KVMM-CD

KVMM-CD is a television station in Santa Barbara, California, and is owned-and-operated by HC2 Holdings and licensed to HC2 Station Group, carrying that company's Spanish-language network, Azteca América. The station broadcasts locally on digital channel 28 (virtual channel 41). Currently, the station serves as an extension of HC2's "Azteca Costa Central" network of four low-powered stations, led by KSBO-CD (channel 41).[1]

KVMM-CD
Santa Barbara, California
United States
ChannelsDigital: 28 (UHF)
Virtual: 41 (PSIP)
BrandingAzteca Costa Central
Programming
Affiliations(see below)
Ownership
OwnerHC2 Holdings
(HC2 Station Group, Inc.)
History
FoundedJuly 23, 1992
Former call signsK19DE (1992-1999)
K41EP (1999-2000)
KVMM-LP (2000-2003)
KVMM-CA (2003-2009)
Former channel number(s)Analog: 41 (1999-2009)
Digital: 41 (2009-2018)
Former affiliationsMas Musica
MTV en Español
MTV Tres
Call sign meaningK Video Mas Musica (former network affiliation)
Technical information
Facility ID18741
ERP40 kW
HAAT12 ft
Transmitter coordinates34°27′56.9″N 119°40′41.4″W

On July 23, 1992 the station signed on as K19DE and later moved to its present channel with the callsign K41EP on May 25, 1999. On May 9, 2000, it changed to KVMM-LP, and then KVMM-CA on May 20, 2003 as it was granted class A status. KVMM-CD was granted class A digital television station authorization on UHF channel 41 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 14, 2009.[2] The station moved to channel 28 effective May 24, 2018.

On September 25, 2006, KVMM switched to the new MTV Tres network (now simply known as Tres since July 2010), which was created as a result of Viacom's acquisition of Mas Musica. Before it was sold in the summer of 2019 to HC2, it was the final free-to-air asset owned by the 2005-2019 era Viacom entirely (and the only terrestrial Tres station). The remainder of the Más Música stations have been sold off to other parties, along with other transactions involving MTV2 free-to-air stations. Upon taking control of ownership of the station, HC2 made it an owned-and-operated station of its Azteca América network.

Digital channels
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
41.1 720p 16:9 KVMM-CD Azteca America
41.2 Court TV Mystery
41.3 Cozi TV
41.4 480i 4:3 Buzzr
41.5 OnTV4U

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for KVMM-CD
  2. http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1340738.pdf
  • KVMM in the FCC's TV station database
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