KPMR's logo from April 1, 2001, through December 31, 2012.
On May 23, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a construction permit to Coast TV to build a full-service television station on channel 38 to serve Santa Barbara and California's Central Coast. Originally identified by its application identification, "840720 kg", the station took call letters KPMR in February 1998. Entravision Communications acquired the station from Coast TV in a deal finalized in January 2001, and applied for a license for the station a month later, bringing the station on the air under program test authority as a Univision affiliate. The FCC granted the license on April 12, 2002.
On June 15, 2015, the studios of KPMR and KTSB-CA were broken into by former station employee Pablo Quiroz Jr., destroying computers, cars, windows, and hard drives. He also documented his vandalism on Twitter during the spree.[2]
Programmingedit
KPMR airs Spanish-language programming such as telenovelas, comedies, movies, sports and news, as well as Univision network programming. Local programming includes a newscast originally called Noticias Costa Central, and recently rebranded as Noticias A Su Lado, which airs nightly at 6 and 11 p.m.[3]
Competing news stations in the area announced that KPMR's news department would be shut down on December 30, 2011;[4] however, the station continues to air local newscasts.[5] The station also continues to operate as a Univision affiliate.
The FCC granted KPMR a construction permit in March 2001 to build companion digital facilities to broadcast on channel 21 with 1000 kW ERP. After two extensions of the construction permit, the station applied for and was granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) to build reduced-power facilities in October 2003. After several extensions of the STA, KPMR-DT applied for a license for its full-power digital facilities in July 2006. The station has elected to remain on channel 21 after the end of the DTV transition.
Analog-to-digital conversionedit
KPMR shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 38, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 21,[7] using virtual channel 38.
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External linksedit
Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 29885 (K32LT-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
April 18, 2024
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KPMR channel 38 is a television station licensed to Santa Barbara California United States serving the Central Coast of California as an affiliate of the Spanish language network Univision It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside Santa Maria licensed UniMas affiliate KTSB CD channel 35 The two stations share studios on Fairway Drive in Santa Maria north of Santa Maria Public Airport KPMR s transmitter is located atop Broadcast Peak between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez in the Santa Ynez Mountains KPMRSanta Barbara Paso Robles San Luis Obispo CaliforniaUnited StatesCitySanta Barbara CaliforniaChannelsDigital 21 UHF Virtual 38BrandingUnivision Costa CentralProgrammingAffiliations38 1 Univision38 3 UniMasfor others see SubchannelsOwnershipOwnerEntravision Communications Entravision Holdings LLC Sister stationsKTSB CDHistoryFirst air dateApril 1 2001 23 years ago 2001 04 01 Former channel number s Analog 38 UHF 2001 2009 Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID12144ERP1 000 kWHAAT930 m 3 051 ft Transmitter coordinates34 31 27 9 N 119 57 38 5 W 34 524417 N 119 960694 W 34 524417 119 960694Translator s K32LT D UHF San Luis ObispoLinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsitenoticiasya wbr com wbr costa central wbr Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 Technical information 3 1 Subchannels 3 2 Analog to digital conversion 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp KPMR s logo from April 1 2001 through December 31 2012 On May 23 1997 the Federal Communications Commission FCC granted a construction permit to Coast TV to build a full service television station on channel 38 to serve Santa Barbara and California s Central Coast Originally identified by its application identification 840720 kg the station took call letters KPMR in February 1998 Entravision Communications acquired the station from Coast TV in a deal finalized in January 2001 and applied for a license for the station a month later bringing the station on the air under program test authority as a Univision affiliate The FCC granted the license on April 12 2002 On June 15 2015 the studios of KPMR and KTSB CA were broken into by former station employee Pablo Quiroz Jr destroying computers cars windows and hard drives He also documented his vandalism on Twitter during the spree 2 Programming editKPMR airs Spanish language programming such as telenovelas comedies movies sports and news as well as Univision network programming Local programming includes a newscast originally called Noticias Costa Central and recently rebranded as Noticias A Su Lado which airs nightly at 6 and 11 p m 3 Competing news stations in the area announced that KPMR s news department would be shut down on December 30 2011 4 however the station continues to air local newscasts 5 The station also continues to operate as a Univision affiliate Technical information editSubchannels edit The station s digital signal is multiplexed Subchannels of KPMR 6 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programming 38 1 1080i 16 9 KPMR DT Univision 38 2 480i ION Ion Television 38 3 KTSBDT2 UniMas KTSB CD 38 4 Comet Comet 38 5 Laff Laff Simulcast of subchannels of another station The FCC granted KPMR a construction permit in March 2001 to build companion digital facilities to broadcast on channel 21 with 1000 kW ERP After two extensions of the construction permit the station applied for and was granted Special Temporary Authority STA to build reduced power facilities in October 2003 After several extensions of the STA KPMR DT applied for a license for its full power digital facilities in July 2006 The station has elected to remain on channel 21 after the end of the DTV transition Analog to digital conversion edit KPMR shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 38 on February 17 2009 the original target date on which full power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to June 12 2009 The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 21 7 using virtual channel 38 KPMR also broadcasts sister station KTSB CD as a digital subchannel References edit Facility Technical Data for KPMR Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission KPMR Entravision Vandalism YouTube www youtube com Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved November 2 2020 KPMR TV Univision Launches Local Spanish Language Newscast Noticias Univision Costa Central Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved October 31 2006 No Chance to Save Spanish Broadcasting Station KPMR KCOY TV Archived from the original on May 17 2012 Retrieved August 22 2019 Noticias Locales Archived from the original on May 11 2012 Retrieved April 13 2012 RabbitEars TV Query for KPMR DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on August 29 2013 Retrieved March 24 2012 External links editOfficial website Facility 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