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KNXT-LD

Bakersfield–Delano, California United States
Channels	Digital: 6 (VHF) Virtual: 53
Branding	MyTV 53 Bakersfield
Programming
Affiliations	53.1: MyNetworkTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	My Central Valley, LLC
Sister stations	KMSG-LD
History
Founded	February 18, 1997
First air date	April 28, 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-04-28)
Former call signs	K10OH (1997–October 1999, October 1999−January 2000) K57HZ (October 1999, January−September 2000) KNXT-LP (September 2000–2021)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 57 (UHF, 2000–2008), 38 (UHF, 2008–2015)
Former affiliations	Religious Independent (via KIFR, 2008–2020) Silent (2020–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16944
ERP	3 kW
HAAT	351 m (1,153 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°26′15.8″N 118°44′29.3″W / 35.437722°N 118.741472°W / 35.437722; -118.741472
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.mytv53.com

KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a low-power television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. The station is owned by My Central Valley, LLC. KNXT-LD's transmitter is located on Mount Adelaide.

History

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.

In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs. 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, while a commercial firm, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.

Newscasts

KNXT simulcasts sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offers 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, hosted by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The half-hour newscast immediately repeats.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
3. "Mount Adelaide (CA) TV Stations". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 11, 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. Jones, Scott. "News on the Very Cheap". FTVLive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
8. RabbitEars TV Query for KNXT-LD

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