KGET-TV

KGET-TV
Bakersfield, California; United States
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF); Virtual: 17
Branding	KGET 17 (general); 17 News (newscasts); Bakersfield's CW 12 (on DT2); Telemundo Valle Central (on DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	17.1: NBC; 17.2: CW+; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group ; (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	KKEY-LD
History
First air date	November 8, 1959 (64 years ago)
Former call signs	KICU (CP, 1958–1959); KLYD-TV (1959–1969); KJTV (1969–1978); KPWR-TV (1978–1984); KGET (1984–2002)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1959–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1959–1974); CBS (1974–1984)
Call sign meaning	"Kern Golden Empire Television"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34459
ERP	135 kW
HAAT	405 m (1,329 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°26′17.1″N 118°44′26.3″W / 35.438083°N 118.740639°W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Website	www.kget.com

KGET-TV (channel 17) is a television station in Bakersfield, California, United States.^[2]^[3]

History[change | change source]

Founded by businessman Ed Urner, KGET-TV first broadcast on November 8, 1959 as an affiliate of ABC.^[4]^[5]

↑ "FCC History Cards for KGET-TV".
↑ Panchadar, Arjun; Rai, Sonam (December 3, 2018). "Nexstar to buy Tribune Media for $4.1 billion". Reuters.
↑ White, Peter; Hayes, Dade (December 3, 2018). "Nexstar Confirms $4.1B Tribune Media Acquisition To Become Leading Local TV Station Owner". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
↑ "Central California Edition". mcsittel.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "Central California Edition". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved July 10, 2006.