KMBY-LD

Coordinates: 36°32′17.8″N 121°37′34.7″W / 36.538278°N 121.626306°W / 36.538278; -121.626306
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KMBY-LD
Channels
Branding
  • MeTV Monterey
  • This TV Monterey (DT2)
Programming
Subchannels
AffiliationsMeTV (2011–present)
Ownership
Owner
  • Cocola Broadcasting
  • (Monterey Bay Television LLC)
History
First air date
1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Former call signs
  • K53DT (1989–2005)
  • K27IE (2005–2007)
  • KYMB-LP (2007–2009)
  • KYMB-LD (2009–2023)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 53 (UHF, 1989–2005)
  • 27 (UHF, 2005–2009)
TBN (1990–2007)
Call sign meaning
Your Monterey Bay
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68025
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT393.3 m (1,290 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°32′17.8″N 121°37′34.7″W / 36.538278°N 121.626306°W / 36.538278; -121.626306
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.kmbytv.com

KMBY-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-power MeTV-affiliated[2][3] television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States. Founded 1989, the station is owned by Monterey Bay Television LLC. Comcast carries KMBY-DT1 on channel 19 in the Monterey Bay Area and Santa Cruz County.

History[edit]

Signing on as K53DT, the station was owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and broadcast programming from TBN for many years on channel 53. With the FCC's move to reassign UHF channels 52 to 69 to other services, K53DT moved to channel 27 in 2005 and took on the call sign of K27IE.

In 2007, TBN sold the station to Cocola Broadcasting Companies LLC, which then renamed the station KYMB-LP, and then KYMB-LD. In April 2010, Cocola Broadcasting Companies moved the license to Monterey Bay Television LLC, which is now the license holder of KMBY-LD.

On April 26, 2006, the station received a construction permit to flash-cut operations to digital television. On March 8, 2009, KYMB-LD began broadcasting in digital with an effective radiated power of 5 kilowatts.

In 2011, KYMB-LD became an affiliate of the MeTV network.[4]

The station changed its call sign to KMBY-LD on July 20, 2023.

Digital channels[edit]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[5]
27.1 480i 16:9 MeTV MeTV
27.2 4:3 THIS TV This TV
27.3 GetTV GetTV
27.4 BUZZR Buzzr
27.5 SBN SonLife
27.6 16:9 TCN The Country Network
27.7 H&I Heroes & Icons

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMBY-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Monterey Area TV Listings
  3. ^ KMBY website
  4. ^ Where To Watch Me-TV
  5. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KMBY

External links[edit]