KGET-TV
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| KGET-TV | |
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| Bakersfield, California | |
| Branding | NBC 17 |
| Slogan | In the Spirit of the Golden Empire |
| Channels | 17 (UHF) analog, 25 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC CW on DT2 |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (sale pending) |
| Founded | November 8, 1959 |
| Call letters meaning | Kern Golden Empire Television |
| Former callsigns | KLYD-TV (1959-69) KJTV (1969-78) KPWR-TV (1978-84) |
| Former affiliations | ABC, CBS |
| Website | www.kget.com/ Bakersfield's CW |
KGET-TV is a television station serving Bakersfield, California, owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is an NBC affiliate, and transmits on UHF channel 17. KGET also has a digital-only/cable CW outlet called KWFB, one of the The CW Plus stations. It was originally part of The WB 100+ Station Group for the WB network when it was still in operation. The network ended in September 2006 along with UPN to form The CW and KWFB affiliated with the new network.
[edit] History
Founded by businessman Ed Urner, channel 17 first broadcast on November 8, 1959 as KLYD. The call letters changed to KJTV in 1969[1], again to KPWR-TV in 1978, and once again in 1984 as KGET-TV.
The station had affiliated with ABC[2] and CBS before becoming an NBC affiliate in 1984. That same year the station was purchased by the Ackerley Group. It was sold to the current owner, Clear Channel Communications in 2001.
KGET stands for "Kern Golden Empire Television," a moniker coined by the station's longtime vice president and general manager, Ray Watson. Watson, now retired, is now a Kern County Supervisor. The current KGET general manager is Teri Riley.
KGET has dominated Bakersfield television in the Nielsen ratings since 1998. Chief news anchors Jim Scott (b. 1957) and Robin Mangarin (b.1960) are husband-and-wife and are considered iconic personalities in the Bakersfield news media. They were a lead anchor team for KERO-TV, prior to joining KGET in 1996.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel announced its intention to sell off all of its television stations, including KGET, after the company was bought out by a private equity firm.
[edit] References
- ^ Central California Edition. geocities.com. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
- ^ Central California Edition. mcsittel.com. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.
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| Broadcast television stations in the Bakersfield market (Nielsen DMA #126) | ||
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KTFB-CA 4 / KBTF-CA 31 (TFU) - K08MM 8 (3ABN) - KKEY-LP 11 (TEL) - KGET 17 (NBC/The CW on DT2) - K18HD 18 (Multimedios) - KBBV-CA 19 (Ind) - K21FP 21 (TBN) - KERO 23 (ABC) - KFRE-CA 27 (Ind) - KBAK 29 (CBS) - KVPT 34 (PBS) - KBFK-LP 36 (AS) - KABE-LP 39 (UNI) - KPMC-LP 42 (AZA) - KUVI 45 (MNTV) - KNXT-LP 57 (Ind) - KBFX 58 (Fox) |
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| Local cable & satellite television channels | ||
| NBC Network Affiliates in the state of California | |
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KCRA 3 (Sacramento) - KIEM 3 (Eureka) - KNBC 4 (Los Angeles) - KSBY 6 (San Luis Obispo) - KSBW 8 (Salinas) - KNTV 11 (San Jose/San Francisco) - KGET 17 (Bakersfield) - KNVN 24 (Chico) - KSEE 24 (Fresno) - KMIR 36 (Palm Desert) - KNSD 39 (San Diego) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
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KGET-DT 17.2/"KWFB" (Bakersfield) - KCWQ-LP 2 (Palm Springs) - KTLA 5 (Los Angeles) - KSBY-DT 6.2/"KWCA" (San Luis Obispo) - KUVU-LP 17/9 (Eureka) - KNVN-DT 24.2/"KIWB" (Chico-Redding) - KION-DT 46.2 (Salinas)- KMAX 31 (Sacramento) - KBCW 44 (San Francisco) - KFRE 59 (Fresno) - KSWB 69 (San Diego) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Radio / Television stations: (See List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel) |
