KMBY-LD

KMBY-LD is a low-power digital television station serving Monterey, California, the broader Monterey Bay Area, and parts of Santa Cruz County. The station operates on UHF channel 27 and is affiliated with MeTV, a network focused primarily on classic television programming. Its terrestrial broadcast identity is complemented by carriage on Comcast Xfinity, where the station's primary digital stream is available on channel 19 in the Monterey Bay Area and Santa Cruz County. The station began as K53DT, a channel 53 facility owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and carrying TBN programming. Following the Federal Communications Commission's reallocation of portions of the UHF television band for other services, the station moved from channel 53 to channel 27 in 2005 and adopted the call sign K27IE. This transition marked an important technical and regulatory stage in the station's development, as the former channel range was being repurposed across the United States. In 2007, Trinity Broadcasting Network sold the station to Cocola Broadcasting Companies LLC. Under its new ownership, the station changed its call sign first to KYMB-LP and subsequently to KYMB-LD, reflecting its evolution from an analog low-power operation to a digital low-power station. The station received a construction permit on April 26, 2006, to convert its operations to digital through a flash cut. Digital broadcasting began on March 8, 2009, using an effective radiated power of 5 kilowatts. In April 2010, Cocola Broadcasting Companies transferred the station's license to Monterey Bay Television LLC, which is identified as the license holder. Cocola Broadcasting remains associated with ownership and operation of the station in available reference material. In 2011, the station joined MeTV, giving it a network affiliation centered on established television series rather than a locally originated general-entertainment schedule. The station adopted its current call sign, KMBY-LD, on July 20, 2023. Its present identity therefore reflects several layers of continuity: an operating history beginning under the K53DT designation, a move to channel 27, a transition from Trinity Broadcasting Network ownership to Cocola Broadcasting, conversion to digital broadcasting, a MeTV affiliation, and continued carriage within the regional cable market.

KMBY-LD traces its history to K53DT, a low-power television facility operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. For many years, the station used channel 53 and transmitted TBN programming. Regulatory changes affecting the UHF television band led to the reassignment of channels 52 through 69 for other services. As part of that broader reallocation, the station moved to channel 27 in 2005 and began using the call sign K27IE. The ownership structure changed in 2007, when Trinity Broadcasting Network sold the station to Cocola Broadcasting Companies LLC. Following the transaction, the station was renamed KYMB-LP and later KYMB-LD. The successive call-sign changes tracked the facility's development from an analog low-power service toward digital operation. On April 26, 2006, the station received authorization to flash-cut its operations to digital television. Rather than maintaining a prolonged period of simultaneous analog and digital transmission, a flash cut permits the station to convert directly to digital service under its approved technical parameters. KYMB-LD began digital broadcasting on March 8, 2009, with an effective radiated power of 5 kilowatts. In April 2010, Cocola Broadcasting Companies moved the station's license to Monterey Bay Television LLC, the entity identified as the license holder in reference material. The station continued to operate as a Monterey-area low-power television service. In 2011, it became an affiliate of MeTV, aligning its programming with the network's classic-television format and expanding the station's role beyond its earlier TBN affiliation. The station's regional distribution includes over-the-air service in the Monterey area and cable carriage through Comcast Xfinity. Its primary digital stream is carried on Comcast channel 19 in the Monterey Bay Area and Santa Cruz County. On July 20, 2023, the station changed its call sign from KYMB-LD to KMBY-LD, the designation it uses today.

• 2023

  Current call sign adopted

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

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

• 2011

  MeTV affiliation

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The station became an affiliate of MeTV, adopting the network's classic-television programming service.

• 2010

  License transferred to Monterey Bay Television

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  Cocola Broadcasting Companies moved the station's license to Monterey Bay Television LLC, identified as the license holder.

• 2009

  Digital broadcasting begins

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The station began digital broadcasting on March 8 with an effective radiated power of 5 kilowatts.

• 2007

  Sale to Cocola Broadcasting

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  Trinity Broadcasting Network sold the station to Cocola Broadcasting Companies LLC, after which it adopted the KYMB-LP and later KYMB-LD call signs.

• 2006

  Digital flash-cut authorization

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The station received a construction permit to convert its transmission facilities directly to digital operation.

• 2005

  Move to channel 27

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The station moved from channel 53 to channel 27 following the reassignment of upper UHF channels for other services and adopted the call sign K27IE.

• Launch as K53DT

  [1]KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The station began operations as K53DT, under Trinity Broadcasting Network ownership and carrying TBN programming on channel 53.

A regional low-power television station serving the Monterey Bay market through a MeTV affiliation and local over-the-air and cable distribution.

• Television broadcasting · 2009

  KMBY-LD digital television service

  KMBY-LD is a low-power digital television service licensed to Monterey, California. It broadcasts on UHF channel 27 and serves viewers in the Monterey Bay region, with additional distribution through regional cable carriage.

• Television network affiliation · 2011

  MeTV affiliation

  Since 2011, KMBY-LD has carried MeTV programming. The affiliation positions the station around a schedule of classic television content delivered through its primary digital stream.

1. 1KMBY-LDen.wikipedia.org