KSKT-CD
CitySan Marcos, California
Channels
Programming
Subchannels(see below)
AffiliationsBeIN Sports Xtra
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded1990
First air date
December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)
Former call signs
K43DM (1990-2001)
KSKT-CA (2001-2015)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
43 (UHF, 1995-2015)
Home Shopping Network
3ABN
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58927
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT731 m (2,398 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°0′32″N 116°58′19″W / 33.00889°N 116.97194°W / 33.00889; -116.97194
Links
Public license information

KSKT-CD, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-power, Class A television station serving San Diego, California, United States that is licensed to San Marcos. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings.[2]

History

Prior to NRJ TV's sale of the station to HC2 Broadcasting on May 21, 2018, for $4 million, KSKT-CD operated on digital channel 36 as a direct repeater of co-owned independent station KSCI (channel 18). The station was founded on December 4, 1990, as K43DM. It changed to KSKT-CA on August 20, 2001, and to its present KSKT-CD on March 18, 2015.[3]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed. The main subchannel broadcast BeIN Sports Xtra since May, 2021[4] until the fall 2022, when the programming was replaced with Timeless TV.

In 2023, BeIn Sports Xtra Español launched.

Starting January 1, 2024, The 365 and Outlaw launched[5].

Channel Short name Video Aspect Programming[2][6][7]
43.1 KSKT-CD 480i 4:3 Timeless TV
43.2 getTV
43.3 CRTV
43.4 16:9 Buzzr
43.5 Law & Crime[8]
43.7 The 365
43.9 Outlaw

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSKT-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 Digital TV Market Listing for KSKT-CD
  3. ↑ "FCCInfo Results".
  4. ↑ "beIN Sports & HC2 reinforce partnership as live OTA sports channels expand to new markets". Bloomberg. May 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Hayes, Dade (November 7, 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate And Gray Television Team With Free TV Networks, A New Programmer With A Presence On Broadcast TV And Streaming". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ RabbitEars - Digital TV Market Listing for KSKT-CD https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=58927#station
  7. ↑ HC2 Broadcasting / Subchannel listing https://hc2broadcasting.com/subchannel-listing/
  8. ↑ Law & Crime https://lawandcrime.com/
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