KNXT-LD (channel 53) is a television station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving the Fresno area and owned by My Central Valley, LLC. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.[3][4] Despite KNXT-LD legally holding a low-power license, it transmits using the full-power spectrum of KIFR (channel 49) through a channel sharing agreement,[1] from an antenna on Blue Ridge in rural northwestern Tulare County.
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| City | Visalia, California[a] |
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| Branding | MyTV 53 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Central Valley, LLC |
| History | |
| Founded | February 18, 1997 |
First air date | April 28, 2000 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | LD |
| ERP | 126 kW |
| HAAT | 827.7 m (2,716 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°17′14.2″N 118°50′18.6″W / 36.287278°N 118.838500°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
editThe station was started as K57HZ, originally licensed to Bakersfield and transmitting on channel 57, on April 28, 2000, by Cocola Broadcasting. Cocola sold the station to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which owned regional Catholic station KNXT (channel 49), in 2007 for $1.4 million. It then moved to channel 38 and became a translator of KNXT, which also appeared on Bakersfield cable systems.[5]
In 2020, the diocese shut down KNXT owing to high costs.[6] In the case of the Bakersfield translator, a digital television conversion also needed to be conducted. KNXT, a non-commercial educational station, was sold to Vita Broadcasting and became KIFR, while a for-profit company, My Central Valley, LLC, acquired the Bakersfield translator.[7]
As of 2025, KNXT airs live professional sports programming featuring Central Valley Fuego FC of USL League One and Visalia Rawhide of Minor League Baseball.[8]
Newscasts
editKNXT simulcast sister station KMSG-LD's newscast, and offered 2+1⁄2 hours of news per week (30 minutes each weekday) with the San Joaquin Valley's only 8 p.m. newscast, My 53 News at 8:00, anchored by news director Austin Reed, which debuted April 1, 2022. The newscast was canceled in early 2024, soon after Reed's departure.
Subchannels
edit| License | Channel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| KIFR | 49.1 | 720p | DStrES | Daystar Español |
| 49.2 | 480i | ESNE | ESNE TV | |
| 49.3 | 720p | DAYSTR | Daystar | |
| 49.4 | 480i | ARTS | Classic Arts Showcase | |
| 49.7 | Point | The Point TV | ||
| KNXT-LD | 53.1 | 720p | MyTV53 | Main KNXT-LD programming |
| 53.7 | 480i | TheWalk | The Walk TV |
Notes
edit- ↑ Originally licensed to Bakersfield, California; moved to Visalia in 2025.
References
edit- 1 2 "Amendment to a Modification of a Licensed Facility for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNXT-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Local Stations". MyNetworkTV. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Home Page". MyTV53KNXT. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ Medina, Louis (September 29, 2008). "Catholic TV channel gets a wider audience". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ FCC. "Suspension of Operations and Silent Authority of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $500,000". TVNewsCheck. May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Live, Local Sports Every Week, All Year". KNXT. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KIFR". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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