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KEZT-CD

Translator of KUVS-DT, Modesto, California
Sacramento, California United States
Channels	Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 23
Branding	see KUVS-DT infobox
Programming
Affiliations	23.1: Univision 23.2: UniMás for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (UniMas Sacramento LLC)
Sister stations	KUVS-DT, KTFK-DT
History
First air date	June 12, 1997 (27 years ago) (1997-06-12)
Former call signs	K23DH (1992–1993) K08LC (1993) K23DH (1993–1997) K08LC (1997) K23ES (1997–2001) KEZT-CA (2001–2012)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1992–2012) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2012–2020)
Former affiliations	The Box (1990s–2000) MTV2 (2001–2002) TeleFutura (2002–2004) HSN (2004–2014)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52891
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	85.6 m (281 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°33′58.9″N 121°28′50.4″W / 38.566361°N 121.480667°W / 38.566361; -121.480667
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Univision 19

KEZT-CD (channel 23) is a low-power, Class A television station in Sacramento, California, United States. It is a translator of Modesto-licensed Univision outlet KUVS-DT (channel 19) which is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision. KEZT-CD's transmitter is located on 22nd Street in downtown Sacramento. Its parent station shares studios with Stockton-licensed duopoly partner and UniMás owned-and-operated station KTFK-DT (channel 64) on Arden Way near Cal Expo in Sacramento.

History

KEZT first aired programming from The Box in the 1990s and 2000, later affiliating with MTV2 in 2001 after The Box ceased operations. The station switched to Spanish-language programming briefly in 2002 as a charter affiliate of the newly-launched Telefutura (now UniMás). When KTFK-TV (channel 64) was acquired by Univision Communications (now TelevisaUnivision) in 2003, it assumed the Telefutura affiliation in 2004 and channel 23 switched back to English-language programming as an affiliate of HSN. This made KEZT one of two television stations owned by Univision at the time to broadcast in English (along with KUVI-TV, the UPN affiliate at the time in Bakersfield, California); however, it re-aired a Spanish-language newscast and two Spanish-language public affairs programs from KUVS on Sunday mornings to meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements regarding local programming on Class A television stations.

In 2014, the HSN affiliation was dropped and KEZT began repeating KUVS-DT (KUVI-DT, at the time, a MyNetworkTV affiliate, became Univision's sole remaining English-language station once again). To accommodate these changes, the station added three new subchannels, expanding from one SD channel to four channels (with two HD channels in 5.1 surround sound for Spanish programming and two SD channels for English programming).

Technical information

Subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

Since it was a Class A low-power analog station, it stayed on the air well after the June 2009 cutoff, but left the air on January 26, 2012. It was replaced with a digital channel (in standard definition with 2-channel sound) the same day.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KEZT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "RabbitEars TV Query for KUVS". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
3. "RabbitEars TV Query for KEZT". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

External links

• Official website

v t e TelevisaUnivision
Corporate directors	Daniel Alegre
U.S. television networks	Broadcast Univision UniMás Cable Galavisión TUDN Univision Tlnovelas TeleHit TeleHit Música Bandamax
Mexican television networks	Las Estrellas Canal 5 Nu9ve TUDN N+ Foro (operated by Tritón Comunicaciones)
International networks	Las Estrellas Europe Latin America Univision Canada (licensed) Latin America TUDN Tlnovelas TeleHit TeleHit Música TLN Network bitMe Bandamax De Película De Película Clásico Golden Golden Edge Golden Premier
Uforia Audio Network	Stations KAMA-FM KBBT KBRG KDXX KESS-FM KHOT-FM KHOV-FM KLJA KLNO KLNV KLQB KLQV KLTN KLVE KMYO KOMR KOVE-FM KQBU-FM KQMR KRCD KRCV KROM KSCA KSOL KSQL KVBH KVVF KVVZ WAMR-FM WOJO WPPN WRTO-FM WVIV-FM WXNY-FM Radio networks TUDN Radio
Univision Television Group	Univision owned and/or operated stations KABE-CD KAKW-DT KCEC KDTV-DT KEZT-CD KFTV-DT KLUZ-TV KMEX-DT KTVW-DT KUTH-DT KUVE-DT KUVN-DT KUVS-DT KWEX-DT KXLN-DT WFDC-DT WGBO-DT WLTV-DT WQHS-DT WUNI WUVC-DT WUVG-DT WUVP-DT WVEA-TV WVEN-TV WXTV-DT UniMás owned and/or operated stations KBTF-CD KFPH-DT KFSF-DT KTFF-DT KFTH-DT KTFK-DT KTFO-CD KFTR-DT KFTU-DT KNIC-DT KCOR-CD KSTR-DT WAMI-DT WFPA-CD WFUT-DT WRCF-CD WTNC-LD WXFT-DT Quest, True Crime Network, and/or Ion Mystery affiliated stations KUVI-DT KXLK-CD WFTY-DT WMGM-TV WWJE-DT Other television stations WSTE-DT (Spanish Independent)
Studios	Televisa Studios Videocine W Studios Pantelion Films
Univision Online	Noticias Univision Fusion Media Group
Other holdings	ViX Entravision Communications (10%)
Defunct/former assets	Blim TV Prende TV El Rey Network Fusion TV Gizmodo Media Group Gawker Media Univision Music Group
TelevisaUnivision owns these stations, which are licensed to and operated by Entravision Communications under local marketing agreements.

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