virginia tech montgomery executive airport . kbcb bellingham washington united states channels digital 19 uhf virtual 24 psip affiliations sonlife broadcasting network jewelry tv owner venture technologies group llc world television of washington llc founded february 10 1989 call letters meaning k british columbia bellingham former callsigns kega february october 1989 former channel number s analog 24 uhf 1989 2009 former affiliations acn 1989 2004 imaginasian 2004 2006 shophq 2006 2015 estrella tv 2011 2014 transmitter power 165 kw height 757 m facility id 53586 transmitter coordinates 48 40 46 n 122 50 31 w 48.67944 n 122.84194 w 48.67944 ; 122.84194 website kbcb kbcb is a television station in bellingham washington which airs on digital uhf channel 19 though through psip the station appears as 24.1 and 24.2 . it is carried on comcast dish network and verizon fios and a strong over the air signal that blankets vancouver bc and victoria bc from a transmitter near mount constitution on orcas island . contents 1 history 1.1 abandoned sale to fox television stations 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit logo used as world television used until 2006 . the station signed on as kega on february 10 1989 . it gained its current call sign on october 2 1989 . until 2006 kbcb aired a mix of independent imaginasian targeted towards the vancouver area . in that year the station converted to an affiliation with shopnbc . the network became shophq in 2013 . the station s only current local program is a weekly monday morning brokered programming show highlighting events and businesses in downtown bellingham s depot market square with episodes of the cartoon factory airing throughout the week to comply with federal communications commission fcc e i requirements . kbcb added the estrella tv network as a multicast channel on august 1 2011 . kbcb s affiliation with estrella ended on april 24 2014 . 1 abandoned sale to fox television stations edit on september 19 2014 venture technologies reached an agreement to sell the station to fox television stations for 10 million ; 2 the purchase was submitted for fcc approval on october 3 . 3 the purchase came amid speculation that fox was interested in having an owned and operated station in the home market of the seattle seahawks football team whose games primarily air on fox as members of the national football conference . fox had reportedly threatened to not renew kcpq s affiliation when its affiliation agreement ended in january 2015 4 while the broadcaster had made similar transactions in other nfc markets such as purchasing the network affiliate serving the san francisco bay area where the 49ers play as well as a station in charlotte north carolina home to the carolina panthers . 5 on october 17 2014 fox announced that it had reached a deal to maintain its affiliation with kcpq through july 2018 agreeing to a reverse compensation arrangement . 6 following this development fox s application to acquire kbcb was dismissed by the fcc on november 20 2014 . 7 on january 1 2015 kbcb replaced its affiliation of shophq with that of the sonlife broadcasting network . in march the sd simulcast on 24.2 was replaced by jewelry tv . digital television edit digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 8 24.1 1080i 16 9 kbcb dt sonlife broadcasting network 24.2 480i 4 3 kbcb d2 jewelry tv analog to digital conversion edit kbcb shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 24 on february 17 2009 as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television which congress had moved the previous month to june 12 . 9 10 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 19 using psip to display kbcb s virtual channel as 24 on digital television receivers . references edit fcc form 398 2nd quarter 2014 url http data.fcc.gov mediabureau v01 tv application kidvid 155607.html asset purchase agreement dated as of september 19 2014 by and among world television of washington llc fox television stations inc. and venture technologies group llc . federal communications commission . retrieved 6 october 2014 . application for consent to assignment of broadcast station construction permit or license . federal communications commission . 3 october 2014 . retrieved 6 october 2014 . malone michael september 23 2014 . fox gives tribune termination notice for seattle affiliate . broadcasting & cable . retrieved september 23 2014 . fox targets tribune s fox affiliation in seattle over nfl revenues . new york post . 22 september 2014 . retrieved 23 september 2014 . tribune to keep kcpq and fox affiliation . tvnewscheck . 17 october 2014 . retrieved 17 october 2014 . application search details . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved december 6 2014 . rabbitears tv query for kbcb http www.msnbc.msn.com id 29129027 page 4 list of digital full power stations external links edit kbcb query the fcc s tv station database for kbcb query tv fool s coverage map for kbcb v t e broadcast television in northwest washington bellingham kvos 12.1 metv 12.2 movies kbcb 24.1 & 24.2 sonlife broadcasting network k24ic d 28.1 pbs 28.2 worldview 28.3 tvw port angeles k30fl d 30.1 cbs 30.2 gettv 30.3 laff cable only root sports northwest northwest cable news see also list of television stations in washington british columbia and seattle tv v t e other television stations in the state of washington seattle area kvos 12 me tv movies bellingham kong 16 independent everett ktbw 20 tbn seattle kbcb 24 shophq estrella tv bellingham kwpx tv 33 ion bellevue kwdk 42 daystar tacoma kffv 45 amgtv azteca aat mbc d seattle kuns 51 univision bellevue kuse ld 46 hot tv seattle spokane area kqup 24 daystar pullman kdys ld 32 daystar spokane kgpx tv 34 ion spokane khba ld 39 hope 3abn open book tv llbn esperanza tv spokane kqup ld 47 daystar spokane yakima tri cities area kunw cd 2 kvvk ca 15 kork ca 16 univision yakima kennewick walla walla k21jq d 22 k21ek 21 k28ft 28 hope channel worship walla walla k33ej d 3abn walla walla portland vancouver area koxi cd 20 america one camas keve ld 36 3abn vancouver see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in washington v t e bellingham people history newspaper waterfront district court library mall amtrak airport transit fairhaven sehome sudden valley landmarks aftermath clubhouse bellingham national bank building b.p.o.e. building flatiron building lairmont manor leopold hotel mount baker theatre old city hall pickett house t. g. richards and company store parks bloedel donovan boulevard park cornwall park larrabee state park maritime heritage park whatcom falls park sehome hill arboretum geography chuckanut mountains lake padden lake samish lake whatcom sehome hill route 11 chuckanut drive route 539 the guide meridian history bellingham riots c. x. larrabee julius bloedel george pickett george vancouver sir william bellingham museums american museum of radio and electricity bellingham railway museum whatcom children s museum whatcom museum of history and art education bellingham high school bellingham school district bellingham technical college sehome high school squalicum high school western washington university whatcom community college whatcom middle school stations kafe kbcb kgmi kism kmre lp kpug kugs kvos tv sports bellingham bells bellingham mariners bellingham slam bellingham sportsplex whatcom pavilion places of worship christ the king community church congregation beth israel cornwall church companies organizations and events bellingham festival of music bellingham theatre guild bluewater productions clickpop records estrus records frequency linuxfest northwest mount baker theatre the pickford cinema port of bellingham ski to sea race whatcom film association whatcom peace & justice center retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org 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