KSDI-LP
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KSDI-LP is a low-power television station
Television station
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 in Fresno, California
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, owned and operated by Cocola Broadcasting
Cocola Broadcasting
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. The station broadcasts six streams of video. KSDI Channel 33.1 broadcasts the Pursuit Channel
Pursuit Channel
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 during the daytime and Gems TV
Gems TV
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 airing the overnight hours. It also broadcasts some local programs, including Flying Home with Ronnie Paul, a live talk show Saturday nights from 8:00 p.m. until Midnight; this show also streams live on the web at the same time each Saturday night at Cocola Broadcasting's website, http://www.cocolatv.com.

History

The station was noted for its commitment to local programming. Originally broadcasting on channel 34, KSDI-LP invited individuals and organizations to produce their own television programs. Similar to many Public-access television
Public-access television
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 cable TV networks, many locals became a part of the programming on KSDI-LP.

Formerly an affiliate of Urban America Television
Urban America Television
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, and shortly Shop At Home, the previous affiliation Shop At Home, was temporary, due to the Shop At Home network ceasing broadcasting June 21, 2006. The network it replaced, Urban America Television
Urban America Television
Urban America Television was an over-the-air television broadcast network in the United States. According to the company's website, the network had 70 affiliate stations. UATV had a reach of 22 million households in the United States. It was a successor to the earlier American Independent...

, folded in May 2006.

Digital television

KSDI's digital channel is multiplexed:
Channel Programming
33.1 Mega TV
Mega TV
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 Main KSDI programming
33.2 My Family TV
My Family TV
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 (KJEO-LD)
33.3 TVida
33.4 TheCoolTV
TheCoolTV
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33.5 SADA TV -Vietnamese programming
33.6 Aviva - Religious programming
33.7 French 24 - Paid programming
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