KFTL-CD is a low-power digital Class A television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It broadcasts in ATSC on UHF channel 28 and is owned by LocusPoint Networks, LLC.
KFTL airs Crossings TV on 28.1, Creation TV on 28.2, California Music Channel on 28.3, and SAB TV on 28.10.
History
KFTL was founded on April 25, 1986 with an original construction permit granted to National Innovative Programming Network. Initially assigned to Palo Alto and Los Altos, California, and given callsign K30BI, the station's construction permit was modified and extended several times. In August 1990, Channel America acquired the station, but sold it again in July 1992 to Polar Broadcasting, who finally licensed the station on May 3, 1994. By this time, the station had been assigned to San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.
K30BI (referred to as "KBI-TV"), was formerly affiliated with The Box, a 24-hour-a-day music network, and aired classic television during the day. Eventually, the station changed affiliations to HSN. Its call letters were changed to KBIT-LP shortly after. The station also relocated to channel 28 to make way for KQED's digital signal on channel 30.
KBIT received Class A status on August 27, 2001, and received its current call sign in February 2004 after being taken over by Family Radio. Family Radio formerly used the call letters KFTL on analog channel 64 licensed to Stockton, which is now UniMás network affiliate KTFK-DT.
KFTL flash cut to digital on June 27. Currently their analog programming is being transmitted on 1 sub-channel and a 2nd has a Home Shopping Network feed. The three translators have also all switched to digital.
Family Radio sold KFTL to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012.[1]
Repeaters
- K13ZL-D channel 13, Fresno, California
- Ku-band Satellite AMC 6 (72W) 11890 H, symbol rate 1.666, FEC 3/4
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
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- KAXT-CD (1.1 EPG, 1.2 GEB, 1.11 Jewelry)
- KTVU (2.1 Fox, 2.2 LATV, 2.3 Movies!, 2.4 Buzzr)
- K03HY-D (Religious)
- KRON (4.1 MNTV, 4.2 Sky Link TV, 4.3 GetTV)
- KPIX (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Decades)
- KBKF-LP (6.1 K-Love)
- KGO (7.1 ABC, 7.2 LWN, 7.3 Laff)
- KNTV (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Cozi TV)
- KDTV (14.3 GetTV, 14.4 Escape)
- KOFY (20.1 Ind, 20.2 MeTV)
- KTSF (26.2 Diya TV)
- KFTL-CD (28.1 Creation TV, 28.2 HSN)
- KICU (36.1 Ind, 36.3 CCTV News, 36.4 H&I)
- KCNS (38.4 Comet, 38.6 The Works)
- KMMC-LD (40.4 Rev'n)
- KTNC (42.2 The Works)
- KBCW (44.1 CW)
- KEMO (50.2 QVC, 50.3 QVC Plus)
- KKPX (65.1 Ion, 65.2 Qubo, 65.3 Ion Life, 65.4 Infomercials, 65.5 HSN, 65.6 QVC)
- KFSF (66.3 Bounce TV, 66.4 Grit)
- KTLN (68.1 TLN, 68.2 JTV, 68.3 SBN)
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Public television |
- KQED (9.1 PBS, 9.2 KQEH, 9.3 World)
- KRCB (22.1 PBS, 22.2 Create, 22.3 NHK World)
- KMTP (32.1 Deutsche Welle)
- KQEH (54.1 PBS, 54.2 KQED, 54.3 Life, 54.4 Kids, 54.5 V-me)
- KCSM (60.1 Ind, 60.2 France 24, 60.3 KCSM-FM / Jazz TV)
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Asian-language channels |
- KAXT-CD (1.3 Việt Phố, 1.4 VietBay, 1.5 Quê Hương, 1.6 Nét Việt, 1.7 VieTop, 1.8 Creation TV, 1.9 U Channel, 1.12 NetV)
- KRON (4.2 Sky Link TV)
- KOFY (20.3 VIETV, 20.4 VietFace TV)
- KTSF (26.1 Ind, 26.2 Diya TV, 26.4 ICN, 26.5 Viet Today TV, 26.6 Viet Shopping TV)
- KEXT-CD (27.1 Tokyo TV)
- KFTL-CD (28.3 SAB TV)
- KICU (36.2 KEMS)
- KCNS (38.2 Sino TV, 38.5 NTD TV)
- KTLN (68.4 Chinese)
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- KRCR (7.1 ABC, 7.2 MeTV, 7.3 Movies!)
