KBBC-TV
Encyclopedia
KBBC-TV is a full-service, full-power digital bilingual independent
digital television
station
in Bishop, California
, broadcasting locally on channel 20. Founded August 21, 2007, the station is owned by Venture Technologies Group, LLC.
In the daytime, KBBC airs infomercial
s from Corner Store TV
. At night, it airs Spanish-language independent programming including La Corte del Pueblo (The People's Court
), La Corte de Familia, Fútbol al Dia (a talk show
about soccer), and a newscast with extensive news from Central America
. The nighttime programming had premiered on KNLA-LP
, which is now a translator station.
On December 21, 2007, KBBC was added to the DirecTV
local channel lineup for the Los Angeles
media market
. This came two days after KVMD
was re-located to a high-definition
tier, making it unavailable on standard definition. Dish Network also includes KBBC in the local channel lineup for the Los Angeles media market.
after the FCC
finalized the DTV
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KBBC-TV was required to turn off its analog signal
and turn on its digital signal
(called a "flash-cut
"). On November 30, 2008, KBBC completed the transition to digital by turning off its analog signal and immediately turning on its digital signal on channel 20. On May 13, 2011, KBBC added another translator station, KMRZ-LD, channel 55 in Banning, California
.
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Bishop, California
Bishop, California
Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4147 feet . The population was 3,879 at the...
, broadcasting locally on channel 20. Founded August 21, 2007, the station is owned by Venture Technologies Group, LLC.
In the daytime, KBBC airs infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s from Corner Store TV
Corner Store TV
Corner Store TV is a television network that shows infomercials exclusively, 24 hours a day.Corner Store is seen mainly on cable TV and satellite TV. It has at least two full-time over-the-air network affiliates: WRAP-CA in Cleveland, Ohio, and WANN-LD in Atlanta, Georgia...
. At night, it airs Spanish-language independent programming including La Corte del Pueblo (The People's Court
The People's Court
The People's Court is a US television court show in which small claims court cases are heard, though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration....
), La Corte de Familia, Fútbol al Dia (a talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
about soccer), and a newscast with extensive news from Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. The nighttime programming had premiered on KNLA-LP
KNLA-LP
KNLA-LP is a low-power television station in Los Angeles, California, owned by the Venture Technologies Group. Transmitting from the Mt. Harvard Radio Site in the San Gabriel mountains. Its city of license is Los Angeles, California. It is a Spanish Independent station...
, which is now a translator station.
On December 21, 2007, KBBC was added to the DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
local channel lineup for the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
. This came two days after KVMD
KVMD
KVMD is an independent television station licensed to Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The broadcast signal covers most of the Inland Empire on digital UHF channel 23. KVMD-DT is also available on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 31, its former analog channel...
was re-located to a high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
tier, making it unavailable on standard definition. Dish Network also includes KBBC in the local channel lineup for the Los Angeles media market.
Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permitConstruction permit
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after the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
finalized the DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KBBC-TV was required to turn off its analog signal
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
and turn on its digital signal
Digital signal
A digital signal is a physical signal that is a representation of a sequence of discrete values , for example of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized analog signal...
(called a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
"). On November 30, 2008, KBBC completed the transition to digital by turning off its analog signal and immediately turning on its digital signal on channel 20. On May 13, 2011, KBBC added another translator station, KMRZ-LD, channel 55 in Banning, California
Banning, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
.