KOTR-LD (channel 7) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving as the

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affiliate for the

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area. The station is owned by Mirage Media 2,

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, and maintains studios on Garden Road south of

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in Monterey; its transmitter is located on Mount Toro, south of Salinas.

History

Mirage Media acquired the broadcast license of K02DC, a

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of Monterey's

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affiliate

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(channel 8) licensed to serve the Sycamore Flat area near

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, from the Arroyo Seco Citizens Association. Shortly after the sale, the company applied to the

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(FCC) to move the transmitter site to serve

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and increase the

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from 44

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s to 3000 watts. On May 23, 2006, the station went silent pending construction of the new broadcast facilities. On June 15, 2006, it was announced that KOTR-LP would become the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Monterey–Salinas– Santa Cruz

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. On December 6, 2006, KOTR-LP began operation as cable channel 11 on Monterey County's

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system. The station launched over-the-air on April 9, 2007. On March 6, 2018, it was reported that KOTR-LP's license in Santa Cruz was being sold to South Asian broadcaster

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for $50,000. The station's programming and intellectual property would move to another station owned by Mirage Media.

Programming

News operation and syndicated programming

Until 2012, the station simulcast newscasts from fellow MyNetworkTV affiliate

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. Newscasts aired weekdays from 6–9 a.m., and at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., and weekends at 8 p.m.

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has since replaced the newscasts. Current syndicated programming includes ''

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'' and ''

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'', among others.

Broadcast of San Francisco Giants games

KOTR-LD serves as the

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broadcast affiliate for mostly Friday night games carried on

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in the Bay Area rather than

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Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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References

External links

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