KNXT
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KNXT is a television station
owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno
, broadcasting on digital channel
50. The station is licensed in Visalia, California
, about 45 miles southeast of Fresno
. The license of the station is commercial but KNXT is a non-commercial operation.
Programming on KNXT is mainly Roman Catholic religious, with some shows coming from the EWTN network, though KNXT is somewhat less conservative doctrinally (but firmly in line with Catholic Church teachings). The shows consist of local daily and Sunday Mass
, talk shows, music and variety programs, the Rosary
, children's programs, and Catholic movies. KNXT also carries a handful of Protestant produced programs that do not get into doctrinal issues (including children's shows), as well as some limited secular programming. KNXT is rebroadcast on KNXT-LP channel 38 in Bakersfield. Formerly owned by Cocola Broadcasting
, KNXT-LP was acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, owners of KNXT, on November 2, 2007.
KNXT is the only full-power, twenty-four-hour Catholic-owned broadcast station in the United States, although many other Roman Catholic dioceses around the nation provide such programming to cable or closed-circuit systems. (Although other television stations, including WWL-TV
in New Orleans, KDTU (now KTTU) in Tucson, Arizona
, WETG (now WFXP
) in Erie, Pennsylvania
, WBAY-TV
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
, WNDU-TV
in South Bend, Indiana
, WTXX (now WCCT-TV) in Hartford, Connecticut
, and WIHS-TV (now WSBK-TV
) in Boston
, have been owned by Catholic interests, all seven stations were commercial, primarily-secular stations with limited Catholic programming.)
From 1951 to 1984, KNXT was the call sign
of the current KCBS-TV
, the CBS
owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles
.
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...
owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States, in the State of California. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles...
, broadcasting on digital channel
Television channel
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50. The station is licensed in Visalia, California
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
, about 45 miles southeast of Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. The license of the station is commercial but KNXT is a non-commercial operation.
Programming on KNXT is mainly Roman Catholic religious, with some shows coming from the EWTN network, though KNXT is somewhat less conservative doctrinally (but firmly in line with Catholic Church teachings). The shows consist of local daily and Sunday Mass
Mass
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, talk shows, music and variety programs, the Rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
, children's programs, and Catholic movies. KNXT also carries a handful of Protestant produced programs that do not get into doctrinal issues (including children's shows), as well as some limited secular programming. KNXT is rebroadcast on KNXT-LP channel 38 in Bakersfield. Formerly owned by Cocola Broadcasting
Cocola Broadcasting
Cocola Broadcasting is a broadcasting company based in Fresno, California. Founded in the early-1980s by Valley broadcasting veteran Gary Cocola, Cocola owns full-power digital television stations KGMC in Fresno and KKJB in Boise, Idaho, and several low-power television stations in Central...
, KNXT-LP was acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, owners of KNXT, on November 2, 2007.
KNXT is the only full-power, twenty-four-hour Catholic-owned broadcast station in the United States, although many other Roman Catholic dioceses around the nation provide such programming to cable or closed-circuit systems. (Although other television stations, including WWL-TV
WWL-TV
WWL-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving New Orleans, Louisiana, southeast Louisiana and parts of southern and coastal Mississippi, and is the primary CBS station for South and Coastal Mississippi. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 36...
in New Orleans, KDTU (now KTTU) in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, WETG (now WFXP
WFXP
WFXP is the Fox-affiliated television station for Pennsylvania's Northwest Region. Licensed to Erie, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter at its studios on US 19/Peach Street in Summit Township. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel...
) in Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
, WBAY-TV
WBAY-TV
WBAY-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin, broadcasting on UHF digital channel 23 from a transmitter located in the town of Ledgeview, Wisconsin, and master control based in its building in downtown Green Bay...
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, WNDU-TV
WNDU-TV
WNDU-TV is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. The station is an affiliate of the NBC television network. Its transmitter is located in South Bend. WNDU-TV broadcasts in HDTV on Channel 42, additionally simulcasting a local Doppler radar image...
in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, WTXX (now WCCT-TV) in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, and WIHS-TV (now WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...
) in Boston
Boston
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, have been owned by Catholic interests, all seven stations were commercial, primarily-secular stations with limited Catholic programming.)
From 1951 to 1984, KNXT was the call sign
Call sign
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of the current KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
, the CBS
CBS
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owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.