KSKT-CD

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KSKT-CD
City San Marcos, California
Channels
Programming
Subchannels (see below)
Affiliations BeIN Sports Xtra
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded1990
First air date
December 4, 1990(33 years ago) (1990-12-04)
Former call signs
K43DM (1990-2001)
KSKT-CA (2001-2015)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
43 (UHF, 1995-2015)
Home Shopping Network
3ABN
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 58927
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 731 m (2,398 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 33°0′32″N116°58′19″W / 33.00889°N 116.97194°W / 33.00889; -116.97194
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Public license information

KSKT-CD, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-power, Class A television station serving San Diego, California, United States that is licensed to San Marcos. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. [2]

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History

Prior to NRJ TV's sale of the station to HC2 Broadcasting on May 21, 2018, for $4 million, KSKT-CD operated on digital channel 36 as a direct repeater of co-owned independent station KSCI (channel 18). The station was founded on December 4, 1990, as K43DM. It changed to KSKT-CA on August 20, 2001, and to its present KSKT-CD on March 18, 2015. [3]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed. The main subchannel broadcast BeIN Sports Xtra since May, 2021 [4] until the fall 2022, when the programming was replaced with Timeless TV.

In 2023, BeIn Sports Xtra Español launched.

Starting January 1, 2024, The 365 and Outlaw launched [5] .

Channel Short name Video Aspect Programming [2] [6] [7]
43.1KSKT-CD 480i 4:3Timeless TV
43.2 getTV
43.3CRTV
43.416:9 Buzzr
43.5Law & Crime [8]
43.7 The 365
43.9 Outlaw

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KSKT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 Digital TV Market Listing for KSKT-CD
  3. "FCCInfo Results".
  4. "beIN Sports & HC2 reinforce partnership as live OTA sports channels expand to new markets". Bloomberg. May 19, 2021.
  5. Hayes, Dade (November 7, 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate And Gray Television Team With Free TV Networks, A New Programmer With A Presence On Broadcast TV And Streaming". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. RabbitEars - Digital TV Market Listing for KSKT-CD https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=58927#station
  7. HC2 Broadcasting / Subchannel listing https://hc2broadcasting.com/subchannel-listing/
  8. Law & Crime https://lawandcrime.com/