KCBA
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| KCBA | |
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| Salinas/Monterey, California | |
| Branding | KCBA Fox 35 |
| Channels | Analog: 35 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC (under LMA with Cowles Publishing Company) |
| First air date | November 1, 1981 |
| Call letters’ meaning | CBA backwards of the first three letters of the English alphabet |
| Sister station(s) | KION-TV, KMUV-LP |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: UPN (1995-2003) |
| Transmitter Power | 2340 kW (analog) 19.75 kW (digital) |
| Height | 735 m (analog) 720 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 14867 |
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| Website | www.kcba.com |
KCBA is a Fox affiliate television station in Salinas, California, USA. The station broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 35, and its digital signal on VHF channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company under a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate KION-TV channel 46.
The station launched on November 1, 1981 and joined the Fox network at its inception in 1986.
In addition, KCBA and KION shared a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 2003. Programs included several in the Star Trek series and WWF/E SmackDown!
Craig Kilborn, former late-night talk show host and SportsCenter anchor on ESPN, was the sports anchor in the early 1990s.
Alex Witt anchor for MSNBC was a reporter/anchor from 1990–1992
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel Communications, the owner of KION at the time, entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group to Newport Television, a broadcasting holding company controlled by the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.[1] Newport Television has subsequently announced the sale of KION and its LMA with KCBA to the Cowles Publishing Company. This transaction was finalized on May 7, 2008.
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[edit] External links
- KCBA Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KCBA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KCBA-TV
- Not To Be Confused With KCBA Architects
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