K15CU-D (channel 15) is a low-power television station licensed to Salinas, California, United States, broadcasting the digital multicast network Cozi TV to the Monterey Bay area. Owned and operated by the NBC Owned Television Stations group, it relays the second digital subchannel of KNTV from San Jose. K15CU-D's transmitter is located on Fremont Peak in the Gabilan Mountains above San Juan Bautista, California, over 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level.
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| City | Salinas, California |
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| KNTV (San Jose) KSTS | |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 15 (UHF, 1989–2014) |
| Telemundo (1989–2014) | |
Call sign meaning | Sequentially assigned by FCC |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64979 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 5.74 kW |
| HAAT | 664.9 m (2,181 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′22.8″N 121°30′8.7″W / 36.756333°N 121.502417°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
editThe station was put on air on February 16, 1990 (by Telemundo, then under separate ownership), as a translator of KSTS in San Francisco.[2][3][4][5] The translator briefly had a local operation in Salinas, including a news bureau, which was closed in a cost-cutting move in 1992.[6]
On February 8, 2010, the station went dark for technical reasons.[7] The station returned to the air on March 11, 2010. On March 10, 2011, the license was canceled by mistake of the FCC.[8] On April 8, NBC filed an Engineering STA and a Petition for Reconsideration to restore the station.[9][10] The STA was granted on April 18, 2011.[11] On May 8, the Petition for Reconsideration was granted and the license was reinstated.[12]
On December 3, 2013, the FCC approved a request by NBCUniversal to convert the analog low-power station to digital, as a translator of KMUV-LP, the local Telemundo affiliate owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company.[13]
In 2014, the station became a primary affiliate of Cozi TV, listed in FCC records as a translator of NBC owned-and-operated KNTV, which airs Cozi TV on a subchannel.[14]
In October 2019, K15CU-D added TeleXitos as a second digital subchannel.
Subchannels
editThe station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 15.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Cozi | Cozi TV |
| 15.2 | 480i | TeleX | TeleXitos | |
| 15.3 | NBCLX | NBC American Crimes |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for K15CU-D". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Burleson, Marty (February 17, 1990). "Salinas gets more Spanish-language TV". The Californian. p. 6B. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Call sign history of K15CU-D - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Application Search Details (BPTT-19890310N4) - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Public Notice Comment (BPTT-19890310N4) - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Burleson, Marty (May 21, 1992). "KCU closes Salinas news bureau". The Californian. p. 1B. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Imported Letter - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Petition for Reconsideration - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Engineering STA - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Imported Letter - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Imported Letter - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Applications for Authority to Construct on Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Stations - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Current FCC status for K15CU-D
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for K15CU-D". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 22, 2022.