KBEH
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KBEH digital channel 24.1 (virtual channel 63.1) is an Tr3́s affiliate serving the Los Angeles
television market. It is licensed to Oxnard, California
, and is owned by HERO Broadcasting. It used to be a UPN
affiliate for Santa Barbara
from 1995 to 2002 and an English-language independent from 2002 until May 2004.
(channel 16) left the air in 1969. The original owner, Don Sterling (not the Clippers
owner), fighting ongoing losses, sold the station in 1988 to billionaire Meshulam Riklis, then husband of Pia Zadora
. Riklis changed the calls to KADY-TV in honor of daughter Kady, who in turn was named for the character Zadora played in Butterfly
, financed by Riklis, a role which won Zadora the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. . Riklis infused capital to build up the station, but it remained unprofitable.
Riklis achieved his wealth by inventing complicated paper schemes like junk bonds and leveraged buyout
s. As Riklis' empire began to unravel, KADY-TV was part of settlements. The subsequent company, E-II Holdings (a group of jilted Riklis investors), discovered this was an unprofitable venture and essentially bailed out on the operation. The next owner was John Huddy, previously the general manager under Riklis. Huddy is the father of Juliet Huddy, hostess of The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
, who also worked at the station and eventually married the news director, Dan Green. How John Huddy, a former entertainment critic for The Miami Herald
and executive producer for Tomorrow
with Tom Snyder
, came to own a television station was never clear. While Huddy made some innovative moves, he did not have the financial resources to operate at a loss. One of his improvements to KADY was making it one of the original affiliates of UPN
in January 1995, and another was to duplicate the signal on the Central Coast using leased time on San Luis Obispo
's KADE (channel 33; now KTAS
). Huddy, in the name of KADY, left bad debts throughout the area business community, including $4 million to Don Sterling , the original owner and still the building's landlord. After lying in bankruptcy court in July 1996, the property was immediately seized . Afterwards, Huddy became a successful author of a "True Crime" bestseller.
After a transitional period under court supervision with John Hyde acting as trustee , a sale to Biltmore Broadcasting was arranged in November 1997http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opinions/2001/00-1089.html. The UPN affiliation, while serving a portion of the market designated to UPN flagship KCOP came under network criticism. In 2002, KADY dropped the UPN affiliation and became an independent station again. Among the shows seen on the station was a rebroadcast of the local newscasts of Santa Barbara
-based KEYT-TV
. KADY also debuted on DirecTV
in the Los Angeles area.
In 2004, Blitmore sold the station to Bela, LCC, a Florida-based Spanish-language broadcaster. As a result, in May 2004, channel 63 became KBEH, an independent Spanish language station. To expand the station's coverage area, KBEH began identifying as Oxnard-Los Angeles, and has gained coverage on local cable systems . One year later, when MTV Tr3s launched, Bela flipped KBEH, KMOH
, and KEJR to it. With such a move, KBEH and KMOH became the network's lone full-power affiliates.
KBEH was one of four independent stations broadcasting at least part of its program schedule in Spanish. Since 2007, KBBC-TV
, licensed to Bishop
California and carried as part of the Los Angeles
DirecTV
coverage, has emerged as a new Spanish/English station for the Los Angeles TV market.
Bela Broadcasting sold KBEH to HERO Broadcasting in January 2008.
home shopping
instead of Tr3s's late night video block.
in Ventura County, KBEH's signal only provided spotty coverage into Los Angeles County
. To overcome this, KBEH employed a low-power booster station KBEH1 to broadcast its signal into Orange
, Riverside
and San Bernardino
counties. The analog (and later digital) booster was discontinued in November 2009 when KBEH commenced using its maximum-power facilities at Mt. Harvard (a peak adjacent to Mount Wilson
). It is also seen in Santa Barbara
over-the-air on KSBT-LP
channel 32 and on local cable systems.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
television market. It is licensed to Oxnard, California
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
, and is owned by HERO Broadcasting. It used to be a UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate for Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
from 1995 to 2002 and an English-language independent from 2002 until May 2004.
History
The station went on the air in August 1985 as independent KTIE. It was the first TV station to operate in Ventura County, California, since Ventura's KKOG-TVKKOG-TV
KKOG-TV, channel 16, was the first full power broadcast station in Ventura County, California. The station, located in Ventura, had a brief history, lasting only nine months. Starting up on December 14, 1968, KKOG, an independent station, offered live, local programming instead of the normal...
(channel 16) left the air in 1969. The original owner, Don Sterling (not the Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
owner), fighting ongoing losses, sold the station in 1988 to billionaire Meshulam Riklis, then husband of Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
. Riklis changed the calls to KADY-TV in honor of daughter Kady, who in turn was named for the character Zadora played in Butterfly
Butterfly (1982 film)
Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, and Orson Welles. The original music score was composed by Ennio Morricone...
, financed by Riklis, a role which won Zadora the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. . Riklis infused capital to build up the station, but it remained unprofitable.
