| Translator ofKION-TV,Monterey, California | |
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| Branding | Telemundo 23 |
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| History | |
| Founded | May 31, 1989 (36 years ago) (1989-05-31) |
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Call sign meaning | Monterey Univision (former affiliation) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59362 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 688.3 m (2,258 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′22.8″N121°30′8.7″W / 36.756333°N 121.502417°W /36.756333; -121.502417 |
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Public license information | LMS |
KMUV-LD (channel 23) is alow-power television station licensed toMonterey, California, United States. It is atranslator ofCBS/Fox/Telemundo affiliateKION-TV (channel 46, also licensed to Monterey) which is owned by theNews-Press & Gazette Company. KMUV-LD's transmitter is located onFremont Peak; its parent station maintains studios on Moffett Street inSalinas immediately south ofSalinas Municipal Airport.
As KMUV-LP, the station was previously aUnivision affiliate; it switched to Telemundo by 2005, when Clear Channel Communications acquired the station.[2] The KMUV call sign had previously been assigned to channel 31 inSacramento from 1974 until 1981; that station is nowKMAX-TV.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel Communications (nowiHeartMedia) entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group toNewport Television, a broadcasting holding company founded by the private equity firmProvidence Equity Partners. The sale was finalized on March 14, 2008.[3] However, Newport Television could not keep KION-TV or KMUV-LP due to Providence Equity Partners' partial ownership of several media properties which serve parts of the market. KION and KMUV were sold to theCowles Publishing Company, the owner ofKHQ-TV andThe KHQ Television Group inSpokane, Washington.[4] The sale was finalized on May 7, 2008. On that day, Cowles took over the LMA for KCBA from Newport Television.
On September 20, 2013,News-Press & Gazette Company announced that it would purchase KION-TV and KMUV-LP, as well asSan Luis Obispo sister stationKKFX-CA. NPG will also take over some of the operations ofSanta Maria sister stationKCOY-TV, which Cowles will retain, under ashared services agreement (as NPG's holdings in the area already includeKEYT-TV inSanta Barbara).[5] The sale was completed on December 13.[6]
KMUV-LD's transmitter is located onFremont Peak.[1] The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 23.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KMUV-LD | Telemundo |
| 23.2 | 480i | SMUV | Dabl | |
| 46.1 | 720p | KION-TV | CBS (KION-TV 46.1) | |
| 46.2 | FOX35 | Fox (KION-TV 46.2) |
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