KMCW-LP (channel 14) was a low-power television station in

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, United States. It was owned by

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alongside

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affiliate KMVU (channel 26) and

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affiliate

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(channel 48).

History

KMCW-LP signed on the air on April 22, 2003. It was acquired by Modesto, California-based Sainte Partners II, L.P. (owned by

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) in 2006 and its new sister station KFBI would begin airing its programming in July 2006. KMCW began carrying

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-owned Spanish-language network

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and aired via internet link from Sainte's headquarters in

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Ownership changes

In November 2007, it was announced that KMCW and sister station KFBI were up for sale, but they were never purchased. It remained Sainte property from then on. In April 2012, station owners Sainte Television Group (aka Sainte Partners II) entered into a local marketing agreement with

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, a New York-based private equity group which owns Northern California ABC and

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affiliates

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in Redding, California, and

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. KMCW and sister station KFBI were not included in the package and were sold to

, owner of KMVU in Medford. KMCW replaced

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(which now airs on

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sub-channel 5.2) with Telemundo on sub-channel 48.2 while still airing on channel 14. KMCW had later changed its affiliation from Telemundo to

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, and later to the

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network

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. In March of 2016, the station's license was cancelled and it has since gone

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Cable and satellite coverage

KMCW became available on local cable TV via

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on channel 3 in Medford and

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as of September 5, 2006. The station was not carried on either Dish Network or

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