KION CBS (secondary)
Central Coast CW (on DT2)
Telemundo 23 (on DT3) Noticias de la Costa Central(DT3 newscasts)
Slogan
Your Central Coast News Source
Dare to Defy (on DT2) Para la Costa Central (DT3 primary) Grandes ofertas, todos los días(DT3 secondary/promo)
Channels
Digital: 32 (UHF)
Virtual: 46 (PSIP)
Translators
KMUV-LD 21 (UHF) Monterey
Affiliations
23.1 Telemundo
43.1 Ion Television
46.1 CBS
46.2 CW+
Owner
News-Press & Gazette Company
(NPG of Monterey-Salinas CA, LLC)
First air date
January 25, 1969 (50 years ago)
Call letters' meaning
ION = Your EYEON The Central Coast
Keep It ON
(former slogan)
Former callsigns
KMST (1969–1993)
KCCN-TV (1993–1997)
KION (1997–2002)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
46 (UHF, 1969–2009)
Former affiliations
Secondary:
UPN (1995–2003)
Transmitter power
46 kW
Height
758 m (2,487 ft)
Facility ID
26249
Transmitter coordinates
36°32′5″N 121°37′18″W
Licensing authority
FCC
Public license information
Profile
CDBS
Website
www.kion546.com
Telemundo 23
station licensed to Monterey, California, United States and serving the Monterey Bay area. The station is owned by News-Press & Gazette Company. KION-TV's studios are located on Moffett Street in Salinas behind the city's airport, and its transmitter is located on Mount Toro, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas. The station is available on channel 5 on most cable systems.
KION operates digital translator KMUV-LD (channel 21), also licensed to Monterey, with transmitter on Fremont Peak.
