KSAO-LD (channel 49) is a low-power

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, United States, affiliated with the

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Binge TV. The station is owned by Bridge Media Networks; KSAO-LD's transmitter is located on Crescent Ridge in El Dorado Hills, California.

History

In August 2012, KSAO-LD became a charter affiliate of the Spanish-language network

MundoFox MundoMax (; originally known as MundoFox from August 13, 2012, to July 28, 2015) was an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network that was owned by RCN Televisión. The network broadcast programs aimed at Hispanic and Latino Americ ...

. In July 2015, the network was relaunched as MundoMax after

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sold its stake of the network to

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. MundoMax ceased operations on November 30, 2016. KSAO-LD affiliated with

Azteca América Azteca América (, sometimes shortened to Azteca) was an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by INNOVATE Corp., which acquired the network from the Azteca International Corporation subsidiary of TV Azteca. Headquar ...

the next day, taking over the affiliation from KSTV-LP (channel 32). On December 31, 2022, Azteca América ceased operations, and the station affiliated with NewsNet the next day on January 1, 2023, while at the same time, KSAO-LD was dropped from local cable providers, such as

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. When KSAO-LD was affiliated with Azteca América, its main channel was not carried by DirecTV and instead carried Azteca América owned-and-operated

KEMO-TV KEMO-TV (channel 50) is a television station licensed to Fremont, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area with programming from Fubo Sports Network. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. KEMO-TV's transmitter is locate ...

(subchannel 50.2) in the

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due to KEMO’s high-definition signal.

Sale to Bridge Media Networks and short NewsNet affiliation

On March 30, 2023, Bridge Media Networks, the parent company of NewsNet and Sports News Highlights (SNH), announced it would acquire KSAO-LD from Cocola Broadcasting and the company's six other stations for $3.2 million. The transaction was completed on May 15, 2023. As a result, KSAO-LD became a NewsNet owned-and-operated station for the Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto DMA. On August 2, 2024, NewsNet and its sister network Sports News Highlights (on the station's second subchannel) were shut down due to low viewership and KSAO-LD affiliated with Fun Roads TV in the interim. It was later replaced by

ShopHQ ShopHQ (formerly ValueVision, ShopNBC, Evine Live, and Evine) was an American cable, satellite and broadcast home shopping television network and multi-channel video retailer owned by iMedia Brands Inc., whose assets were acquired by IV Media on ...

, with the network both on the main channel and the third subchannel. Fun Roads TV was switched to the second subchannel.

2025–present

In April 2025, ShopHQ was dropped when the network ceased operations and the main channel affiliated with Binge TV, moving from the third subchannel where the network was added the month before.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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Former subchannel affiliations

KSAO-LD was affiliated with

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on subchannel 49.2 until March 2013, when Bounce was switched over to

KUVS-DT KUVS-DT (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Modesto, California, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Sacramento area. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Stockton-licensed U ...

subchannel 19.3 as part of a distribution agreement with

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(now TelevisaUnivision), owner of KUVS. KSAO was affiliated with TheCoolTV on subchannel 49.2 until April 2016 when it was dropped and replaced by

Retro TV Retro TV (stylized as retrotv), formerly known as Retro Television Network, is an American terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media. The network mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series f ...

. As part of an affiliation deal with Retro TV's parent company

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(now Get After It Media), it also included the addition of

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on subchannel 49.5.Luken Signs Multi-Network Affiliation Deal with KSAO in Sacramento
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affiliate KSTV-LP (channel 32) aired on subchannel 49.3 until the simulcast was dropped in early 2016. The channel remained silent for a short time until May 11, 2016, when it was affiliated with

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, a broadcast television network airing classic

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. On October 28, 2019, KSAO-LD became the third station in the Sacramento television market to affiliate with

This TV This TV (also known as This TV Network and alternately stylized as thisTV) was an American free-to-air television network owned by Allen Media Broadcast Networks, LLC, part of the Allen Media Group division of Entertainment Studios. Originally ...

on subchannel 49.2, after having previous subchannel affiliations with

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(subchannel 58.2) and

KTXL KTXL (channel 40) is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and maintains studios on Fruitridge Road near the Oak Park district on the so ...

(subchannel 40.3). Shortly after KSAO-LD took on the NewsNet affiliation, NewsNet's sister network, Sports News Highlights, was added on subchannel 49.6 (previously occupied by SonLife Broadcasting Network). It was moved to subchannel 49.2 in September 2023 when the station dropped This TV. Buzzr on 49.3 and

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on 49.5 were also dropped, removing the last remaining subchannels from the station's tenure under Cocola Broadcasting ownership. This TV has since ceased operations and Buzzr is currently on KBTV-CD (channel 8). In December 2024, Fun Roads TV on the second subchannel (49.2) was dropped and was replaced by paid programming, while the duplicated ShopHQ on the third subchannel (49.3) was switched to a sister channel, dubbed the "Best of ShopHQ." In late 2024, a series of subchannels were added, including One America News Network, Ace TV, and AWE. In February 2025, the "Best of ShopHQ" was dropped and the subchannel affiliated with

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; the network moved to the sixth subchannel (49.6) a month later in March 2025.

References

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