KDOC-TV is an independent television station

Television station

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 based in Orange County, California

Orange County, California

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 (licensed to Anaheim

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, with studios and offices in Santa Ana

Santa Ana, California

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). The station's transmitter is located on Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson

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, California

California

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. It broadcasts on digital channel 32, but uses PSIP technology to display its virtual channel

Virtual channel

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 as 56, its former analog number.
KDOC was initially owned by locally-based Golden Orange Broadcasting, whose investors included entertainer Pat Boone

Pat Boone

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. KDOC has been on the air since 1982, and was the 5th independent television station in Los Angeles.