KEZT-CD

For the station in Dallas, Texas that previously used the KEZT call sign, see KKDA-FM.

KEZT-CD

Translator of KUVS-DT, Modesto, California
Sacramento, California United States
Channels	Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 23
Branding	see KUVS-DT infobox
Programming
Affiliations	23.1: Univision 23.2: UniMás for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (UniMas Sacramento LLC)
Sister stations	KUVS-DT, KTFK-DT
History
First air date	June 12, 1997 (1997-06-12)
Former call signs	K23DH (1992–1993) K08LC (1993) K23DH (1993–1997) K08LC (1997) K23ES (1997–2001) KEZT-CA (2001–2012)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1992–2012) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2012–2020)
Former affiliations	The Box (1990s–2000) MTV2 (2001–2002) TeleFutura (2002–2004) HSN (2004–2014)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52891
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	85.6 m (281 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°33′58.9″N 121°28′50.4″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Univision 19

KEZT-CD (channel 23) is a low-power, Class A television station in Sacramento, California, United States. It is a translator of Modesto-licensed Univision outlet KUVS-DT (channel 19) which is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision. KEZT-CD's transmitter is located on 22nd Street in downtown Sacramento. Its parent station shares studios with Stockton-licensed duopoly partner and UniMás owned-and-operated station KTFK-DT (channel 64) on Arden Way near Cal Expo in Sacramento.

History

KEZT first aired programming from The Box in the 1990s and 2000, later affiliating with MTV2 in 2001 after The Box ceased operations. The station switched to Spanish-language programming briefly in 2002 as a charter affiliate of the newly-launched Telefutura (now UniMás). When KTFK-TV (channel 64) was acquired by Univision Communications (now TelevisaUnivision) in 2003, it assumed the Telefutura affiliation in 2004 and channel 23 switched back to English-language programming as an affiliate of HSN. This made KEZT one of two television stations owned by Univision at the time to broadcast in English (along with KUVI-TV, the UPN affiliate at the time in Bakersfield, California); however, it re-aired a Spanish-language newscast and two Spanish-language public affairs programs from KUVS on Sunday mornings to meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements regarding local programming on Class A television stations.

In 2014, the HSN affiliation was dropped and KEZT began repeating KUVS-DT (KUVI-DT, at the time, a MyNetworkTV affiliate, became Univision's sole remaining English-language station once again). To accommodate these changes, the station added three new subchannels, expanding from one SD channel to four channels (with two HD channels in 5.1 surround sound for Spanish programming and two SD channels for English programming).

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KEZT-CD

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
23.1	720p	16:9	KEZT-CD	Univision (KUVS-DT)
23.2			KTFK-HD	UniMás (KTFK-DT)
23.4	480i		Mystery	Ion Mystery

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

Since it was a Class A low-power analog station, it stayed on the air well after the June 2009 cutoff, but left the air on January 26, 2012. It was replaced with a digital channel (in standard definition with 2-channel sound) the same day.

External links

• Official website