KSAO-LD

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KSAO-LD
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Ownership
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History
FoundedAugust 1989;35 years ago (1989-08)
Former call signs
K49DD (1992–1999)
KSAO-LP (1999–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 49 (UHF, 1992–2010)
  • Digital:
  • 49 (UHF, 2010–2020)
Call sign meaning
"Sacramento"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 34578
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 92.9 m (305 ft)
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KSAO-LD (channel 49) is a low-power television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with the home shopping network ShopHQ. The station is owned by Bridge Media Networks. KSAO-LD's transmitter is located on Crescent Ridge in El Dorado Hills, California.

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History

In August 2012, KSAO-LD became a charter affiliate of the Spanish-language network MundoFox. In July 2015, the network was relaunched as MundoMax after 21st Century Fox sold its stake of the network to RCN Televisión.

MundoMax ceased operations on November 30, 2016. KSAO-LD affiliated with Azteca América the next day, taking over the affiliation from KSTV-LP (channel 32).

On December 31, 2022, Azteca América ceased operations, and the station affiliated with NewsNet the next day on January 1, 2023, while at the same time, KSAO-LD was dropped from local cable providers, such as Comcast's Xfinity. When KSAO-LD was affiliated with Azteca América, its main channel was not carried by DirecTV and instead carried Azteca América owned-and-operated KEMO-TV (subchannel 50.2) in the San Francisco Bay Area due to KEMO’s high-definition signal.

Sale to Bridge Media Networks and short NewsNet affiliation

On March 30, 2023, Bridge Media Networks, the parent company of NewsNet and Sports News Highlights (SNH), announced it would acquire KSAO-LD from Cocola Broadcasting and the company's six other stations for $3.2 million. [3] The transaction was completed on May 15, 2023. [4] As a result, KSAO-LD became a NewsNet owned-and-operated station for the Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto DMA.

On August 2, 2024, NewsNet and its sister network Sports News Highlights (on the station's second subchannel) were shut down due to low viewership and KSAO-LD affiliated with Fun Roads TV in the interim. It was later replaced by ShopHQ, with the network both on the main channel and the third subchannel. Fun Roads TV was switched to the second subchannel.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KSAO-LD [5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
49.1 720p 16:9 KSAO ShopHQ
49.2 480i Bridge1 Infomercials
49.3BoSHQ Best of ShopHQ 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.4AceTv Ace TV
49.5OAN One America News Plus
49.6AWE AWE Plus 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.7Sales Infomercials 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.8BarkTVBark TV 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.9RNTVRight Now TV 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.10FTF FTF Sports 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.11MTRSPR1MTRSPT1 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.12OutdoorOutdoor America 4 rounded rect pink.svg
49.13NBTNational Black Television (NBT) 4 rounded rect pink.svg
  Subchannel broadcast with MPEG-4 video

Former subchannel affiliations

KSAO-LD was affiliated with Bounce TV on subchannel 49.2 until March 2013, when Bounce was switched over to KUVS-DT subchannel 19.3 as part of a distribution agreement with Univision Communications (now TelevisaUnivision), owner of KUVS. [6]

KSAO was affiliated with TheCoolTV on subchannel 49.2 until April 2016 when it was dropped and replaced by Retro TV. As part of an affiliation deal with Retro TV's parent company Luken Communications (now Get After It Media), it also included the addition of Rev'n on subchannel 49.5. [7] Both channels were dropped in 2018.

A simulcast of former Azteca América affiliate KSTV-LP (channel 32) aired on subchannel 49.3 until the simulcast was dropped in early 2016. The channel remained silent for a short time until May 11, 2016, when it was affiliated with Buzzr, a broadcast television network airing classic game shows.

On October 28, 2019, KSAO-LD became the third station in the Sacramento television market to affiliate with This TV on subchannel 49.2, after having previous subchannel affiliations with KQCA (subchannel 58.2) and KTXL (subchannel 40.3).

Shortly after KSAO-LD took on the NewsNet affiliation, NewsNet's sister network, Sports News Highlights, was added on subchannel 49.6 (previously occupied by SonLife Broadcasting Network). It was moved to subchannel 49.2 in September 2023 when the station dropped This TV. Buzzr on 49.3 and Shop LC on 49.5 were also dropped, removing the last remaining subchannels from the station's tenure under Cocola Broadcasting ownership. This TV has since ceased operations and Buzzr is currently on KBTV-CD (channel 8).

In December 2024, Fun Roads TV on the second subchannel was dropped and was replaced by paid programming, while the duplicated ShopHQ on the third subchannel was switched to a sister channel, dubbed "The Best of ShopHQ."

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References

  1. ↑ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSAO-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $3,200,000". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Public Notice >> Licensing and Management System Admin >> FCC" (PDF). FCC . May 17, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for KSAO-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Bounce TV Now On-the-Air in Seven Univision Markets: San Francisco, Boston, Miami, Denver, Sacramento, Raleigh and Tampa". The Futon Critic. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Luken Signs Multi-Network Affiliation Deal with KSAO in Sacramento
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