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]
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| Santa Barbara, California United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 41 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Azteca Costa Central |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | (see below) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings (HC2 Station Group, Inc.) |
| History | |
| Founded | July 23, 1992 |
| Former call signs | K19DE (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 affiliations | Mas Musica MTV en Español MTV Tres |
| Call sign meaning | K Video Mas Musica (former network affiliation) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 18741 |
| ERP | 40 kW |
| HAAT | 12 ft |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°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] |
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| 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 |