KNXT-LD

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KNXT-LD
City Bakersfield, California (nominal city of license)
Channels
BrandingMyTV 53
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)
  • Digital: 6 (VHF, until 2024)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 16944
Class LD
ERP 126 kW
HAAT 827.7 m (2,716 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 36°17′14.2″N118°50′18.6″W / 36.287278°N 118.838500°W / 36.287278; -118.838500
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.mytv53.com

KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a television station nominally licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States, but serving the Visalia–Fresno area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. [3] The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. Despite KNXT-LD legally holding a low-power license, it transmits using the full-power spectrum of KIFR (channel 49) through a channel sharing agreement, [1] from an antenna on Blue Ridge in rural northwestern Tulare County.

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History

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 and became KIFR, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator. [6]

As of 2025, KNXT airs live professional sports programming featuring Central Valley Fuego FC of USL League One and Visalia Rawhide of Minor League Baseball. [7]

Newscasts

KNXT simulcast sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offered 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, anchored by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The newscast was canceled in early 2024, soon after Reed's departure.

Subchannels

Subchannels of KIFR and KNXT-LD [8]
License Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
KIFR49.1 480i 16:9 KIFRart Classic Arts Showcase
49.2KIFRgeb GEB America
KNXT-LD53.1 720p MyNet MyNetworkTV
53.2480i 4:3 MeTV MeTV
53.3PurplTVPurple TV
53.516:9H&I Heroes & Icons
53.6StartTV Start TV
53.8TCT TCT

References

  1. 1 2 "Amendment to a Modification of a Licensed Facility for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 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. ↑ "Live, Local Sports Every Week, All Year". KNXT. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KIFR". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved January 24, 2025.


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