KBFX-CD

KBFX-CD
Channels
BrandingFox 58; Eyewitness News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KBAK-TV[1]
History
FoundedAugust 23, 1989
First air date
November 1, 1990 (33 years ago) (1990-11-01)
Former call signs
  • K58DJ (1989–1995)
  • KMPH-LP (1995–1998)
  • KBFX-LP (1998–2005)
  • KBFX-CA (2005–2011)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 58 (UHF, 1989–2010)
Call sign meaning
Bakersfield Fox
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51501
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT1,113.2 m (3,652 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°27′10.8″N 118°35′28.3″W / 35.453000°N 118.591194°W / 35.453000; -118.591194
Translator(s)KBAK-TV 58.2 Bakersfield
Links
Public license information
Websitebakersfieldnow.com

KBFX-CD (channel 58) is a low-power, Class A television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS affiliate KBAK-TV (channel 29). The two stations share studios on Westwind Drive west of Downtown Bakersfield; KBFX's transmitter is located atop Breckenridge Mountain.

In addition to its own digital signal, KBFX-CD is simulcast in high definition on KBAK's second digital subchannel (58.2) from the same transmitter site.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBFX-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.