KXTV

KXTV
CitySacramento, California
Channels
BrandingABC 10; ABC 10 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 19, 1955
(69 years ago)
 (1955-03-19)
Former call signs
KBET-TV (1955–1959)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 61 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • CBS (1955–1995)
Call sign meaning
X represents the number 10 in Roman numerals[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25048
ERP28.6 kW
HAAT611.9 m (2,008 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°14′24″N 121°30′7″W / 38.24000°N 121.50194°W / 38.24000; -121.50194
Translator(s)36 (UHF) Sacramento
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.abc10.com

KXTV (channel 10) is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on Broadway, just south of US 50 at the south edge of downtown Sacramento, and its transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

KXTV was the second station built in Sacramento proper, signing on in 1955; it served as Sacramento's CBS affiliate for four decades before changing to ABC in 1995. Its early history was dominated by a battle between local newspaper interests and a group of non-broadcasting business owners for the right to operate the channel, which was won by the latter. Owned in turn by Corinthian Broadcasting and Belo before being acquired by Tegna's forerunner Gannett in 1999, the station slowly rose to a second place in local news ratings before falling back to third in the late 2000s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference anniv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.