branding kget tv 17 17 news bakersfield s cw slogan in the spirit of the golden empire channels digital 25 uhf virtual 17 psip subchannels 17.1 nbc 17.2 the cw 17.3 telemundo 17.4 laff owner nexstar broadcasting group nexstar broadcasting inc. first air date november 8 1959 ; 56 years ago 1959 11 08 call letters meaning kern golden empire television sister station s kkey lp kgpe ksee former callsigns klyd tv 1959 1969 kjtv 1969 1978 kpwr tv 1978 1984 former channel number s analog 17 uhf 1959 2009 former affiliations abc 1959 1974 cbs 1974 1984 transmitter power 135 kw height 405 m facility id 34459 transmitter coordinates 35 26 17 n 118 44 26.1 w 35.43806 n 118.740583 w 35.43806 ; 118.740583 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.kerngoldenempire.com kget tv is a television station serving bakersfield california owned by nexstar broadcasting group . it is an nbc affiliate and transmits on uhf channel 25 using its former analog channel 17 as its virtual channel via psip . kget also has a digital only cable cw outlet called kwfb one of the cw plus stations . it was originally part of the wb 100 station group for the wb network when it was still in operation . the network ended in september 2006 along with upn to form the cw and kwfb affiliated with the new network . the station s studios are located on l street in downtown bakersfield and the transmitter site is west of breckenridge mountain . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit logo used from 2012 until 2014 . kget building founded by businessman ed urner channel 17 first broadcast on november 8 1959 as klyd an abc affiliate . 1 the station originally operated from studios located on eye street in bakersfield . it was co owned with klyd am 1350 now klhc and is one of very few tv stations to be started by a daytime only radio station . the call letters changed to kjtv in 1969 . in october of that year urner sold the station to atlantic states industries . 2 in 1974 kjtv swapped affiliations with kbak tv becoming a cbs affiliate . george n. gillett jr. s gillett broadcasting bought the station from asi communications in 1978 . the station s call letters changed again to kpwr tv on september 27 1978 when it increased its power to 5 000 000 watts . the ackerley group purchased the station in 1983 . on february 1 1984 the station changed its calls to the present day kget tv coinciding with an affiliation swap with kero tv to become bakersfield s nbc affiliate a month later an affiliation which continues to the present day . it is one of a handful of stations in the united states to have held a primary affiliation with all three of the big three television networks . it was sold to clear channel communications in 2001 . kget stands for kern golden empire television a moniker coined by the station s longtime vice president and general manager ray watson who was elected to the kern county board of supervisors in 2002 . the current kget manager is derek jeffery . on april 20 2007 clear channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to newport television a broadcasting holding company controlled by providence equity partners . 3 however providence equity partners owns a 19 percent share of the spanish language media company univision the owner of mynetworktv affiliate kuvi tv . in addition with only five full power stations bakersfield does not have enough to legally support a co owned duopoly operation . as a result the federal communications commission granted conditional approval of the sale provided that providence equity partners divest either kget or its stake in univision as soon as the deal was finalized . that happened on march 14 2008 . in may 2008 newport television agreed to sell kget and five other stations to high plains broadcasting inc. due to the aforementioned ownership conflict . 4 the sale closed on september 15 2008 ; 5 newport continued to operate kget under a shared services agreement . 4 newport agreed to sell kget and sister telemundo affiliate kkey lp as well as kgpe in fresno california to nexstar broadcasting group on november 5 2012 . 6 the fcc approved the sale on january 23 2013 ; and the sale was completed on february 19 . 7 8 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 9 17.1 1080i 16 9 kget dt main kget tv programming nbc 17.2 720p cw cw 12 17.3 480i 4 3 telm simulcast of kkey lp 17.4 laff analog to digital conversion edit kget tv discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over uhf channel 17 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 25 . 