KGET-TV

KGET-TV

Bakersfield, California United States
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 17
Branding	KGET 17; 17 News The CW Bakersfield (on DT2) Telemundo Valle Central (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	17.1: NBC 17.2: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	KKEY-LD
History
First air date	November 8, 1959 (65 years ago) (1959-11-08)
Former call signs	KICU (CP, 1958–1959)[1] KLYD-TV (1959–1969) KJTV (1969–1978) KPWR-TV (1978–1984) KGET (1984–2002)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1959–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1959–1974) CBS (1974–1984)
Call sign meaning	"Kern Golden Empire Television"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34459
ERP	135 kW
HAAT	405 m (1,329 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°26′17.1″N 118°44′26.3″W / 35.438083°N 118.740639°W / 35.438083; -118.740639
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kget.com

KGET-TV (channel 17) is a television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. Its second digital subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of The CW Plus. Owned by CW majority owner Nexstar Media Group, KGET-TV is sister to low-power Telemundo affiliate KKEY-LD (channel 13). The two stations share studios on L Street in Downtown Bakersfield; KGET-TV's transmitter is located atop Mount Adelaide.