KBTV-CA

KBTV-CD
Sacramento, California

Branding	KBTV Global Television
Channels	Analog: 8 (VHF)
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Tower of Babel Broadcasting
Founded	2005
Former callsigns	K25EL
Website	http://www.mykbtv.com

KBTV-CA, known on-air as KBTV Global Television, is a television station in Sacramento, California, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 8 as a multicultural independent station. It is owned by Tower of Babel Broadcasting. KBTV-CD's transmitter is located in downtown Sacramento. The station broadcasts programs in various ethnic languages as well as English-language infomercials during the late-night hours. When it first started broadcasting, it carried the Home Shopping Network.

Since it was not a full-power station, its analog signal stayed on the air after the June 12th 2009 analog cutoff date but went off the air in December 2010. Its new digital signal then started broadcasting with a total of 4 channels, all in 4x3 standard-definition and 2-channel sound. Channel 8-1 continues the Crossings TV programming from the old analog station, 8-2 carries the RTV network, channels 8-3 and 8-4 are currently broadcasting color bars with silent audio.

KBTV-CD is not related to the Fox affiliate in Port Arthur, Texas, KBTV-TV.

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Independent Television Stations in the state of California

KBTV-CA 8 (Sacramento) - KCAL 9 (Los Angeles) - KSCI 18 (Long Beach) - KBBC 20 (Bishop) - KOFY 20 (San Francisco) - KWHY 22 (Los Angeles) - KBSV 23 (Ceres) - KVMD 23 (Twentynine Palms) - KTSF 26 (San Francisco) - KNLA-LP 27 (Los Angeles) - KCET 28 (Los Angeles) - KMTP 32 (San Francisco) - KICU 36 (San Jose) - KXLA 44 (Rancho Palos Verdes) - KJLA 49 (Ventura) - KNXT 49 (Fresno) - KUSI 51 (San Diego) - KDOC 56 (Anaheim) - KCSM 60 (San Mateo)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in California Also see: Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Azteca América, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious and Home Shopping stations in California

Broadcast television in the Sacramento Valley, including Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto, California

English channels	KCRA (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MoreTV) · KVIE (6.1 PBS, 6.3 V-me) · KXTV (10.1 ABC, 10.2 AccuWX) · KOVR (13.1 CBS) · KAZV-LP 14 (A1) · KEZT 23 (HSN) · K27EU 27 (3ABN) · KSPX (29.1 ION, 29.2 qubo, 29.3 ION Life) · KMAX (31.1 CW) · KTXL (40.1 Fox, 40.2 ATV) · KRJR-LP 44/KDTS-CA 52/KACA-LP 61 (DS) · KSAO-LD 49 (49.1 Coastal Television Network, 49.2 VBS, 49.5 JTV) · KQCA (58.1 MNTV, 58.2 This TV)

Spanish channels	KMMK-LP 14/KMUM-CA 15/KMMW-LP 47 (MTV3) · KUVS (19.1 UNI) · KSTV-LP 32 (AZA) · KCSO-LP 33 (TMD) · KTNC (42.2 Estrella TV) KTFK (64.1 TFU)

Ethnic channels	KBTV-CA 8 (Ind) · KBSV (23.1 Ind)

Local cable channels	Comcast SportsNet California · Comcast SportsNet Bay Area

Defunct channels	KCCC / KVUE 40 (Ind)

California television: Bakersfield • Chico-Redding • Eureka • Fresno • Los Angeles • Medford OR • Monterey • Palm Springs • Reno NV • Sacramento • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Barbara • El Centro CA / Yuma AZ

Chinese-language television in North America

The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Canada	Fairchild TV • Metro 14 (Montreal) • Omni.2 (Toronto) • Omni BC (Vancouver) • Omni Calgary (Calgary) • Omni Edmonton (Edmonton) • Shaw Multicultural Channel (Vancouver) • Talentvision

United States	Channel V Taiwan • KBTV-CA (Sacramento) • KCNS (San Francisco) • KIKU (Honolulu) • KJLA (Los Angeles) • KMTP (San Francisco) • KRCA (Los Angeles) • KSCI / KUAN (Los Angeles / San Diego) • KTSF (San Francisco) • KVMD (Los Angeles) • KXLA (Los Angeles) • NTDTV (New York / Los Angeles) • Phoenix North America Chinese Channel • SinoVision (New York) • STAR Chinese Channel • STAR Chinese Movies 2 • Tai Seng Sat TV • Tai Seng Entertainment • TVB Jadeworld (USA)