KUVS-TV
Encyclopedia
KUVS-DT, virtual channel
19 (digital channel 18), is the Sacramento
-Stockton-Modesto, California
owned and operated station of the Spanish-language Univision
television network. The station is licensed to Modesto, California on UHF digital channel 18, as per the station's founding. Its call letters stand for "UniVision Sacramento".
.
His company, Sainte Partners II, L.P.
presently owns KCSO-LP
in Sacramento as well as stations in Chico
/Redding
, Eureka
, Salinas
/Monterey
/Santa Cruz
and Medford, Oregon
.
Initially, KLOC was a general entertainment station, and was one of the handful of stations that carried the one month of programming from the United Network in May, 1967. About a year after its sign on, the syndicators providing KLOC's programming raised their prices to that of a Sacramento-licensed station (they had been paying the lower prices of an unrated market), and Smith resorted to simulcasting the co-owned radio station in the daytime, including a camera in the radio studio to show the disc jockey when he was talking, and Spanish-language telenovela
s in the evening, when the radio station signed off
.
By the 1970s, the radio simulcast was ended and KLOC-TV's broadcast day was split into two parts, the morning portion devoted to English-language religious programming, the rest of the day (from approximately 2:00pm to sign-off) to Spanish-language programming as one of the original affiliates of SIN (the Spanish International Network), carrying the afternoon and evening schedule of KMEX from Los Angeles via a live microwave feed, as did KDTV
in the Bay Area. SIN would later be renamed Univision. In the 1980s, the station call letters were changed to KCSO (for "Chester Smith Organization").
In the late 1990s, the station was sold to Univision and became a O&O of that network (Smith had accepted stock in SIN as part of the agreement to be an original affiliate), and currently airs all of its programming in Spanish as Univision 19. After the ownership change, the studios were moved from Modesto to Sacramento, and the call letters changed to KUVS.
capital perspective. Past guests have included Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
, his 2006 challenger Phil Angelides
and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
. Voz Y Voto is syndicated
to other local California stations like KMEX 34
. Rosa Maria Villalpando and Armando Botello first hosted this program in 2000 when it was taped out of Los Angeles. When the station decided to move the show to Sacramento, Xochitl Arellano replaced Villalpando and added Arnoldo Torres.
Sabor Latino, while mostly an entertainment program focusing on music, also provides current events and general interest topics to the Northern California
region. A public affairs segment details local programs, dates and points of contact for various community services and events.
Saturdays
Sundays
Weather
Voz Y Voto (public affairs program)
Sabor Latino (entertainment program)
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
19 (digital channel 18), is the Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
-Stockton-Modesto, California
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
owned and operated station of the Spanish-language Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
television network. The station is licensed to Modesto, California on UHF digital channel 18, as per the station's founding. Its call letters stand for "UniVision Sacramento".
History
KUVS signed on the air on August 15, 1966 as KLOC-TV. The station was founded by country and western performer Chester Smith, who also owned what then was KLOC-AM 920 in Ceres, CaliforniaCeres, California
Ceres is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 45,417 at the 2010 census, up from 34,609 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.-General:...
.
His company, Sainte Partners II, L.P.
Sainte Partners II, L.P.
Sainte Partners II, L.P. is a broadcast company based in Modesto, California. The company's founder was country-western performer Chester Smith and the current chief executive officer is Robert Castro. They own several television stations throughout California and southern Oregon...
presently owns KCSO-LP
KCSO-LP
KCSO-LD is a Telemundo affiliate licensed to Sacramento, California. It is owned by Sainte Partners II, L.P., former owner and founder of KUVS...
in Sacramento as well as stations in Chico
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
/Redding
Redding, California
Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...
, Eureka
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
, Salinas
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
/Monterey
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
/Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
and Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
.
