KBNT-CD

KBNT-CD
San Diego, California United States

Branding	Univision San Diego
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 17 (PSIP)
Subchannels	(see article)
Translators	KTCD-LP 46 (UHF), San Diego KHAX-LP 49 (UHF), Vista
Affiliations	Univision
Owner	Entravision Communications Corporation (Entravision Holdings, LLC)
First air date	KBNT-CD: February 14, 1989 (1989-02-14) KHAX-LP: January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)
Sister station(s)	KDTF-LD, XHAS-TDT, XHDTV-TDT
Former callsigns	KBNT-CD: K17DI (1992–2000) KSZR-LP (2000) KBNT-LP (2000–2002) KBNT-CA (2002–2010) KDTF-CA (2010–2011) KTCD-CA (2011–2012) KBNT-CA (2012–2013) KHAX-LP: K49BV (1990–1995)
Former channel number(s)	19 (UHF, original channel) 62 (UHF, KNSD-LP) 17 (UHF)
Transmitter power	KBNT-CD: 11.9 kW KHAX-LP: 0.045 kW
Height	KBNT-CD: 78 m KHAX-LP: 331 m
Class	KBNT-CD: Class A KHAX-LP: TX
Facility ID	KBNT-CD: 4035 KHAX-LP: 70394
Transmitter coordinates	KBNT-CD: 32°41′40″N 117°7′17″W / 32.69444°N 117.12139°W / 32.69444; -117.12139Coordinates: 32°41′40″N 117°7′17″W / 32.69444°N 117.12139°W / 32.69444; -117.12139 KHAX-LP: 33°12′53″N 117°11′15″W / 33.21472°N 117.18750°W / 33.21472; -117.18750
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.univisionsandiego.com

KBNT-CD, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 25), is a Univision-affiliated television station located in San Diego, California, United States. The station is owned by the Entravision Communications Corporation, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate XHDTV-TV (channel 49), UniMás affiliate KDTF-LD (channel 51) and Telemundo affiliate XHAS-TV (channel 33). All four stations share studio facilities located on Ruffin Road in San Diego's Kearny Mesa section; KBNT-CD maintains transmitter facilities located on Mount Soledad in La Jolla.

The station's signal is relayed on low-powered KTCD-LP (channel 46) in San Diego and KHAX-LP (channel 49) in Vista.

History

KBNT's logo prior to January 1, 2013

The earliest incarnations of KBNT dates back to May 19, 1987, with the launch of K19BN San Diego, owned by Cabrillo Broadcasting Corporation. The station obtained the Univision affiliation from Televisa-owned XEWT Tijuana on January 1, 1990.^[1] The station also obtained its on-air identity KBNT-TV. The station's original facilities were located in San Diego's Mira Mesa neighborhood. At that time, San Diegans could receive the station only through cable television, because its weak broadcast signal could not reach the city proper. Eventually, the station increased its transmitting power, effectively boosting its signal; while still not reaching San Diego proper, it could be picked up in Escondido, San Marcos, Vista and Fallbrook.

Meanwhile, on October 29, 1987, K49BV in Vista, owned by Vista Television, was launched. It was a repeater of the TBN network.^[2] In 1995, its callsign was changed to KHAX-LP.^[3]

On December 3, 1992, another low-power was created in San Diego. K17DI, owned by Community Broadcasting Co. of San Diego, was a simulcast of Los Angeles-based KWHY-TV. Its transmitter facilities were originally based on Palomar Mountain, some 45 miles (72 km) north of the center of San Diego. It broadcast with a power of 11.9 kW, covering a major part of the city.

On December 23, 1994, K19BN reached an agreement with NBC affiliate KNSD (channel 39, now an owned-and-operated station) to retransmit its programs on KBNT-LP (channel 62, later KNSD-LP in 1997) in La Jolla. K19BN became KBNT-LP on August 22, 1997. That same year, ownership switched from Cabrillo to Entravision.

On June 28, 2000, major changes were taking place at Univision San Diego. The Univision affiliation switched from channel 19 (closed in 2001) to channel 17 (now obtaining the KBNT-LP callsign and bought by Entravision), allowing Univision to reach San Diego, National City and Chula Vista over the air. This allowed The WB affiliate (now Fox) KSWB-TV (channel 69) to operate on digital channel 19.

The new KBNT-LP also added KHAX-LP as its relay station, extending its coverage to the north. In 2002, KBNT-LP upgraded to Class A status, becoming KBNT-CA. KHAX-LP was sold to Entravision at the same time. The station's relay in La Jolla, KNSD-LP 62, shut down in 2007.^[4] That signal was leased to Entravision by KNSD owners Station Venture Operations, L.P. (operated as a joint venture between NBCUniversal and LIN Media until LIN dropped out of the venture in February 2013).

In 1994, K17DI reached an agreement with NBC affiliate KNSD (channel 39, now an owned-and-operated station) to retransmit its programs on KNSD-LP (channel 62) in La Jolla, and some years later on channel 17 in National City, allowing the signal to reach San Diego, National City and Chula Vista.

