KABE-CD (channel 39) is a
low-power,
Class A television station in
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...
, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language
Univision network. It is
owned and operated by
TelevisaUnivision alongside Class A
UniMás
UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which is ...
outlet
KBTF-CD (channel 31) and
Twist affiliate
KUVI-DT (channel 45). The three stations share studios on Truxtun Avenue in the western section of Bakersfield; KABE-CD's transmitter is located atop Mount Adelaide.
In addition to its own digital signal, KABE-CD is
simulcast in
high definition
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on the second
digital subchannel
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of KUVI (virtual channel 45.2, UHF channel 26.2) from a separate transmitter atop Mount Adelaide.
History
K52DJ launched on July 31, 1989, as a
translator of
Fresno's Univision station
KFTV. It was renamed KSUV-LP and moved to channel 39 in 1998 after Univision purchased
UPN affiliate KUZZ-TV (now
KUVI-DT) from
Buck Owens. It was renamed to KBTF-LP in 2002 during the launch of TeleFutura (now
UniMás
UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which is ...
). It was renamed to KABE-LP in 2004 after a callsign swap with the original KABE-CA (channel 31, now
KBTF-CD). In 2013, the station obtained Class A status. In 2019, KABE started airing
Court TV
Court TV is an American digital broadcast network and former cable television channel. It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal analysis talk shows, and live news cove ...
on its second digital subchannel as part of an agreement between
Scripps and Univision for areas where
KERO-TV's signal is not easily received.
Technical information
Subchannel
The True Crime affiliation was dropped on September 25, 2017, two weeks after KUVI obtained the affiliation; the 39.2 subchannel went dark until 2019, when it returned to the air with Court TV programming. The Court TV affiliation was dropped in 2021.
References
External links
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Univision network affiliates
Court TV affiliates
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Television channels and stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in California
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Low-power television stations in the United States
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