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KSTS (channel 48) is a
KSTS was established in 1981 to provide subscription television service in the South Bay and Santa Clara Valley. The STV programming ended in 1983, and the station mostly became noted for specialty programming about business and computers as well as some ethnic programs. Telemundo purchased the station in 1987, giving the Bay Area a second station focusing on Spanish-language programming and a second choice for Spanish-language local news.
History
Early years
On March 29, 1978, the
At night, the station originally carried
The STV service, with just 3,000 subscribers in February 1983,
Telemundo acquisition
In 1987, after several members of National Group Television desired to sell, Douglas sold KSTS to Telemundo Group, Inc., which operated the fledgling
In October 1990, half of KSTS's 18 employees went on strike in protest of low pay and poor working conditions.[28] The week-long strike, which resulted in temporary suspensions of the station's 6 p.m. newscast and the outright cancellation of its 11 p.m. news,[29] resulted in the station staff unionizing with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and agreeing to a contract in 1992.[30]
The acquisition of Telemundo by NBC in 2002 came at the same time the network bought San Jose's KNTV and turned it into an NBC owned-and-operated station. Both stations moved from their separate facilities—KSTS from its site on Bering Drive—to a new building on First Street.[31]
News operation
In 1988, KSTS launched its news department with the debut of a half-hour 6 p.m. newscast, which was originally co-anchored by Celina Rodriguez and Dante Betteo; both left in 1999.[32] The program proved successful, which resulted in the station later adding a half-hour 11 p.m. newscast. This was canceled after the 1990 strike[29] and was not reinstated until 1997.[33]
In 1999, KSTS hired model Mónica Mesones in 1999 to present the weather, resulting in controversy over the selection.[32]
KSTS expanded its news programming in 2001, launcing a morning newscast, Noticiero 48 Esta Mañana, and a mid-morning newscast, Noticiero 48 Al Mediodía anchored by Blanca Garza and Santiago Aburto. These were canceled in 2004. At this time, César Bayona and Mariate Ramos anchored the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. 2006 saw the dismantling of the local news operation and the creation of a regional news operation to serve the western United States as part of the NBCUni 2.0 cost-cutting initiative.[34] This was later reversed, and local news production was restored at KSTS in 2010.[35] On February 27, 2012, KSTS became the first Spanish language television station in the Bay Area to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition.[36]
2014 saw a series of news expansions at Telemundo, KSTS included. A second attempt at a morning newscast, titled Noticiero Telemundo 48 Primera Edición, began in June, and in November, KSTS launched a 5:30 p.m. newscast as part of a national news expansion; a 10 a.m. newscast also was added to the schedule at this time. Additionally, KSTS received a new set, began producing its own weather segments locally, launched a local Telemundo Responde consumer investigative franchise, added 20 additional staffers to its news department, and began a deeper sharing of resources, including the public affairs program Comunidad del Valle, with KNTV.[37]
Effective June 27, 2016, the morning and 10 a.m. newscasts were canceled in order to begin the production of weekend editions of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts beginning July 2.[38]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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48.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KSTS-HD | Telemundo |
48.2 | 480i | TeleX | TeleXitos | |
48.5 | NBCLX | LX
| ||
48.6 | Oxygen | Oxygen | ||
11.3 | 1080i | KNTV-HD | NBC (KNTV) | |
11.4 | 480i | Cozi | Cozi TV (KNTV-DT2) |
Between them, KNTV and KSTS broadcast the same five services (48.3 and 48.4 on the KNTV multiplex simulcast 48.1 and 48.2 on the KSTS multiplex and vice versa for KNTV), though Oxygen is only broadcast by KSTS.[40]
Analog-to-digital conversion
KSTS shut down its analog signal, over
The station was repacked from channel 49 to 19 in 2020.[39]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC History Cards for KSTS
- ^ a b Miller, Ron (May 31, 1981). "A Station Is Born: After A Lengthy And Arduous Labor, Channel 48 Enters The World Of Bay Area Television Tonight". San Jose Mercury News. pp. TV Times 4, 5.