In the fall of 2008, KBNT-CD expanded again to a three-repeater operation, when KTCD-LP switched from being a repeater of Telemundo-affiliated sister station XHAS-TV (channel 33) to being a repeater of KBNT.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]
17.1	1080i	16:9	UniHD	Main KBNT-CD programming / Univision
17.2	1080i	16:9	NickESP	Nickelodeon Latin

Newscasts

KBNT-CD presently broadcasts five hours of local newscasts each week (with one hour on weekdays); the station does not produce newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, the station produces the public affairs program Perspectiva Nacional on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. While the station's half-hour newscasts at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. compete with the local newscasts on Telemundo-affiliated sister station XHAS-TV seen in the same timeslotes, as the two stations share studio facilities in Entravision's building, KBNT-CD focuses more of its news content on San Diego, while XHAS focuses its newscasts more on issues affecting Tijuana (competing against locally programmed XEWT-TDT (channel 12)).

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

Anchors^[6]

Carlos Gonzales - weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
Claudia Rodriguez - weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.

Reporters^[6]

Elías Awad - general assignment reporter
Yaoska Machado - general assignment reporter
Marco Serrano - general assignment reporter

References

External links

Television stations in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area

English stations	XETV-TDT (6.1 CW) KZTC-LP (7.1 SBN) KFMB-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 MeTV, 8.3 Grit) KGTV (10.1 ABC, 10.2 Laff) KPBS (15.1 PBS) KVSD-LD (26.1 Ind) K35DG-D (35.1 UCSD TV) KNSD (39.1 NBC, 39.2 Cozi TV) KSEX-CD (42, 42.1-4 Infomercials) KSKT-CD (43.1 Asian Ind/KSCI) XHDTV-TDT (49.1 MyNetworkTV) KSDY-LD (50.2 Z Living) KUSI-TV (51.1 Ind) KSWB-TV (69.1 Fox, 69.2 Antenna TV, 69.3 This TV)

Spanish stations	XHJK-TDT (1.1 Azteca 13, 1.2 Proyecto 40) XHCTTI-TDT (3.1 Imagen Television) XETV-TDT (6.2 Canal 5) XHTJB-TDT (11.1 Canal Once, 11.2 Once Niños) XEWT-TDT (12.1 Televisa Regional) KPBS (15.2 V-me) KBNT-CD (17.1 UNI, 17.2 LATV) XHTIT-TDT (21.1 Azteca 7) KSDX-LD (29.1 Estrella TV) XHAS-TDT (33.1 Telemundo, 33.2 LATV, 33.3 Telemundo) KDTF-LD (36.1 UniMás) KZSD-LP (39.1/10.15 Azteca) XHBJ-TDT (45.1 Gala TV) KSDY-LD (50.1 Milenio TV, 50.3 Bereavisión) XHUAA-TDT (57.1 Las Estrellas)

Cable channels	4SD iTV Cable 16 Fox Sports San Diego

Defunct stations	K09YL-D (9.1 Multimedios/Tr3s, 9.2 CadenaTres, 9.3 Mexicanal/Imagen, 9.4 PSN)

California television Bakersfield Chico–Redding Eureka Fresno Las Vegas NV Los Angeles Medford OR Monterey Inland Empire (Palm Springs) Reno NV Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara El Centro CA / Yuma AZ Baja California television Mexicali Tijuana / Tecate

Univision network affiliates in the state of California

KVER-CA 4 / KVES-LP 28 (Indio / Palm Springs) KVYE 7 (El Centro) KDTV 14 / 28 (San Francisco / Santa Rosa) KBNT-CD 17 / KTCD-LP 46 / KHAX-LP 49 (San Diego / Vista / La Jolla) KUVS-DT 19 (Sacramento) KFTV-DT 21 (Hanford/Fresno) KUCO-LP 27 / K46HI (Chico / Redding) KEUV-LP 31 (Eureka) KMEX 34 (Los Angeles) KPMR 38 (Santa Barbara) KABE-CD 39 (Bakersfield) KSMS 67 (Monterey)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in California See also Azteca América Telemundo UniMás Univision Other Spanish network affiliates Religious Home Shopping Independent

Entravision Communications

Radio stations

Television stations
(by affiliation)

Others	CW KCWT-CD KREN-TV KRNS-CD XHRIO-TDT² Fox KCBA¹ KFXV-LD KXFX-CD KXOF-CD WJAL ind. MNTV KXOF-CD XHDTV-TDT² XHAS-TDT² TMD

UniMás	KAJB³ KCRP-CD KDJT-CD KDTF-LD KELV-LD KETF-CD KEUS-LD KNVV-LP KREN-TV KTFD-DT⁴ KTFN-TV KTFQ-DT⁴ KTFV-CD WMDO-CD WFTT-DT⁴ WOTF-DT⁴ WUTF-DT⁴

Univision	KANG-LP KBNT-CD KBZO-LD KCEC KDCU-DT⁵ KINC KINT-TV KLDO-TV KLUZ-TV KNVO KORO KPMR KREN-TV KSMS KUPB KVSN KVYE WFDC⁴ WUNI WUVN WVEA WVEN

¹ Owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, operated by Entravision.
² Owned by a Mexican company, operated by Entravision
³ Owned by Calipatria Broadcasting Company, LLC, but operated by Entravision.
⁴ Owned by Univision, operated by Entravision
⁵ Owned by Entravision, but operated by Gray Television under a JSA

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