which previously used the knxt callsign see kcbs tv . knxt visalia fresno california united states city visalia california branding channel 49 channels digital 50 uhf virtual 49 psip subchannels knxt lp 38 bakersfield kmcf lp 35 fresno affiliations religious independent owner diocese of fresno education corporation first air date november 2 1986 former channel number s analog 49 uhf 1986 2009 transmitter power 185 kw height 834 m facility id 16950 transmitter coordinates 36 17 14 n 118 50 20 w 36.28722 n 118.83889 w 36.28722 ; 118.83889 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.knxt.tv knxt virtual 49 and uhf digital channel 50 is a religious independent television station located in fresno california united states . the station is owned by the roman catholic diocese of fresno . knxt maintains studio facilities located on north fresno street just north of downtown fresno and its transmitter is located on blue ridge in rural northwestern tulare county . contents 1 background 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links background edit chancery master control studio cameras the station first signed on the air on november 2 1986 ; prior to the station s sign on the knxt call letters were previously used downstate on the cbs owned and operated station on vhf channel 2 in los angeles from 1951 to 1984 when it adopted its current kcbs tv calls . programming seen on knxt is mainly of a roman catholic religious orient with some shows being sourced from the eternal word television network ; however knxt is somewhat less conservative doctrinally but firmly in line with catholic church teachings . the station s programming consists of a mix of local daily and sunday mass talk shows music and variety programs the rosary children s programs and catholic targeted movies . knxt also carries a handful of protestant produced programs that do not get into doctrinal issues including children s shows as well as some limited secular programming . the station s programming is simulcast on translator station knxt lp channel 38 in bakersfield . knxt lp was acquired by the roman catholic diocese of fresno from cocola broadcasting on november 2 2007 to serve as a repeater of knxt . knxt is the only full power 24 hour catholic owned broadcast station in the united states that is not a member station of pbs although many other roman catholic dioceses around the nation provide such programming to cable or closed circuit television systems although other television stations including wwl tv in new orleans kdtu now kttu in tucson arizona wetg now wfxp in erie pennsylvania wbay tv in green bay wisconsin wndu tv in south bend indiana wtxx now wcct tv in hartford connecticut and wihs tv now wsbk tv in boston have been owned by catholic interests all seven stations were commercial primarily secular stations with limited catholic programming . knxt satellite dishes knxt satellite dishes production studio digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 49.1 480i 4 3 main knxt programming analog to digital conversion edit knxt shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 49 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 50 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 49 . references edit rabbitears tv query for knxt dtv tentative channel designations for the first and second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit california portal television portal catholicism portal knxt.tv knxt official website query the fcc s tv station database for knxt biafn s media web database information on knxt tv v 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