- KIXE (9.1 PBS, 9.2 Create, 9.3 World)
- KMCA-LD 10 (Youtoo)
- K11VZ-D 11/KRDT-CD 23 (Religious)
- KHSL (12.1 CBS, 12.2 CW)
- KXVU-LD (17.1 ANT)
- K19FY 19 (silent)
- KCVU (20.1 Fox, 20.2 Cozi TV)
- KRVU-LD (21.1 MyNetworkTV)
- KZVU-LD (22.1 MyNetworkTV)
- KRDT-LD (23.1 Religious, 23.2 HSN)
- KNVN (24.1 NBC, 24.5 AccuWX)
- KGEC-LD (26.1 RTV, 26.2 Tuff TV, 26.3 The Family Channel, 26.4 NASA)
- KKPM-CA (28.1 Religious, 28.2 HSN)
- K33HH 33 (KBLN-TV/3ABN)
- K50GP 50 (TBN)
- K15HV-D (73.1 3ABN)
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- California television
- Bakersfield
- Chico–Redding
- Eureka
- Fresno
- Las Vegas NV
- Los Angeles
- Medford OR
- Monterey
- Inland Empire (Palm Springs)
- Reno NV
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Barbara
- El Centro CA / Yuma AZ
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- KVHF-LD (4.1 TV Scout, 4.2 Tuff TV, 4.3 USTV, 4.4 Rev'n, 4.6 Biz TV, 4.7 Launch TV, 4.8 Classic Shows, 32.8 KJEO)
- KAIL (7.1 MNTV, 7.2 Cozi TV, 7.3 H&I)
- K13ZL-D (13.1 Creation TV, 13.2 HSN, 13.10 SAB TV)
- KVBC-LP (13.1 MeTV/KGMC 43.6, 13.2 Heartland, 13.3 Movies!, 13.4 Retro TV, 13.05 Justice Network, 13.06 Youtoo America, 13.07 Buzzr, 13.8 IND, 13.9 DrTV, 13.10 TFC)
- KSHC-LP (16.1 KJOI-FM, 16.2 Real estate/Barker channel, 16.4 SonLife, 16.5 Infomercials)
- K17JI-D 17/K03HK 3 (3ABN)
- KMPH-CD (17.1 Fox/KMPH 26.1)
- KVPT (18.1 PBS, 18.2 Create)
- KFTV (21.2 GetTV, 21.3 Escape, 21.4 Grit)
- KZMM-CD (22.2 Evine Live, 22.3 SonLife)
- KSEE (24.1 NBC HD, 24.2 NBC SD, 24.3 Grit)
- KMPH (26.1 Fox, 26.2 This TV, 26.3 Comet)
- KJKZ-LP (27.1 The Works)
- KFSN (30.1 ABC, 30.2 Live Well, 30.3 Laff)
- KBID-LP (31.1 Euronews,
- KJEO-LD 32 (32.1 Bounce TV, 32.2 QVC, 32.4 MANA 3)
- KSDI-LD 33 (33.2 FAM, 33.3 eScapes, 33.4 AMGTV, 33.6 France 24, 33.7 TheCoolTV)
- KMSG-LD (39.3 TCN, 43.3 Daystar)
- KGMC (43.4 HSN, 43.5 Antenna TV, 43.6 MeTV)
- KGPE (47.1 CBS HD, 47.2 Escape)
- KNXT (49.1 Religious Ind)
- KNSO (51.3 ION)
- KFRE (59.1 CW)
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Adjacent locals |
- Bakersfield, CA
- KKEY-LP (13.1 TMD)
- KGET-TV (17.1 NBC, 17.2 CW, 17.3 TMD, 17.4 Laff)
- KERO-TV (23.1 ABC, 23.2 AZA, 23.3 MeTV)
- KBAK-TV (29.1 CBS, 29.2 This TV, 29.3 Grit)
- KBFX-CD (58.1 Fox, 58.3 Comet)
- San Francisco, CA
- KTVU (2.1 Fox, 2.2 Light TV, 2.3 Movies!, 2.4 Buzzr)
- KQED (9.1 PBS, 9.2 KQED+, 9.3 World)
- KQEH (54.1/2 PBS, 54.3 Encore, 54.4 PBS Kids, 54.5 V-me)
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- California television
- Bakersfield
- Chico–Redding
- Eureka
- Fresno
- Las Vegas NV
- Los Angeles
- Medford OR
- Monterey
- Inland Empire (Palm Springs)
- Reno NV
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Barbara
- El Centro CA / Yuma AZ
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