KNXT-LD

KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV.[1] The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. KNXT-LD's transmitter is located on Mount Adelaide.[2]

For the TV station in Los Angeles, California which formerly used the KNXT callsign, see KCBS-TV.

KNXT-LD
Channels
BrandingMyTV 53 Bakersfield
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMy Central Valley, LLC
KMSG-LD
History
FoundedFebruary 18, 1997
First air date
April 28, 2000 (2000-04-28)
Former call signs
K10OH (1997–October 1999, October 1999−January 2000)
K57HZ (October 1999, January−September 2000)
KNXT-LP (September 2000–2021)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 57 (UHF, 2000–2008)
  • 38 (UHF, 2008–2015)
Analog/DT1:
Religious Independent (via KIFR, 2008–2020)
Silent (2020–2021)
DT7:
Local Now (until 2022)
Technical information
Facility ID16944
ERP3 kW
HAAT351 m (1,153 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°26′15.8″N 118°44′29.3″W
Links
Websitewww.mytv53bakersfield.com

History
See also: KIFR (TV)

The station was started as K57HZ, transmitting on channel 57, on April 28, 2000, by Cocola Broadcasting. Cocola sold the station to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which owned regional Catholic station KNXT (channel 49), in 2007 for $1.4 million. It then moved to channel 38 and became a translator of KNXT, which also appeared on Bakersfield cable systems.[3]

In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs.[4] In the case of the Bakersfield translator, a digital television conversion also needed to be conducted. KIFR, a non-commercial educational station, was sold to Vita Broadcasting, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.[5]

Newscasts

KNXT simulcasts sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offers 2½ hours of news per week (30 minutes each weekday) with the San Joaquin Valley's only 8 p.m. newscast, My 53 News at 8:00, hosted by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The half-hour newscast immediately repeats.[6]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[7]
53.1720p16:9MyNetMain KNXT-LD programming / MyNetworkTV
53.2480iMeTVMeTV
53.3ThisTVThis TV
53.4TheGrioTheGrio
53.5H&IHeroes & Icons
53.6StartTVStart TV

References
  1. "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  2. "Mount Adelaide (CA) TV Stations". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. Medina, Louis (September 29, 2008). "Catholic TV channel gets a wider audience". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. FCC. "Suspension of Operations and Silent Authority of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $500,000". TVNewsCheck. May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. Jones, Scott. "News on the Very Cheap". FTVLive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. RabbitEars TV Query for KNXT-LD


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