KSBT-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 32, is a low-powered

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, United States. Founded on April 10, 1998, the station is owned by the R&C Media Group.

History

Originally signing on as an affiliate of the now-defunct America's Store television network, the station later became the Santa Barbara affiliate of the

Azteca América Azteca América (, sometimes shortened to Azteca) is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by INNOVATE Corp., which acquired the network from the Azteca International Corporation subsidiary of TV Azteca. Headquartere ...

network. The station later aired Hispanic

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programming from Tele Vida Abundante after KZDF-LP (channel 8) became an Azteca América affiliate. In August 2007, the station went off the air. One year later, the station resumed broadcasting as a

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affiliate

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(channel 63). On July 21, 2012, Meruelo Media Holdings had reached a deal with KSBT; the station carried

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programming on its main channel from KWHY (channel 22) from

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. KSBT-LD2 carries CCTV-News, the English-language 24-hour news channel of China Central Television, China's largest national TV network. KSBT-LD3 carries the Film and Video Channel (FV), fully supported by WCETV DTV Network.

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* {{Central Coast TV Television channels and stations established in 1998 Low-power television stations in the United States SBT-LD