KCSO-LD
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HAAT | 516.9 m (1,696 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°16′18″N 121°30′22″W / 38.27167°N 121.50611°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Website | www |
KCSO-LD (channel 33) is a
Due to its low-power status, KCSO-LD
History
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The station was founded by
In 2014, KCSO began
digital channel 29.7 (displayed as channel 33.2) to reach the entire market due to KCSO's low-power status. The simulcast was discontinued in October 2021.Serestar agreed to sell KCSO-LD, KMUM-CD, and KMMW-LD to NBCUniversal on November 28, 2018, as part of a $21 million deal.[3] The sale was completed on March 5, 2019.[4] As a result, KCSO-LD becomes the sixth television station in the Sacramento market (excluding translator stations) to be owned-and-operated by its affiliated network.
In April 2022, CW owned-and-operated station KMAX-TV (now an independent station) resumed the widescreen SD simulcast from KSPX-TV on a new digital channel 31.6 (also displayed as channel 33.2).
News operation
KCSO launched a local news department (with newscasts branded as Noticiero 33) following its sign-on. The half-hour local evening news program was broadcast every Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. However, it had low
Later, news briefs were aired online (branded as Telemundo 33 Al Día). In late 2014, it started airing morning news briefs called Noticias 33 por la mañana, which aired at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour from 7 to 9 a.m. during Telemundo's Un Nuevo Dia morning news program.
On November 6, 2016, KCSO re-launched a weekday half-hour long newscast at 6 p.m. (initially branding as Noticiero Telemundo 33, later as Noticias Telemundo Sacramento, now as Noticias Telemundo California after the purchase by NBCUniversal), 11 years after its initial newscast was cancelled. It directly competes with Univision owned-and-operated KUVS's long-established (and for several years, the Sacramento area's only) Spanish-language newscast.
In 2017, a weeknight 11 p.m. newscast (branded as Noticias Telemundo California) was launched, further competing with KUVS. Noticias Telemundo California is simulcast on
On March 18, 2020, one year after the purchase by NBCUniversal, the station launched 5 and 5:30 p.m. newscasts, and began simulcasting all of their newscasts on KNSO. The station does not air any local newscasts on the weekends.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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33.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KCSO-LD | Main KCSO-LD programming / Telemundo |
33.3 | 480i | Telex | TeleXitos | |
33.5 | NBCLX | NBC LX Home | ||
33.6 | Oxygen | Oxygen |
There is no 33.2 on this multiplex, as it is broadcast from KMAX-TV.
On September 3, 2012, MeTV was moved to
In 2018, KCSO affiliated with Light TV on newly launched subchannel 33.4. On January 15, 2021, Light TV was relaunched as TheGrio. TheGrio was dropped in March 2024 and the channel is currently silent.
In October 2023, Oxygen was added on a new subchannel 33.6.
Translators
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCSO-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ TV station owner Chester Smith dies Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Chico Enterprise Record: August 11, 2008)
- ^ "Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License". December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (March 6, 2019). "NBCU Closes On Serestar Stations". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KCSO