KCSB-TV
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KCSB-TV is a Public, educational, and government access
(PEG) cable television
channel run by the City of San Bernardino, California
. It is seen on Charter Communications
and Time Warner Cable
systems in the city and parts of Highland, Loma Linda, Rialto, Colton and Grand Terrace as well.
KCSB produces many local programs, including longtime favorites such as "Inland Empire Alive!", The Jazz Connection, and Inland Empire's Most Wanted, formerly San Bernardino's Most Wanted. San Bernardino City Council meetings are also aired on the station. KCSB runs a community bulletin board
(CBB) when it is not showing programming. Some of KCSB's programs have been run on other cable systems outside of San Bernardino and on low power TV stations KVMD
, KXLA
and KPXN-TV.
KCSB was the flagship station of the local TV network ICTN (Inland California Television Network). ICTN was a partnership between California State University, San Bernardino
, the City of San Bernardino, and about 20 other surrounding cities. Its programming also ran on the Public-access television
cable TV channels of the other cities (in addition to San Bernardino). The network produced a Monday through Friday newscast that was also broadcast over the airwaves by KVCR-TV Channel 24, owned by the San Bernardino Community College District
. The San Bernardino County Sun
and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
newspapers helped contribute news items to the newscast in return for plugs for the papers. After fifteen months, California State University, San Bernardino pulled the plug on ICTN due to a lack of sufficient advertising revenue.
KCSB has a sister station, Access San Bernardino. It airs Public-access programming submitted by viewers, as well as the programming from the Pentagon Channel
, the California Channel and Classic Arts Showcase
. It is seen on Time Warner Cable
Channel 17 and Charter Communications
Channel 32.
An internet feed KCSB is available at www.iemediagroup.com.
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(PEG) cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
channel run by the City of San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
. It is seen on Charter Communications
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
and Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
systems in the city and parts of Highland, Loma Linda, Rialto, Colton and Grand Terrace as well.
KCSB produces many local programs, including longtime favorites such as "Inland Empire Alive!", The Jazz Connection, and Inland Empire's Most Wanted, formerly San Bernardino's Most Wanted. San Bernardino City Council meetings are also aired on the station. KCSB runs a community bulletin board
Community bulletin board
A Community bulletin board is a digital signage system that Public, educational, and government access cable television providers use as a Barker channel to keep communities up to date of events listings, weather and other news that can be delivered by using digital on-screen graphic s. The...
(CBB) when it is not showing programming. Some of KCSB's programs have been run on other cable systems outside of San Bernardino and on low power TV stations 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...
, KXLA
KXLA
KXLA digital channel 51 is an independent television station licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes, California and serving the Los Angeles area. It telecasts Asian programming in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese , Korean and Vietnamese as well as infomercials. Channel 44 signed on the air in December 2000 as...
and KPXN-TV.
KCSB was the flagship station of the local TV network ICTN (Inland California Television Network). ICTN was a partnership between California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB is a public research university and one of the twenty three general campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on in the suburban University District of , United States, with...
, the City of San Bernardino, and about 20 other surrounding cities. Its programming also ran on the Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channels of the other cities (in addition to San Bernardino). The network produced a Monday through Friday newscast that was also broadcast over the airwaves by KVCR-TV Channel 24, owned by the San Bernardino Community College District
San Bernardino Community College District
The San Bernardino Community College District in California, United States, is one of 72 community college districts within the California Community Colleges System...
. The San Bernardino County Sun
San Bernardino County Sun
The San Bernardino Sun is a newspaper in San Bernardino County, along with a heavy penetration into neighboring Riverside County. The SB Sun serves most of the Inland Empire in Southern California...
and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin is a daily newspaper based in Ontario, California and serving the San Bernardino Valley region. The Daily Bulletin is a member of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a division of MediaNews Group....
newspapers helped contribute news items to the newscast in return for plugs for the papers. After fifteen months, California State University, San Bernardino pulled the plug on ICTN due to a lack of sufficient advertising revenue.
KCSB has a sister station, Access San Bernardino. It airs Public-access programming submitted by viewers, as well as the programming from the Pentagon Channel
Pentagon Channel
The Pentagon Channel is a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is widely available on US Public, educational, and government access cable tv channels, can be viewed FTA in most Central and Western European countries ,...
, the California Channel and Classic Arts Showcase
Classic Arts Showcase
Classic Arts Showcase is a television channel in the United States promoting the fine arts. The television program content includes prepared media and recorded live performances...
. It is seen on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
Channel 17 and Charter Communications
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
Channel 32.
An internet feed KCSB is available at www.iemediagroup.com.