KVME-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 20, is a Jewelry Television-affiliated television station licensed to Bishop, California, United States, and serving the Los Angeles television market. Owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting, it is part of a duopoly with Avalon-licensed MeTV owned-and-operated station KAZA-TV (channel 54). KVME-TV's studios are located on North Main Street in Bishop, and its transmitter is located in the White Mountains, about 20 miles (32 km) east of Bishop.
History[]
The station signed on the air on August 21, 2007, as KBBC-TV on analog channel 20, operating as a bilingual independent. KBBC's programming was mostly Spanish, featuring such shows as La Corte del Pueblo (a Spanish-language version of The People's Court), La Corte de Familia, the daily soccer program Fútbol al Día from Monterrey-based Multimedios Televisión, and a newscast with extensive coverage from Central America. The nighttime programming had premiered on KNLA-LP, which was a translator station.
The station later added afternoon and overnight programming from the Home Shopping Network. KBBC also offered English-language religious programming from Hosanna, a Christian program service. On Saturday mornings, English-language children's programs aired along with a public affairs program, Eastern Sierra News.
In March 2012, Venture Technologies Group filed and received approval to sell KNLA-CD and sister station KNET-CD to Local Media TV Holdings. On March 9, KBBC-TV's callsign was changed to KVME-TV.
Affiliation changes[]
MeTV[]
KVME-TV became affiliated with MeTV on April 30, 2012, sharing the affiliation with the third digital subchannel of Anaheim-based KDOC-TV (channel 56). KVME-TV carried MeTV on their primary digital channel 20 (virtual channel 20.1), which is also available on the DirecTV and Dish Network local packages tier for the Los Angeles market. KVME-TV and KDOC-TV marketed the subchannel as "MeTV Hollywood," changing from KDOC's previous brand of "MeTV Los Angeles." Local advertising for MeTV Hollywood was sold by a jointly managed ad sales team for both stations. However, KVME-TV's MeTV feed did not carry the full schedule of programming, electing to carry Spanish-language religious and paid programming during the early morning weekday hours of 5 to 8 a.m., preempting regularly-scheduled programming within those hours. The MeTV affiliation ended on January 15, 2018.
Heroes & Icons[]
On January 15, 2018, KVME-TV became an affiliate of MeTV's sister network, Heroes & Icons. Like the previous affiliation with MeTV, KVME-TV's Heroes & Icons feed did not carry the full schedule of programming, electing to carry Spanish-language religious and paid programming during the early morning weekday hours of 7 to 10 a.m., preempting regularly-scheduled programming within those hours. On February 28, 2022, subchannel 20.2 was upgraded to 720p high definition, mirroring low-power sister station, KSFV-CD 27.2 in Los Angeles, which also carries Heroes & Icons in HD.
Jewelry TV[]
In 2020, KVME-TV changed its affiliation from Heroes & Icons to Jewelry Television; the H&I affiliation was moved to the station's second digital subchannel.
Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
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20.1 | 20.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KVME | Main KVME-TV programming / Jewelry Television |
20.2 | 20.2 | 720p | 16:9 | Handl | Heroes & Icons |
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before June 12, 2009, which was the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KVME-TV was required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). On November 30, 2008, KVME completed the transition to digital by turning off its analog signal and immediately turning on its digital signal on channel 20.
Former Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
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20.1 | 20.1 | 480i | 4:3 | JTV | Main KVME-TV programming / Jewelry Television |
20.2 | 20.2 | Handl | Heroes & Icons |
TV stations in California | |||||
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Heroes & Icons | Home Shopping Network | Jewelry Television | MeTV | Other stations | |
KTLN, Palo Alto | KEDD-LD, Los Angeles | KSFV-CD, Los Angeles | KYMB-LD, Monterey | KRET-CD, Cathedral City | |
KPMC-LD, Bakersfield | |||||
KVBC-LP, Reedley | |||||
KFAZ-CA, Visaila | |||||
KVME, Bishop | |||||
KAZA, Avalon | |||||
KFLA-LD, Los Angeles | |||||
KBFK-LP, Bakersfield | |||||
K15CU-D, Salinas | |||||
KQSL, Fort Bragg | |||||
KAKZ-LD, Palm Springs | |||||
KOFY, San Francisco | |||||
KAXT-CD, San Francisco | |||||
KILM, Inglewood |
TV stations in Southern California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, and portions of the Inland Empire |
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KCBS 2 (CBS) KNBC 4 (NBC) KTLA 5 (CW) KHTV-CD 6 (MeTV+) KABC 7 (ABC) KFLA-LD 8 (NEWSNET) KCAL 9 (Ind) KIIO-LD 10 (IND) KTTV 11 (FOX) KTBV-LD 12 (Ind) KCOP 13 (MNTV) KPOM-CD 14 (Story) KSCI 18 (Ind) KNLA-CD 20 (SBN) KVME 20 (H&I) KWHY 22 (Ind) KVCR 24 (PBS) KVHD-LD 26 (EVINE) KSFV-CD 27 (JTV) KCET 28 (ETV) KPXN 30 (Ion) KVMD 31 (LATV) KCIO-LD 33 (IND) KMEX-DT 34 (UNI) KTAV-LD 35 (ALMA) K36JH-D 36 (TVA) KHIZ-LD 39 (COURT) KTBN 40 (TBN) KXLA 44 (Ind) KFTR-DT 46 (UnM) KOCE 50 (PBS) KVEA 52 (TLM) KAZA 54 (MeTV) KDOC 56 (Ind) KJLA 57 (Ind) KLCS 58 (PBS) KRCA 62 (ESTRELA) KBEH 63 (Rel) KILM 64 (BOUNCE) KEDD-LD 69 (HSN) |