KPMC-LD
KPMC-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 43, is a low-powered HSN-affiliated television station licensed to Bakersfield, California United States. The station is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.
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Bakersfield, California United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 43 |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Home Shopping Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Cocola Broadcasting (Cocola Broadcasting Companies, LLC) |
KBFK-LP, KJOU-LD, KCBT-LD | |
History | |
Founded | April 14, 2004 |
First air date | May 5, 2008 |
Former call signs | K43IR (2004–2007) KPMC-LP (2007–2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 43 (UHF, 2007-2015) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 130502 |
Class | LP |
ERP | 22 kW |
HAAT | 30 m (98 ft) |
History
The station's current owner, Cocola Broadcasting, founded the station on April 14, 2004, and signed on the station on May 5, 2008.
On August 24, 2009, KPMC-LP put in an application for a construction permit to flash cut to digital operations on channel 43; the flash cut was completed on September 21 of that year.[1] However, as a result of technical difficulties, the station would continue to remain silent until October 14, 2015.[2][3] The station would return to the air with programming from Home Shopping Network on that day, simultaneously changing its call sign to KPMC-LD.