KMSG-LD
KMSG-LD (channel 53) is a low-power television station in Fresno, California, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Cocola Broadcasting alongside Merced-licensed Estrella TV affiliate KGMC (channel 43) and seven other low-power stations. KMSG-LD's transmitter is located on Bear Mountain, near Meadow Lakes, California.
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| Channels | |
| Branding | My TV 53 (general) My 53 News at 8 (newscasts) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 53.1: MyNetworkTV[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cocola Broadcasting Companies, LLC |
| KGMC | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 6, 1995 |
First air date | September 29, 1999 |
Former call signs | K09XA (1999) K55IM (1999–2001) KMSG-LP (2001–2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 55 (UHF, 1999–2006) 39 (UHF, 2006–2012) Digital: 39 (UHF, 2012–2019) Virtual: 43 (2019–2020) |
| Shop at Home (1999–2008) Azteca America (2008–2022) | |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65762 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 622.9 m (2,044 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°44′45.2″N 119°17′2.4″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
KVVG-LD started out as KVVG-LP, an affiliate of Almavision for the Visalia area in early 2005. Formerly on channel 31, it later moved to channel 54. KVVG-LP changed to Tvida Vision in mid-2005. As of 2011, the station converted to a digital signal, as KVVG-LD.
The KVVG calls were originally used on a DuMont affiliate on channel 27 in Tulare in the 1950s. The KMSG calls were originally used on what is now CW affiliate KFRE-TV (channel 59) from its sign-on from 1985 to 2001.
Until mid-2006, KMSG's programming was also seen on KPMC-LP (channel 42, now KZKC-LD) in Bakersfield, which was sold to McGraw-Hill, becoming a standalone Azteca América affiliate and later a translator of ABC affiliate KERO-TV (channel 23).
On September 28, 2020, MyNetworkTV programming moved to KMSG, after the network's previous affiliate, KAIL (channel 7), switched to TCT.
On December 31, 2022, Azteca América ceased operations.
Newscasts
When KMSG took on the MyNetworkTV affiliation, the station aired an edition of KFSN-TV's Action News at 8:00 p.m. weeknights, which previously aired on KAIL. The newscast ended in December 2021 and the station aired NewsNet for three months following.
KMSG offers 2½ hours of news per week (30 minutes each weekday) with the San Joaquin Valley's only 8 p.m. newscast, My 53 News at 8:00, hosted by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The half-hour newscast immediately repeats.[3] KMSG also airs the weekly syndicated program The Reed Report produced by Reed, which also airs on KWVT-LD.[4]
Technical information
Subchannel
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KMSG-DT | Main KMSG-LD programming / MyNetworkTV |
Former rebroadcasters
| Station | City of license | Channels (Analog/ Digital) |
First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
Former callsigns | Former affiliations | ERP (Analog/ Digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ Digital) |
Facility ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFAZ-CA | Visalia | 8 (virtual) 18 (UHF) |
December 7, 1992 | K Fresno AZteca America (Former Affiliation) | K08LV (1992–2002) | unknown | 15 kW | 644 m | 68406 |
| KMCF-LP |
Visalia | 35 (UHF) 47 (UHF) |
June 12, 1997 | unknown | K35GB (2000) K35FU (2000) K10OC (1994–2000) |
Tele Vida Abundante (until 2008) | 150 kW | 791 m | 20560 |
| KBID-LP | Fresno | 31 (UHF) 24 (UHF) |
October 6, 1997 | unknown | KGMC-LP (2003–2006) KJKZ-LP (1998–2003) K28EZ (1996–1998) |
Nuestra Visión (via KJEO-LP, until late 2007) | 150 kW | 562 m | 23276 |
References
- "Like TitanTV".
- "Facility Technical Data for KMSG-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- Jones, Scott. "News on the Very Cheap". FTVLive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- "The Reed Report – AustinReedNetwork.com". Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- "KMSG-LD FRESNO, CA". rabbitears.info. Retrieved September 27, 2021.