KSBS-CD

KSBS-CD

Translator of KCDO-TV, Sterling, Colorado
Denver, Colorado United States
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 10
Branding	Local 3
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: Independent / ABC (alternate) 7.1: ABC 10.1: Bounce TV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC)
History
Former call signs	K13OI (1982–1996) K18FI (1996–1998) KSBS-LP (1998–2007) KSBS-LD (2007–2013)
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 52 (UHF, 2010–2012), 41 (UHF, 2012–2019)
Former affiliations	10.1: Light TV/The Grio (until 2024)
Call sign meaning	Formerly relayed KSBS-TV in Steamboat Springs
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	168750
Class	CD
ERP	13.8 kW
HAAT	231.1 m (758 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°43′45.9″N105°14′9.9″W / 39.729417°N 105.236083°W / 39.729417; -105.236083
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KSBS-CD (channel 10) is a low-power, Class A television station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is a translator of Sterling-licensed independent station KCDO-TV (channel 3) which is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company; it is also sister to Denver-licensed ABC affiliate KMGH-TV (channel 7). KSBS-CD's transmitter is located atop Lookout Mountain, near Golden; its parent station shares studios with KMGH-TV on Delgany Street in Denver's River North Art District.

History

The license history begins with the establishment of K13OI in Estes Park Estates, which was a translator for NBC affiliate KUSA-TV. ^[2] The station was acquired by GreenTV Corporation, which owned KSBS-TV in Steamboat Springs, in 1995, and moved to channel 18 in Denver as K18FI; it later shifted to channel 67 and later 47, as KSBS-LP, one of two low-power stations bringing Telemundo to Denver.

In 2006, NBC Universal, which had acquired KSBS-TV and KSBS-LP in 2001, bought KDEN-TV in Longmont and relocated Telemundo there; it then donated KSBS-TV to Rocky Mountain PBS and sold KSBS-LP, which was by then a Class A station, to Denver Digital Television. Under Denver Digital ownership, KSBS-LP received a $23,000 fine for omissions in its public file in 2013. ^[3] Denver Digital sold KSBS to KCDO-TV in 2014, at which time it became a simulcast to bring KCDO's signal into the Denver metropolitan area. ^[4]

On September 22, 2020, the E. W. Scripps Company announced it was buying KSBS-CD and KCDO-TV for an undisclosed price, pending approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); this would make them sister stations to KMGH-TV. ^[5] The sale was completed on November 20. ^[6]

Subchannels

This station rebroadcasts the subchannels of KCDO-TV. ^[7]

Subchannels of KCDO-TV ^[8]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
3.1	720p	16:9	Local3	Main KCDO-TV programming
3.2	480i		Grit SD	Grit
7.1	720p		KMGH-TV	ABC (KMGH-TV)
10.1	480i		Laff	Laff
10.2			Ion	Ion Television
10.3			QVC	QVC

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

See also

• KCDO-TV

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KSBS-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Translators" (PDF). Television Factbook. 1990. p. B-119. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
3. "Class A television stations fined by FCC". RBR. March 28, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
4. "KSBS-CD being sold in Denver". RBR. May 3, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
5. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
6. "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, November 23, 2020, Retrieved November 23, 2020.
7. RabbitEars TV Query for KSBS
8. RabbitEars TV Query for KCDO