KCBT-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 34, is a low-powered Estrella TV-affiliated television station licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States. The station is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.
History[]
In the 1990s and early 2000s, KCBT was originally KJBC-LP, a Christian religious station originally on channel 55, then moved to analog channels 33 and 35 in the southern San Joaquin Valley. In the late 2000s, KJBC became a home shopping-based station. As of 2019, the channel combined virtual channels with other Cocola owned station KBFK-LP, Both stations are now located on channel 34.
Technical information[]
Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | 34.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KCBT-LD | Main KCBT-LD programming / Estrella TV |
| 34.5 | 34.5 | 480i | 4:3 | TCN | The Country Network |
| 34.9 | 34.9 | 16:9 | QVC | QVC | |
| 34.10 | 34.10 | Ventana | Ventana TV |
Former Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | 34.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KCBT-LD | Main KCBT-LD programming / Estrella TV |
| 34.5 | 34.5 | 480i | 4:3 | TCN | The Country Network |
| 34.9 | 34.9 | 16:9 | QVC | QVC | |
| 34.10 | 34.10 | Ventana | Ventana TV | ||
| 34.13 | 34.13 | 4:3 | Viday | Simulcast of KEBK-LD/KDBK-LD |
| TV stations in California | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azteca América | UniMás | Telemundo | Univision | Other stations | |||
| KMSG-LD2, Fresno | KBTF-CD/KTFB-CA, Bakersfield | KKEY-LP, Bakersfield | KVER-CD, Indio | KVMM-CD, Santa Barbara | KVMD, Twentynine Palms | KCBT-LD, Bakersfield | KZMM-CD, Fresno |
| KVYE-DT2, El Centro | KEVC-CD, Indio | KUNA-LD, Indio | KVYE, El Centro | KSDX-LD, San Diego | KWHY, Los Angeles | ||
| XHAS-TDT, Tijuana/San Diego | KKTF-LD, Chico | KMUV-LD, Monterey | KDTV-DT/KDTV-CD, San Francisco/Santa Rosa | KGMC, Merced | |||
| KRHT-LD, Redding | KDJT-CD, Monterey | KNVN-DT2, Chico | KBNT-CD, San Diego | KQCA-DT3, Stockton | |||
| KSBO-CD, San Luis Obispo | KTSB-CD, Santa Maria | KCSO-LD/KMUM-CD/KMMW-LD, Sacramento/Stockton | KUVS-DT/KEZT-CD, Modesto/Sacramento | KRCA, Riverside | |||
| KBBV-CD, Bakersfield | KFTR-DT, Ontario | KTAS, San Luis Obispo | KFTV-DT, Hanford | ||||
| KMCE-LD, Monterey | KDTF-LD, San Diego | KSTS, San Jose | KUCO-LD, Chico | ||||
| KSAO-LD, Sacramento | KAJB, Calipatria | KUAN-LD, Poway | KEUV-LD, Eureka | ||||
| KEMO, San Francisco | KTFF-DT/KTFF-LD, Porterville/Fresno | KNSO, Clovis | KMEX-DT, Los Angeles | ||||
| KWHY-DT2, Los Angeles | KTFK-DT, Stockton | KVEA, Corona | KPMR, Santa Barbara | ||||
| KFSF-DT, Vallejo | KABE-CD, Bakersfield | ||||||
| KSMS, Monterey | |||||||
| Television stations in the greater Bakersfield area (Southern Kern River Region) | |
|---|---|
| Full-power stations: | Low-power digital stations: |
| KGET-TV 17 (NBC) | KTLD-CD 8 (3ABN) |
| KERO-TV 23 (ABC) | KJOU-LD 12 (Silent) |
| KBAK-TV 29 (CBS) | KKEY-LP 13 (TLM) |
| KUVI-DT 45 (Twist) | KXBF-LD 14 (SBN) |
| K18HD-D 18 (PBS) | |
| KBBV-CD 19 (Azteca) | |
| KZKC-LD 28 (ABC) | |
| KBTF-CD 31 (UMas) | |
| KCBT-LD 34 (Estrell) | |
| KBFK-LP 34.2 (Movies!) | |
| KABE-CD 39 (UNI) | |
| KDBK-LD 41 (JTV) | |
| KPMC-LD 43 (HSN) | |
| KEBK-LD 47 (RDI) | |
| KNXT-LD 53 (MNTV) | |
| KBFX-CD 58 (Fox) | |
| Defunct stations | |
| K21FP (TBN - ceased in 2012) (as a Translator of KTBN-TV) | |
| KJBC (RDI/Home Shopping) | |
| KERN/KRNT (Ind) | |
| "KWFB" Bakersfield's WB 12 (WB) (cable only) | |
