KUVS-DT

KUVS-DT

Modesto–Sacramento–Stockton, California United States
City	Modesto, California
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 19
Branding	Univision 19 Noticias 19 (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: Univision 64.2: UniMás for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (KUVS License Partnership, GP)
Sister stations	KTFK-DT, KEZT-CD
History
First air date	August 26, 1966 (58 years ago) (1966-08-26)
Former call signs	KLOC-TV (1966–1981) KCSO (1981–1997) KUVS (1997–2003) KUVS-TV (2004–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 19 (UHF, 1966–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1966–1972)
Call sign meaning	"Univision Sacramento"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58609
ERP	500 kW
HAAT	555 m (1,821 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°7′7″N 120°43′31″W / 38.11861°N 120.72528°W / 38.11861; -120.72528
Translator(s)	KEZT-CD 23 (UHF) Sacramento KTFK-DT 19.2 (26.2 UHF) Stockton
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Univision 19

KUVS-DT (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Modesto, California, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Sacramento area. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Stockton-licensed UniMás outlet KTFK-DT (channel 64). The two stations share studios on Arden Way near Cal Expo in Sacramento; KUVS-DT's transmitter is located near Valley Springs, California.

Channel 19 in Modesto was founded by country and western performer Chester Smith and began broadcasting as KLOC-TV on August 26, 1966. It was an English-language independent station but struggled to obtain programming once distributors raised their rate. As a result, the station simulcast co-owned KLOC radio during the day and began airing Spanish-language shows at night. By the 1970s, it was specializing in daytime Christian programming and evening Spanish-language programming. Its coverage area expanded to include Sacramento in 1975; the call sign changed to KCSO-TV in 1981 when Smith sold KLOC radio. Over the course of the 1980s, Smith built several additional television stations in central California and Nevada broadcasting Spanish-language programming.

Chester Smith sold KCSO to Univision in 1997; Smith retained the call sign, so the station was renamed KUVS-TV. The station moved most of its operations from Modesto to Sacramento after the sale. It produces local Spanish-language newscasts for the market as well as a weekly public affairs program seen on other Univision stations in California.

All of KUVS-DT's subchannels are rebroadcast in the immediate Sacramento area on KEZT-CD (channel 23), and KTFK-DT also rebroadcasts the Univision subchannel of KUVS-DT to provide improved coverage.