KZKC-LD (channel 28) is a low-power television station in

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, United States. It is a

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affiliate

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(channel 23) which is owned by the

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. KZKC-LD's transmitter is located atop Breckenridge Mountain; its parent station maintains studios on 21st Street in

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History

The station was originally owned by

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, where it served as a repeater for

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's KMSG-LP (channel 43), an

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affiliate;

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bought it in 2006 and made it a stand-alone station. McGraw-Hill announced on October 3, 2011, that it would sell KZKC-LP, along with its other television stations, to the

as part of its exit from broadcasting. The deal was completed on December 30, 2011. KZKC-LP became an

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of the relaunched

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during 2019. Azteca América programming has moved to

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(channel 19), and is also available via its national feed on satellite and IPTV providers. KZKC-LP was converted to digital in 2020 as a translator of KERO-TV, allowing homes with issues receiving KERO-TV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive KERO-TV in some form.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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References

External links

* Low-power television stations in the United States ABC network affiliates Court TV affiliates ZKC-LD E. W. Scripps Company television stations Television channels and stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in California {{California-tv-station-stub