is owned by HC2 Holdings. The station's main subchannel is rebroadcast on Santa Barbara-licensed KVMM-CD (channel 28), which was acquired from Viacom in the fall of 2019 and formerly carried MTV Tres programming.[2]

Previously, the station was KPXA-LP, running programs from the Pax TV network.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[2]
42.1 720p 16:9 KSBO-CD Infomercials
42.2 480i 4:3 beIN Sports Xtra en Español
42.3 beIN Sports Xtra
42.4 Infomercials
42.5 Infomercials

Translators

Station City of license Channels
(Analog/
Digital)
First air date Call letters’
meaning
Former callsigns Former affiliations ERP
(Analog/
Digital)
HAAT
(Analog/
Digital)
Facility ID Status
KASC-LP Atascadero 7 (VHF)
39 (UHF; CP)
September 29, 1999 AtaSCadero K07WA (1995-2006)
KASC-CA (2006-2013)
unknown (until 2006) 0.249 kW
15 kW
548 m
545 m
10537 Defunct
KZDF-LD Santa Barbara 8
8 (VHF)
February 9, 2001 AZteca America XHDF (TV Azteca flagship) K51FF (1998-1999)
K67HE (1999)
K08MP (1999-2006)
Almavision (until 2006) 0.94 kW
0.85 kW
652 m
652 m
41124 On-the-air
KLDF-CD Lompoc 17
17 (UHF)
August 12, 1998 Lompoc XHDF K17EF (1995-2006)
KLDF-CA (2006-2015)
Pax
HSN
1.4 kW 232 m 41126
KPAO-LP Paso Robles 22 (UHF)
30 (UHF; CP)
July 1, 1999 PAsO Robles K19EF (1995-2006)
KPAO-CA (2006-2013)
12.4 kW
7.5 kW
338 m
341 m
68663 Defunct
KDFS-CD Santa Maria 30
30 (UHF)
August 21, 1998 XHDF Santa Maria K30FD (1996-2006)
KDFS-CA (2006-2015)
14.4 kW 432 m 31351 On-the-air

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSBO-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Digital TV Market Listing for KSBO-CD