Initially, KLOC was a general entertainment station, and was one of the handful of stations that carried the one month of programming from the United Network in May, 1967. About a year after its sign on, the syndicators providing KLOC's programming raised their prices to that of a Sacramento-licensed station (they had been paying the lower prices of an unrated market), and Smith resorted to simulcasting the co-owned radio station in the daytime, including a camera in the radio studio to show the disc jockey when he was talking, and Spanish-language telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s in the evening, when the radio station signed off
Sign-off (broadcast)
Sign-off is the sequence of operations involved when a radio or television station shuts down its transmitters and goes off the air for a predetermined period; generally this occurs during the overnight hours...
.
By the 1970s, the radio simulcast was ended and KLOC-TV's broadcast day was split into two parts, the morning portion devoted to English-language religious programming, the rest of the day (from approximately 2:00pm to sign-off) to Spanish-language programming as one of the original affiliates of SIN (the Spanish International Network), carrying the afternoon and evening schedule of KMEX from Los Angeles via a live microwave feed, as did KDTV
KDTV
KDTV-DT, channel 14, is a Univision-owned and operated station in San Francisco.-History:KDTV began operation in 1975 on channel 60 as the Bay Area's first exclusively Spanish-language TV station. The station was owned by a local group headed by Reynold Anselmo and affiliated with the Spanish...
in the Bay Area. SIN would later be renamed Univision. In the 1980s, the station call letters were changed to KCSO (for "Chester Smith Organization").
In the late 1990s, the station was sold to Univision and became a O&O of that network (Smith had accepted stock in SIN as part of the agreement to be an original affiliate), and currently airs all of its programming in Spanish as Univision 19. After the ownership change, the studios were moved from Modesto to Sacramento, and the call letters changed to KUVS.
Newscasts and other local programming
In addition to its local newscast, KUVS-DT also produces two locally-produced programs that air Saturday mornings between 11 a.m. and noon. Voz Y Voto is a political roundtable program that specializes in interviewing local, state and national leaders on issues of political, economic and national policy. These shows help fulfill the obligations of this station to provide a public service to the community from a SacramentoSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
capital perspective. Past guests have included Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
, his 2006 challenger Phil Angelides
Phil Angelides
Philip Nicholas "Phil" Angelides is an American politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections...
and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of...
. Voz Y Voto is syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
to other local California stations like KMEX 34
KMEX-TV
KMEX-DT, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles", is the Univision owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles and the network's flagship station for the West Coast. KMEX, first broadcast in 1962, opened the way for other Spanish-language stations and networks in the United States...
. Rosa Maria Villalpando and Armando Botello first hosted this program in 2000 when it was taped out of Los Angeles. When the station decided to move the show to Sacramento, Xochitl Arellano replaced Villalpando and added Arnoldo Torres.
Sabor Latino, while mostly an entertainment program focusing on music, also provides current events and general interest topics to the Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
region. A public affairs segment details local programs, dates and points of contact for various community services and events.
Newscasts
Weekdays- Noticias 19: A Primera Hora - 6–7 a.m.
- Noticias 19 A Las Seis - 6–6:30 p.m.
- Noticias 19 A Las Once - 11–11:30 p.m.
Saturdays
- Noticias 19 Fin de Semana - 6-6:30 p.m.
Sundays
- Noticias 19 Fin de Semana - 6–6:30 p.m.
- Noticias 19 Fin de Semana - 11–11:15 p.m.
News team
Anchors- Maribel López - weekday mornings Noticias 19: A Primera Hora
- Martha Minjárez - weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Gustavo Ortiz - weekday mornings Noticias 19: A Primera Hora
- Jairo Díaz-Pedraza - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Johanna Suárez - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
Weather
- Guillermo Quiroz - lead meteorogist; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Viviana Páez - weather anchor; weekday mornings Noticias 19: A Primera Hora
Voz Y Voto (public affairs program)
- Santiago Lucero - moderator
- Johanna Suárez - moderator
- Tony Martinez - producer
Sabor Latino (entertainment program)
- Daisy Espinoza - host
- Lea Ochoa - co-host
- Carolina Rojas-Gore - public affairs correspondent
- Ricardo Sigala - executive producer
Station personnel
- Steve Stuck - general manager
- Ricardo Sigala - director production and promotions
- Carolina Rojas-Gore - community affairs director
- Bob Fitzhugh - chief engineer