KSWB-TV

Not to be confused with KSBW or WSWB.
KSWB-TV
Channels
BrandingFox 5 San Diego (cable channel)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KUSI-TV
History
FoundedMarch 21, 1983 (1983-03-21)
First air date
September 30, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-09-30)
Former call signs
  • KSDT (CP, 1983)
  • KTTY (1983–1996)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 69 (UHF, 1984–2009)
  • Digital: 19 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Call sign meaning
"San Diego's WB", former affiliation
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58827
ERP350 kW
HAAT596 m (1,955 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°41′47″N 116°56′10″W / 32.69639°N 116.93611°W / 32.69639; -116.93611
Links
Public license information
Websitefox5sandiego.com

KSWB-TV (channel 69) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside independent station KUSI-TV (channel 51). KSWB-TV's studios are located on Engineer Road in the city's Kearny Mesa section, and its transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley. The station is branded as Fox 5 San Diego, in reference to its primary cable channel number in the market.

KSWB-TV went on the air as independent station KTTY in 1984. It was the third independent station in the market with programming that was generally inferior to its two competitors. In 1994, the station was placed into bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure. Tribune Broadcasting won the bidding to purchase KTTY in 1995, and it was relaunched as KSWB-TV on August 16, 1996. Stronger programming, including The WB, and the start of a new local newscast, which was on air from 1999 to 2005, dramatically improved its on-air product.

In 2008, Tribune reached a deal to make KSWB-TV the region's new Fox affiliate, displacing XETV, a Tijuana-based independent that had long targeted the U.S. market. The move led the station to restart its own local newscasts.

  1. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KSWB-TV". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)". Federal Communications Commission. January 31, 2020. p. 11. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSWB-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.