KMUM-CD (channel 33) and KMMW-LD (channel 33) are low-power

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and

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, United States. Both stations are

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s of Sacramento-licensed

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(channel 33).

History

On September 25, 2006, these stations switched to the new MTV Tr3́s network (now simply known as Tr3́s since July 2010), which was created as a result of Viacom's acquisition of Más Música TeVe. Low-power analog station KMMK-LP, channel 14 in Sacramento used to simulcast with KMUM and KMMW. In 2014, Serestar Communications agreed to purchase both KMUM and KMMW from Viacom for a disclosed amount. The sale of both stations was finalized on September 25, 2014. Prior to the sale, both of the stations dropped the

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affiliation and switched to

. After the sale, they became sister stations to

, which is also a Telemundo affiliate. Serestar agreed to sell KMUM-CD, KMMW-LD, and KCSO-LD to

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on November 28, 2018, as part of a $21 million deal. The sale was completed on March 5, 2019.

Subchannels

The stations' digital signals are

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