KBCB
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| Founded | August 15, 1997 |
Former call signs | KEGA (February–October 1989) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:24 (UHF, 1997–2009) |
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Call signmeaning | British Columbia,Bellingham |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53586 |
| ERP | 208kW |
| HAAT | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°40′45″N122°50′36″W/ 48.67917°N 122.84333°W |
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| Website | www |
KBCB(channel 24) is areligious television stationinBellingham, Washington,United States,owned and operatedbyTri-State Christian Television(TCT). The station's transmitter is located nearMount ConstitutiononOrcas Island.
History
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The construction permit was awarded as KEGA on February 10, 1989. It gained its current call sign on October 2, 1989.
From its sign-on on August 15, 1997,[3]until 2006, KBCB aired a mix ofindependent/ImaginAsianprogramming targeted towards theVancouverarea andsouthwesternBritish Columbia,Canada, in addition to news from European international broadcasters until the early 2000s decade, bearing the nameWorld Televisionto reflect the international mix of programming carried on the station. In 2006, the station converted to an affiliation with ShopNBC. The network becameShopHQin 2013.
KBCB added theEstrella TVnetwork as a multicast channel on August 1, 2011. KBCB's affiliation with Estrella ended on April 24, 2014.[4]
Abandoned sale to Fox Television Stations
[edit]On September 19, 2014, Venture Technologies Group reached an agreement to sell the station toFox Television Stationsfor $10 million;[5]the purchase was submitted forFederal Communications Commission(FCC) approval on October 3.[6]The purchase came amid speculation that Fox was interested in having an owned-and-operated station in the home market of theSeattle Seahawksfootball team, whose games primarily air on Fox as members of theNational Football Conference.Fox had reportedly threatened to not renewKCPQ's affiliation when its affiliation agreement ended in January 2015,[7]while the broadcaster had made similar transactions in other NFC markets, such as purchasing thenetwork affiliateserving theSan Francisco Bay Area,where the49ersplay, as well as a station inCharlotte, North Carolina,home to theCarolina Panthers.[8]
On October 17, 2014, Fox announced that it had reached a deal to maintain its affiliation with KCPQ through July 2018—agreeing to areverse compensationarrangement.[9]Following this development, Fox's application to acquire KBCB was dismissed by the FCC on November 20, 2014.[10]On March 3, 2020, Fox completed its purchase of KCPQ and sister stationKZJOafter coming to terms with the stations' new owner,Nexstar Media Group,which had acquired KCPQ via its purchase ofTribune Media.
On January 1, 2015, KBCB replaced its affiliation ofShopHQwith that of the Sonlife Broadcasting Network. In March, the SD simulcast on 24.2 was replaced byJewelry TV.Home shopping channelQVCwas added on subchannel 24.3 in July 2017. February 2018 saw home shopping retailer Evine (the legal successor to ShopNBC/ShopHQ) added to channel 24.2 and Jewelry TV moved to channel 24.4. Evine returned to its previous name, ShopHQ, on August 21, 2019.[11]In September 2020, ShopHQ ceased airing and was replaced with a "This channel is available for lease" notification.[12]
Sale to Tri-State Christian Television
[edit]On February 8, 2021, Venture Technologies Group announced that it would sell KBCB toMarion, Illinois–basedTri-State Christian Televisionfor $7.74 million, including a $2 million cash donation.[1]The sale was completed on April 30,[13]and KBCB became the third station in the Seattle market to be owned and operated by a religious organization (alongsideKTBW-TVandKWDK). Christian programming from TCT's satellite channel now broadcasts on channel 24.1 and Sonlife airs on subchannel 24.2, as a result.[14]Having gone dark since the sale, channels 24.3 and 24.4 began transmitting again in March 2022, carryingNewsmax TVandShop LC,respectively. Subchannel 24.5 was added at the same time, displaying a static message that a yet to be named channel is coming soon.[15]Newsmax TV was dropped in December of the same year.
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 24.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KBCB HD | TCT |
| 24.2 | 480i | 4:3 | SBN | Sonlife |
| 24.3 | 16:9 | INFO CH | Infomercials | |
| 24.4 | 4:3 | ShopLC | Shop LC |
Analog-to-digital conversion
[edit]KBCB shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 24, on February 17, 2009, as part of thefederally mandated transition from analog to digital television(which Congress had moved the previous month to June 12).[17][18]The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 19, usingvirtual channel24.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Assignments".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.February 8, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 9,2021.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KBCB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"KBCB".Television & Cable Factbook.2006. p. A-2416.
- ^FCC Form 398 2nd Quarter 2014|url=http://data.fcc.gov/mediabureau/v01/tv/application/KidVid_155607.html
- ^"ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of September 19, 2014 by and among WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC, FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. and VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC".Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.
- ^"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE".Federal Communications Commission. October 3, 2014.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.
- ^Malone, Michael (September 23, 2014)."Fox Gives Tribune Termination Notice For Seattle Affiliate".Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedSeptember 23,2014.
- ^"Fox targets Tribune's Fox affiliation in Seattle over NFL revenues".New York Post.September 22, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 23,2014.
- ^"Tribune To Keep KCPQ And Fox Affiliation".TVNewsCheck.October 17, 2014.RetrievedOctober 17,2014.
- ^"Application Search Details".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedDecember 6,2014.
- ^"Evine Shopping Network Becomes ShopHQ: Celebrates with Three-Day On-Air Event & Launch of New Loyalty Program".GlobeNewswire(Press release). iMedia Brands, Inc. August 21, 2019.RetrievedAugust 26,2019.
- ^"NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS: RECENT NEWS ARCHIVES - 2020".Northwest Broadcasters.RetrievedMay 5,2021.
- ^"Notification of Consummation".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.April 30, 2021.RetrievedApril 30,2021.
- ^"NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS - News".Northwest Broadcasters.RetrievedMay 5,2021.
- ^RabbitEars.info."KBCB BELLINGHAM, WA".RabbitEars.info.RetrievedMay 19,2022.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KBCB".RabbitEars.info.RetrievedJune 16,2024.
- ^NBC News[dead link]
- ^List of Digital Full-Power StationsArchivedAugust 29, 2013, at theWayback Machine