- ^ Malaspina, Rick (June 1, 1981). "Something new is added to Bay Area's UHF airwaves". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. C-11. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Malaspina, Rick (November 30, 1981). "Bizcasting fills first 8 hours of KSTS' narrowcast day". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. C-9. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, Kathryn (January 4, 1982). "Ambitious News Network Beams Financial Programming to Nation". Los Angeles Times. p. IV:1. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Beebe, Greg (May 31, 1981). "New Kid On The TV Block". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 15, 24. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Business in Brief". Los Angeles Times. February 18, 1981. p. IV:2. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Ron (February 12, 1991). "Networks may face suit for robbing Confucius". San Jose News. p. 9C.
- ^ Mandel, Bill (September 17, 1981). "Creating our own 'event'". San Francisco Examiner. p. A2. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Ron (October 7, 1981). "Kenny Rogers continues with his TV Midas touch". San Jose News. p. 9C.
- ^ Miller, Ron (November 5, 1981). "Let's send this reporter to cover Inner Mongolia". San Jose News. p. 9C.
- ^ "STAR troubles force Channel 48 to cut news". San Jose News. August 19, 1982. p. 9B.
- ^ Miller, Ron. "There's 'Flash' and trash coming for TV's weekend". San Jose Mercury News. p. 9C.
- ^ a b "Operational STV stations list provided" (PDF). Broadcast Week. February 21, 1983. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Profit-Tiers" (PDF). Channels of Communication. November 1982. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Greer, Jonathan (November 8, 1982). "Tuning in television profits: San Jose's Channel 48 tries Oriental programming to boost earnings". San Jose News. p. 24D.
- ^ a b Weimers, Leigh (August 19, 1983). "Flea mart in business". San Jose News. p. 1C.
- ^ Tyler, Tim (July 1985). "User-Friendly TV: The Affordable Computer Hotline". MicroTimes. pp. 47–50. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Apple Shareholders Meeting. For the rest of us". San Francisco Examiner. February 23, 1984. p. C5. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Stumes, Larry (June 14, 1986). "GGF Report Can't Air Races - No Friday Night Live". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 46.
- ^ Schulman, Henry (April 21, 1986). "Channel 48 is a TV station that means business". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. B-1, B-7. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Barnum, Alex (June 19, 1987). "KSTS-TV Sold to Telemundo". Mercury News. p. 17G.
- ^ Miller, Ron (December 9, 1990). "Winning Hispanic viewers' hearts: Two networks wage a TV war in the Bay Area". Mercury News. p. Arts 3.
- ^ Niedermayer, Paul (July 9, 1990). "Cable Companies Shut Out Local Stations". Mercury News. p. 6B.
- ^ Burleson, Marty (February 17, 1990). "Salinas gets more Spanish-language TV". The Californian. p. 6B. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Gathright, Alan (October 31, 1990). "High-Tension Television". Mercury News. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Viewers sided with Channel 48 strikers". Mercury News. November 16, 1990. p. 1B.
- ^ Gathright, Alan (May 19, 1992). "KSTS workers win contract". Mercury News. p. 8B.
- ^ McCollum, Charlie (November 18, 2004). "KNTV Gets New Home After Nearly 50 Years". Mercury News. p. 1C.
- ^ a b Garcia, Edwin (November 21, 1999). "New anchor's stormy start". Mercury News. p. 1B.
- ^ Garcia, Edwin (October 22, 1997). "Must-Sí TV: KSTS-TV has informed its viewers, and listened to them, for 10 years". Mercury News. p. 1A.
- ^ Olvera, Javier Erik; Villafane, Veronica (October 20, 2006). "Local newscasts to be cut from Telemundo's KSTS". Mercury News. p. 1D.
- ^ Tanklefsky, David (February 2, 2010). "Telemundo Rolls Out Enhances [sic] Local Newscasts in Key Markets". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Noticiero Telemundo 48 ahora en HD". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "KSTS San Francisco Expands Local News". TVNewsCheck. May 6, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "KSTS cancels morning newscasts to launch weekend shows". Media Moves. March 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "RabbitEars TV Query for KSTS". RabbitEars. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNTV". RabbitEars. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2021.