KBSV
{{Short description|Television station in Ceres, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KBSV
| city = Ceres, California
| logo =
| branding = AssyriaVision, AssyriaSat
| analog =
| digital = 15 (UHF)
| virtual = 23
| language = Assyrian
| affiliations = Independent
| network =
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1996|4|14|p=y}}
| location = Ceres–Modesto, California
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KBAV (June–August 1995)
| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 23 (UHF, 1996–2009)
| owner = Bet-Nahrain, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = KBES
| former_affiliations =
| erp = {{ubl|0.421 kW|0.5 kW (STA){{r|kbsvsta}}}}
| haat = {{ubl|{{convert|575.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}|{{convert|41|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (STA){{r|kbsvsta}}}}
| class =
| facility_id = 4939
| coordinates = {{ubl|{{coord|37|30|27.7|N|121|22|23.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|{{coord|37|35|20.7|N|120|57|26.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} (STA){{r|kbsvsta}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{URL|https://www.betnahrain.org/}}
}}
KBSV (channel 23) is a non-commercial independent television station in Ceres, California, United States, broadcasting Assyrian programming to the Ceres and Modesto area since 1996. It is owned by Bet-Nahrain, Inc. alongside radio station KBES (89.5 FM). The two stations share studios and a transmitter site at the Bet-Nahrain Assyrian Cultural Center on South Central Avenue in Ceres. Though holding a full-service station license, KBSV broadcasts at low power to a limited area.
History
KBSV began broadcasting April 14, 1996.{{Cite book|chapter=KBSV|page=A-2646|title=Television & Cable Factbook|volume=74|date=2006|publisher=Warren Communications News}} It was founded by Bet-Nahrain Inc., the organization of Sargon Dadesho, an Assyrian-American activist originally from Iraq;{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-modestan-pledges-aid-to/161289703/|date=April 8, 2003|page=A-3|first=Melanie|last=Turner|title=Modestan pledges aid to Iraq: $2.4M award from 1992 lawsuit settles score with Saddam|newspaper=The Modesto Bee|location=Modesto, California|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 21, 2024}} prior to the advent of channel 23, Bet-Nahrain offered an hour a day of Assyrian programming on local public-access television.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-assyrian-channel-due-on/128404974/|date=March 21, 1995|page=B-6|first=Tim|last=Moran|title=Assyrian channel due on your TV, direct from Ceres|newspaper=The Modesto Bee|location=Modesto, California|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 21, 2024}} The station also began webcasting 24 hours a day in 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.betnahrain.org/kbsv/kbsv.htm |title=KBSV-TV |website=betnahrain.org |publisher=Bet-Nahrain, Inc. |access-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060331005823/http://www.betnahrain.org/kbsv/kbsv.htm |archive-date=March 31, 2006 |quote=}}
AssyriaSat was primarily used to transmit news and other information to the Assyrian community in both the homeland and diaspora, and it as well as Dadesho gained media traction after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.{{USCongRec|2004|E371|date=March 16, 2004}} In 2003, KBSV was believed to be the only non-governmental broadcast originating in the U.S. and receivable in Iraq.{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/assyrian-exile-dreams-of-past-glory-1.353813 |title=Assyrian exile dreams of past glory |last=Arax |first=Marx |date=April 18, 2003 |website=gulfnews.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 20, 2024 |quote=KBSV-TV Channel 23, or "Assyria Sat", is believed to be the only live, non-governmental broadcast that bounces via satellite from America to the deserts and hills of Iraq.}}
KBSV was previously broadcast from Mount Oso in Stanislaus County, but it was forced to move after the property owner terminated their lease for the site and has since operated on a temporary facility basis from the KBES tower, the intended permanent location.{{Cite web |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076f9168e7d0660169126e57012866 |title=KBSV Engineering STA Extension Supporting Statement |website=enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=December 20, 2024}}
Subchannel
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|+Subchannel of KBSV{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KBSV#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KBSV|website=RabbitEars.info|access-date=February 1, 2023}} ! scope = "col" | Channel ! scope = "col" | Res. ! scope = "col" | Aspect ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming |
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.betnahrain.org/}}
{{Sacramento TV}}
{{California Independent Stations}}
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Category:1996 establishments in California
Category:Aramaic-language television channels
Category:Assyrian-American culture in California
Category:Assyrian-American organizations
Category:Independent television stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in Stanislaus County, California
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996