Riklis achieved his wealth by inventing complicated paper schemes like junk bonds and leveraged buyout
Leveraged buyout
A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...
s. As Riklis' empire began to unravel, KADY-TV was part of settlements. The subsequent company, E-II Holdings (a group of jilted Riklis investors), discovered this was an unprofitable venture and essentially bailed out on the operation. The next owner was John Huddy, previously the general manager under Riklis. Huddy is the father of Juliet Huddy, hostess of The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by Fox, the show first aired on January 22, 2007 to a number of markets originally through Fox and MyNetworkTV, most in the Fox Television Stations Group...
, who also worked at the station and eventually married the news director, Dan Green. How John Huddy, a former entertainment critic for The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered on Biscayne Bay in the Omni district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States...
and executive producer for Tomorrow
Tomorrow (TV series)
Tomorrow was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder...
with Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder
Thomas James "Tom" Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s...
, came to own a television station was never clear. While Huddy made some innovative moves, he did not have the financial resources to operate at a loss. One of his improvements to KADY was making it one of the original affiliates of UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
in January 1995, and another was to duplicate the signal on the Central Coast using leased time on San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
's KADE (channel 33; now KTAS
KTAS
KTAS is a Spanish-language television station in San Luis Obispo, California, broadcasting locally on 34 as an affiliate of Telemundo. The station is owned by Raul & Consuelo Palazuelos...
). Huddy, in the name of KADY, left bad debts throughout the area business community, including $4 million to Don Sterling , the original owner and still the building's landlord. After lying in bankruptcy court in July 1996, the property was immediately seized . Afterwards, Huddy became a successful author of a "True Crime" bestseller.
After a transitional period under court supervision with John Hyde acting as trustee , a sale to Biltmore Broadcasting was arranged in November 1997http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opinions/2001/00-1089.html. The UPN affiliation, while serving a portion of the market designated to UPN flagship KCOP came under network criticism. In 2002, KADY dropped the UPN affiliation and became an independent station again. Among the shows seen on the station was a rebroadcast of the local newscasts of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
-based KEYT-TV
KEYT-TV
KEYT-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and San Luis Obispo, California areas. Licensed to Santa Barbara, California the station broadcasts on digital UHF channel 27 and uses VHF channel 3 as its virtual channel...
. KADY also debuted on 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. ...
in the Los Angeles area.
In 2004, Blitmore sold the station to Bela, LCC, a Florida-based Spanish-language broadcaster. As a result, in May 2004, channel 63 became KBEH, an independent Spanish language station. To expand the station's coverage area, KBEH began identifying as Oxnard-Los Angeles, and has gained coverage on local cable systems . One year later, when MTV Tr3s launched, Bela flipped KBEH, KMOH
KMOH-TV
KMOH-TV is a full-service television station in Kingman, Arizona, providing over-the-air service to Kingman, Bullhead City/Laughlin, and surrounding Mohave County. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 19 from its transmitter on Black Mountain near Oatman...
, and KEJR to it. With such a move, KBEH and KMOH became the network's lone full-power affiliates.
KBEH was one of four independent stations broadcasting at least part of its program schedule in Spanish. Since 2007, KBBC-TV
KBBC-TV
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....
, licensed to Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
California and carried as part of 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...
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. ...
coverage, has emerged as a new Spanish/English station for the Los Angeles TV market.
Bela Broadcasting sold KBEH to HERO Broadcasting in January 2008.
Programming
KBEH airs the entire Tr3s schedule, with no local programming but local station identification inserts every hour, and in some overnight hours airs Liquidation ChannelLiquidation Channel
Liquidation Channel is an American home shopping channel that specializes in the sale of jewelry. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas.The channel broadcasts 24/7 live in America.- History :...
home shopping
Home shopping
Home shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing/home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar television-based and e-commerce companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com, as well as traditional mail order and brick and mortar retailers as Hammacher...
instead of Tr3s's late night video block.
Repeaters
Because of its original transmitter location South Mountain near Santa PaulaSanta Paula, California
Santa Paula is a city within Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 29,321 at the 2010 census, up from 28,598 at the 2000 census...
in Ventura County, KBEH's signal only provided spotty coverage into Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
. To overcome this, KBEH employed a low-power booster station KBEH1 to broadcast its signal into Orange
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, Riverside
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
and San Bernardino
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
counties. The analog (and later digital) booster was discontinued in November 2009 when KBEH commenced using its maximum-power facilities at Mt. Harvard (a peak adjacent to Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson (California)
Mount Wilson is one of the better known peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains, part of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. It is the location of the Mount Wilson Observatory and has become the astronomical center of Southern California with and telescopes, and and tall...
). It is also seen in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
over-the-air on KSBT-LP
KSBT-LP
KSBT-LP is a low-power television station in Santa Barbara, California, broadcasting on UHF channel 32. Founded on April 10, 1998, the station is owned by Arnold N. Applebaum....
channel 32 and on local cable systems.