KIMG-LP
Encyclopedia
KIMG-LD is a digital low-power television station
in Ventura, California
, broadcasting locally on channel 19. The station is owned by Ronald Ulloa, who also owns KVMD
and KXLA
, and is the brother of KJLA
owner Walter Ulloa.
On May 30, 2007, KIMG-LP channel 23 switched affiliations to LAT TV
, as part of a new deal between LAT TV and Equity Media Holdings, who owned KIMG at the time http://www.lattv-english.com/en/rel/?20. LAT TV was a Houston
-based Spanish-language television network that launched in May of 2006 and ceased operation two years later.
KIMG-LP switched affiliations from LAT TV to Retro Jams
; it is unknown when the switch took place.
KIMG-LP signed off March 9, 2009 in the wake of Equity's bankruptcy. After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction, the station was sold to Ronald Ulloa on October 30, 2009. The station had previously been included in Silver Point Finance's June 2 acquisition of other Equity staitons, but that application was dismissed August 11, 2009.
On January 24, 2011, the station's license were cancelled by the FCC. However, as of November 2011, the station's license is still active, as KIMG-LD.
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 Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
, broadcasting locally on channel 19. The station is owned by Ronald Ulloa, who also owns 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...
and 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 is the brother of KJLA
KJLA
KJLA channel 49 is a digital-only multiplexed full power television station, licensed to Ventura, California, with studios based in West Los Angeles, California. It is a multilingual television station with programming in Spanish, English, Korean, Vietnamese, and Mandarin, and is the home of LATV...
owner Walter Ulloa.
On May 30, 2007, KIMG-LP channel 23 switched affiliations to LAT TV
LAT TV
LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in Texas and Arizona, four of which were in top-ten...
, as part of a new deal between LAT TV and Equity Media Holdings, who owned KIMG at the time http://www.lattv-english.com/en/rel/?20. LAT TV was a Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
-based Spanish-language television network that launched in May of 2006 and ceased operation two years later.
KIMG-LP switched affiliations from LAT TV to Retro Jams
Retro Jams
Retro Jams was a music video network that played music videos from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s. Established in 2007, it was owned and operated by now-defunct Equity Media Holdings...
; it is unknown when the switch took place.
KIMG-LP signed off March 9, 2009 in the wake of Equity's bankruptcy. After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction, the station was sold to Ronald Ulloa on October 30, 2009. The station had previously been included in Silver Point Finance's June 2 acquisition of other Equity staitons, but that application was dismissed August 11, 2009.
On January 24, 2011, the station's license were cancelled by the FCC. However, as of November 2011, the station's license is still active, as KIMG-LD.