10 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 17 . references edit central california edition . mcsittel.com . retrieved may 30 2006 . central california edition . geocities.com . archived from the original on 2009 08 03 . retrieved july 10 2006 . clear channel agrees to sell television station group to providence equity partners press release . clear channel communications . 2007 04 20 . retrieved 2007 04 20 . a b newport stations drift to high plains . television business report . 2008 05 21 . retrieved 2008 09 28 . application search details . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved 2008 09 28 . nexstar adding stations in ca vt . tvnewscheck . november 5 2012 . retrieved november 5 2012 . http licensing.fcc.gov prod cdbs pubacc auth files 1523190.pdf http www.tvnewscheck.com article 65597 nexstar closes on three calif stations rabbitears tv query for kget dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official website bakersfield s cw homepage query the fcc s tv station database for kget tv biafn s media web database information on kget tv program information for kget at titantv.com v t e television stations in the greater bakersfield area reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television english stations k08mm d k24gs 3abn kjou lp 12 silent kxbf ld 14 biz tv kget 17.1 nbc 17.2 cw 17.3 tmd 17.4 laff k18hd d kvpt lp 34 18.1 pbs k21fp 21 silent kdbk ld 27 kebk ld 27 religious kero 23.1 abc 23.2 azteca 23.3 metv kbak 29.1 cbs 29.3 grit tv 58.2 fox kcbt ld 34.2 bounce tv 34.3 daystar 34.4 hsn kbfk lp 36.2 movies knxt lp 38 ind kpmc lp 43 jtv kuvi 45.1 mntv kbfx cd 58.1 fox 29.2 this tv spanish stations kkey lp 13.1 17.3 tmd kbbv cd 19 19.1 estrella kbtf cd 31 ktfb ca 4 31.1 unim s hd 31.2 45.3 unim s sd kcbt ld 34.1 mundomax 34.5 tvida vision kabe cd 39 39.1 uni hd 39.2 45.2 uni sd kzkc lp 42 42.2 aza adjacent locals los angeles ca ktla 5.1 the cw 5.2 antenna tv 5.3 this tv kabc 7.1 abc 7.2 lwn 7.3 laff kcal 9.1 ind kcop 13.1 mntv 13.2 buzzr 13.3 movies 13.4 heroes and icons kcet 28.1 public ind 28.2 link tv 28.3 v me 28.4 nhk world koce tv 50.1 pbs 50.2 pbs 50.3 daystar 50.4 world santa barbara ksby 6.1 nbc 6.2 the cw 6.3 laff kcoy 12.1 cbs 12.2 fox kkfx cd 24.1 fox 24.2 wx defunct kjbc 33 35 55 christian religious home shopping kern krnt 65 ind. educational public access california television bakersfield chico redding eureka fresno las vegas nv los angeles medford or monterey inland empire palm springs reno nv sacramento san diego san francisco santa barbara el centro ca yuma az v t e nbc network affiliates in the state of california kcra 3 sacramento kiem 3 eureka knbc 4 los angeles ksby 6 san luis obispo ksbw 8 salinas monterey santa cruz kntv 11 san francisco san jose oakland kget 17 bakersfield knvn 24 chico ksee 24 fresno kmir 36 palm desert knsd 39 san diego see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in california v t e the cw network affiliates in the state of california kcwq lp 2 palm springs ktla 5 los angeles ksby 6.2 san luis obispo xetv 6 tijuana san diego 1 kecy 9.3 el centro khsl 12.2 chico kget 17.2 bakersfield kviq 17.3 eureka kmax 31 sacramento kbcw 44 san francisco kion 46.2 salinas kfre 59 fresno 1xetv is licensed to tijuana mexico but primarily serves viewers in the san diego market . see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in california v t e nexstar broadcasting group abc kamc2 kcau kmid kode2 kqtv ksvi ktvx watn wawv2 wdhn weht wivt wjet wmbb woi wsyr wtvo2 wutr2 wvny2 wwti cbs kgpe klas klbk klst kolr2 krex kreg krey ktab kxmb kxmc kxmd kxma wcia wfrv whbf wjmn wmbd wroc wtaj wyou2 the cw kasn2 kasw kcwi kgcw kget1 kucw wbrl wcwj wlmt wtvw2 wwcw wwti1 fox kadn kard kcit2 khmt2 kfqx kfta3 kfxk6 kjtl2 kljb5 klrt2 kmss5 kpej5 kwkt wfff wfft wfxp2 wfxr wfxv wgmb wjkt wlax weux wntz wqrf wyzz4 wzdx mynetworktv karz kcpn2 kgjt kjbo2 kadn1 kozl kshv6 ktpn klpn6 kyle wzdx1 wcix wlmt1 wntz wpny wtvo1 2 nbc kadn1 kamr kark ketk kfdx kget klaf knwa krbc2 ksan2 ksee ksnf ktal ktsm ktve2 kveo wbgh wbre wetm wtwo wvla6 other telemundo kkey ktab1 independent station kzup independent station heroes & icons whag tv cms company lakana online ad company yashi acquisitions communications corporation of america grant broadcasting newport television west virginia media holdings 1 these stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 nexstar operates these stations owned by mission broadcasting . 3 sale of the station to mission broadcasting is awaiting fcc approval . nexstar will continue to operate the station . 4 nexstar operates wyzz owned by cunningham broadcasting . 5 nexstar operates this station owned by marshall broadcasting . 6 nexstar operates this station owned by white knight broadcasting . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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