| Bellingham, Washington | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 24 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | (see article) |
| Owner | Venture Technologies Group (World Television of Washington, LLC) |
| Founded | February 10, 1989 |
| Call letters' meaning | K British Columbia Bellingham |
| Former callsigns | KEGA (February-October 1989) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 24 (UHF, 1989-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ACN (1989-2004) ImaginAsian (2004-2006) |
| Transmitter power | 165 kW |
| Height | 757 m |
| Facility ID | 53586 |
| Website | KBCB |
KBCB is a television station in Bellingham, Washington, which airs on digital UHF channel 19, though through PSIP the station appears as 24.1 and 24.2. It is carried on Comcast, Dish Network, and Verizon FiOS and a strong over the air signal that blankets Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC.
The station signed on as KEGA on February 10, 1989. It gained its current call-sign on October 2, 1989.
In 2006, KBCB switched affiliation from Independent/ImaginAsian to ShopNBC.
On February 17, 2009, KBCB ceased its analog broadcasts.[1]
On August 1, 2011, KBCB added the Spanish language network Estrella TV as a subchannel.
The station's over-the-air transmission is in standard definition. The station has the following subchannels:
| Channel | Video | Aspect Ratio |
Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Main KBCB programming / ShopNBC |
| 24.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Estrella TV (Spanish) |
| 24.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Main KBCB programming / ShopNBC |
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