KCBA

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KCBA
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = KCBA Fox 35
analog = 35 (UHF)
digital = 13 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
network =
founded =
airdate = November 1, 1981
location = Salinas/Monterey, California
callsign_meaning = CBA backwards of the first three letters of the English alphabet
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC
(under LMA with Cowles Publishing Company)
licensee =
sister_stations = KION-TV, KMUV-LP
former_affiliations = Secondary:
UPN (1995-2003)
effective_radiated_power = 2340 kW (analog)
19.75 kW (digital)
HAAT = 735 m (analog)
720 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 14867
coordinates = coord|36|45|21.5|N|121|30|9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kcba.com/ www.kcba.com]

KCBA is a Fox affiliate television station in Salinas, California, USA. The station broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 35, and its digital signal on VHF channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company under a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate KION-TV channel 46.

The station launched on November 1, 1981 and joined the Fox network at its inception in 1986.

In addition, KCBA and KION shared a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 2003. Programs included several in the "Star Trek" series and "WWF/E SmackDown!"

Craig Kilborn, former late-night talk show host and "SportsCenter" anchor on ESPN, was the sports anchor in the early 1990s.

Alex Witt anchor for MSNBC was a reporter/anchor from 1990–1992

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.cite press release|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners|publisher=Clear Channel Communications|url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943|date=2007-04-20|accessdate=2007-04-20] Newport Television has subsequently announced the sale of KION and its LMA with KCBA to the Cowles Publishing Company. This transaction was finalized on May 7, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.kcba.com/ KCBA Website]
*TVQ|KCBA
*BIA|KCBA|TV|TV
* [http://www.hansondesign.com/pages/kcba_ic1.htm Not To Be Confused With KCBA Architects]