KZKC-LD

{{short description|KERO-TV translator in Bakersfield, California}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = KZKC-LD

| city =

| logo = KERO 23 ABC Bakersfield.png

| logo_size = 200px

| logo_alt = The number 23 in a thick sans serif in blue, with the numbers touching, and the ABC logo — a dark gray disc with lowercase letters "abc" — overlapping it on the right.

| branding = see KERO-TV

| analog =

| digital = 28 (UHF), shared with KDBK-LD{{cite web|title=KDBK-LP Displacement Amendment (Settlement)|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076f916810e1fa016839327353256b|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019}}

| virtual = 28

| subchannels =

| translators =

| affiliations = {{ubl|28.1: ABC|28.2: Court TV}}

| network =

| founded = October 30, 1995

| airdate = {{start date and age|1999|11|23|p=y}}

| location = Bakersfield, California

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = Azteca América Kern County (refers to former affiliation)

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K42EJ (1995–2002)|KPMC-LP (2002–2006)|KZKC-LP (2006–2020)}}

| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 42 (UHF, 1999–2020)

| owner = E. W. Scripps Company

| licensee = Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC

| sister_stations = KERO-TV

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Shop at Home (via KMSG-LP, 1999–2006)|Azteca América (2006–2019)|Court TV (2019–2020)}}

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|1055.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class =

| facility_id = 65763

| coordinates = {{coord|35|27|13.8|N|118|35|40.3|W|type:landmark}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|https://www.turnto23.com/}}

}}

KZKC-LD (channel 28) is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, United States. It is a translator of ABC affiliate KERO-TV (channel 23) which is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. KZKC-LD's transmitter is located atop Breckenridge Mountain; its parent station maintains studios on 21st Street in Downtown Bakersfield.

History

The station was originally owned by Cocola Broadcasting, where it served as a repeater for Fresno's KMSG-LP (channel 43), an Azteca América affiliate; McGraw-Hill bought it in 2006 and made it a stand-alone station. McGraw-Hill announced on October 3, 2011, that it would sell KZKC-LP, along with its other television stations, to the E. W. Scripps Company as part of its exit from broadcasting.{{cite news|title=McGraw-Hill Sells TV Group To Scripps|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/10/03/54440/mcgrawhill-sells-tv-group-to-scripps|access-date=October 3, 2011|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=October 3, 2011}} The deal was completed on December 30, 2011.{{cite news|title=Scripps completes McGraw-Hill Stations Buy|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/12/30/56389/scripps-completes-mcgrawhill-stations-buy|access-date=December 31, 2011|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=December 30, 2011}} KZKC-LP became an owned-and-operated station of the relaunched Court TV during 2019. Azteca América programming has moved to KBBV-CD (channel 19), and is also available via its national feed on satellite and IPTV providers.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

KZKC-LP was converted to digital in 2020 as a translator of KERO-TV, allowing homes with issues receiving KERO-TV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive KERO-TV in some form.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of KZKC-LD[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KZKC#station RabbitEars TV Query for KZKC] ! Channel ! Res. ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming
scope = "row" \| 28.1 \| rowspan=2\|720p \|\| rowspan=2\|16:9 \|\| KZKC-HD \|\| Simulcast of KERO-TV / ABC
scope = "row" \| 28.2 \| CourtTV \|\| Simulcast of KERO-DT2 / Court TV

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of KZKC-LD[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KZKC#station RabbitEars TV Query for KZKC]

! Channel

! Res.

! Aspect

! Short name

! Programming

scope = "row" | 28.1

| rowspan=2|720p || rowspan=2|16:9 || KZKC-HD || Simulcast of KERO-TV / ABC

scope = "row" | 28.2

| CourtTV || Simulcast of KERO-DT2 / Court TV