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| Affiliations | 39.1: Univision |
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| Sister stations | KUVI-DT, KBTF-CD |
| History | |
| First air date | July 31, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-07-31) |
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| Call sign meaning | "Aquí en Bakersfield Estamos" |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18747 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 13 kW |
| HAAT | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′16.75″N 118°44′27.39″W / 35.4379861°N 118.7409417°W / 35.4379861; -118.7409417 |
| Translator(s) | KUVI-DT 45.2 Bakersfield |
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| Public license information | |
| Website | Univision Bakersfield |
KABE-CD (channel 39) is a low-power, Class A television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Class A UniMás outlet KBTF-CD (channel 31) and Quest 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 on KUVI's second digital subchannel (45.2) 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). 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 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.
Subchannel
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 39.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KABE-CD | Univision |
The True Crime Network 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
- "Facility Technical Data for KABE-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Court TV official website".
- "RabbitEars query of KABE-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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