please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message kcba salinas monterey california united states branding fox 35 general ktvu fox 2 news during newscast simulcasts slogan we re different channels digital 13 vhf virtual 35 psip subchannels 35.1 fox affiliations fox 1986 present owner seal rock broadcasters llc operator entravision communications first air date november 1 1981 ; 34 years ago 1981 11 01 call letters meaning cba backwards of the first three letters of the english alphabet sister station s ksms tv kdjt cd former channel number s analog 35 uhf 1981 2009 former affiliations primary sin 1981 1986 independent 1986 secondary upn 1995 2003 transmitter power 19.75 kw height 720 m facility id 14867 transmitter coordinates 36 45 22 n 121 30 6 w 36.75611 n 121.50167 w 36.75611 ; 121.50167 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website http www.kcba.com kcba is a fox affiliated television station in salinas california usa . the station broadcasts its digital signal on vhf channel 13 . kcba is owned by seal rock broadcasters llc and operated by entravision communications through a local marketing agreement lma with univision affiliate ksms tv channel 67 . it studios are co located with ksms in monterey and the transmitter is atop fremont peak . contents 1 history 1.1 joining the fox network 1.2 sale to cowles publishing company 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news and programming 3.1 newscasts 3.2 syndicated shows 4 references 5 external links history edit the station was launched on november 1 1981 by sainte broadcasting group . they started out as a spanish international network affiliate from noon until about 1 a.m. daily . in the mornings channel 35 had christian programming such as jimmy swaggart ptl club 700 club weekday and many others on weekends . while the station was primarily a spanish station the christian programming was in english . the station was put up for sale in the winter of 1986 and sold to ackerley broadcasting in may 1986 . that june the station changed formats to an english conventional general entertainment format . the station added cartoons from 6 to 9 a.m. weekdays . the religious shows held over from the sainte days aired from 9 a.m. to about noon . the afternoon consisted of a movie initially and eventually classic sitcoms . by about 2 30 the station aired cartoons followed by more off network sitcoms by 5 p.m. a prime time movie and a blend of sitcoms and dramas and movies late night . on weekends the station ran more movies and the sunday morning religious shows remained for many more years . joining the fox network edit kcba joined the fox network at its inception in october 1986 and remains so today . like most fox stations and independents kcba moved away from older sitcoms and more toward talk shows reality shows and court shows by the mid 1990s . in 1994 kcba entered into an lma with what was then kccn tv which was then owned by harron communications . kcba then took over the operations of kccn who changed its call letters to kion tv two years later . although kccn kion was longer established kcba functioned as the senior partner in the lma during the years that ackerley owned channel 35 . ackerley bought kion outright in 1998 and sold kcba to a pair of investors doing business as seal rock broadcasters and utica television partners although only one of them seal rock broadcasters serves as the licensee . the transactions were completed on january 12 2000 ; however ackerley retained control of kcba through an lma with its new owners . as a result channel 46 became the senior partner in the lma . cartoons were phased out in 2001 and 2002 and newscasts were also added . kion and the lma for kcba were sold to clear channel communications as part of a group deal as well . in addition kcba and kion shared a secondary affiliation with upn from 1995 until 2003 . programs included several in the star trek series buffy the vampire slayer and wwf e smackdown . kcba s previous logo while under lma with kion tv until december 1 2013 sale to cowles publishing company edit on april 20 2007 clear channel communications the owner of kion at the time entered into an agreement to spin off its entire television stations group to newport television a broadcasting holding company controlled by the private equity firm providence equity partners . 1 newport television has subsequently announced the sale of kion and its lma with kcba to cowles publishing company . this transaction was finalized on may 7 2008 . on june 5 2013 entravision communications owner of univision the successor to sin affiliate ksms tv unim s affiliate kdjt ca and radio stations klok fm and kses fm announced that it would take over kcba s operations through a joint sales agreement on or around december 1 . 2 digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 35.1 720p 16 9 kcba dt main kcba programming fox analog to digital conversion edit kcba shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 35 on february 17 2009 the original target date in which full power television stations in the united states were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to june 12 2009 . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 13 . 4 5 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 35 . news and programming edit newscasts edit until november 30 2013 kcba aired one newscast central coast news at 10 produced by kion . the broadcast was on air for an hour on weeknights and half hour on weekends . as of may 2011 this newscast was broadcast in high definition for the in studio portions with live field reports in unconverted 16 9 widescreen standard definition . the newscast was anchored by jon k. brent on weeknights and susanne brunner on weekends while norm hoffman and alex snyder did the weather . kcba used additional news personnel from kion for news and kcoy for california sports segments . this newscast moved to kion s 46.2 subchannel as of december 1 2013 6 while kcba now simulcasts the ktvu mornings on 2 morning show 4 30 9 weekdays and 7 10 a.m. sundays and the 10 00 news on ktvu fox 2 at 10 00 p.m. daily from fox owned and operated station ktvu fox 2 in oakland . 7 notable former on air staff include craig kilborn former late night talk show host and sportscenter anchor on espn who was the sports anchor in the early 1990s . another staff member alex witt anchor for msnbc was a reporter anchor from 1990 1992 . syndicated shows edit as of the 2015 2016 tv season syndicated programming includes the people s court family feud celebrity name game the simpsons and 2 broke girls among others . references edit clear channel agrees to sell television station group to providence equity partners press release . clear channel communications . 2007 04 20 . retrieved 2007 04 20 . entravision in jsa with kcba monterey calif. . tvnewscheck . june 5 2013 . retrieved september 24 2013 . rabbitears tv query for kcba http www.ksbw.com editorials 18712701 detail.html dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . central coast news at 10 is moving to the cw starting december 1 . central coast news kion . november 5 2013 . retrieved december 1 2013 . gumz jondi november 29 2013 . comcast to drop ktvu dec. 12 . santa cruz sentinel . retrieved december 1 2013 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for kcba biafn s media web database information on kcba tv v t e television stations in the monterey bay area including monterey salinas and santa cruz local stations kotr lp 2 mntv k10oi 5 vida ksbw 8.1 nbc 8.2 abc 8.3 estrella tv k15cu d 15.1 cozi tv kmby ld 19.1 mundomax 19.2 estrella tv kscz ld 20.1 ind klfb ld 22.1 22.4 3abn 22.2 3abn latino 22.3 3abn proclaim kmuv lp 23 tmd kqet 25.1 pbs kymb ld 27.1 metv 27.2 this tv 27.3 qvc 27.4 zuus country k29ab 29 ind kdjt cd 33 unim s kcba 35.1 fox k38jp pbs kmmd cd 39 3abn latino kmce lp 43 aza k02qq d religious kion 46.1 cbs 46.2 cw kqeh 54.1 pbs 54.2 v me ksms 67.1 uni 67.2 kdjt cd 67.3 latv cable channels kmst edu 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 fox network affiliates in the state of california ktvu 2 oakland san francisco kecy 9 el centro kttv 11 los angeles kcvu 20 kbvu 28 chico redding eureka kkfx cd 24 santa maria kmph 26 17 visalia merced kbfx cd 29 bakersfield kdfx cd 33 indio palm springs kcba 35 salinas ktxl 40 sacramento kswb 69 san diego see also 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