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KNXT-LD

For the TV station in Los Angeles which formerly used this call sign, see KCBS-TV.

KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a television station nominally licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States, but serving the Visalia–Fresno area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV.[3] The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. Despite KNXT-LD legally holding a low-power license, it transmits using the full-power spectrum of KIFR (channel 49) through a channel sharing agreement,[1] from an antenna on Blue Ridge in rural northwestern Tulare County.

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.[4]

In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs.[5] 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 and became KIFR, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.[6]

As of 2025, KNXT airs live professional sports programming featuring Central Valley Fuego FC of USL League One and Visalia Rawhide of Minor League Baseball.[7]

Newscasts

KNXT simulcast sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offered 2+1⁄2 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, anchored by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The newscast was canceled in early 2024, soon after Reed's departure.

Subchannels

Subchannels of KIFR and KNXT-LD[8] [9]
License Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KIFR 49.1 720p 16:9 DStrES Daystar Español
49.2 480i ESNE ESNE Radio
49.3 720p DAYSTR Daystar
49.4 480i 4:3 ARTS Classic Arts Showcase
49.7 Point The Point TV
KNXT-LD 53.1 720p 16:9 MyTV53 MyNetworkTV
53.7 480i 4:3 TheWalk The Walk TV

References

  1. ^ a b "Amendment to a Modification of a Licensed Facility for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Medina, Louis (September 29, 2008). "Catholic TV channel gets a wider audience". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ^ FCC. "Suspension of Operations and Silent Authority of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $500,000". TVNewsCheck. May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Live, Local Sports Every Week, All Year". KNXT. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ^ "Vita Broadcasting/KIFR Website". vitabroadcasting.org. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "KNXT-LD's Website". mytv53.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.