KCBA
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Salinas/Monterey, California United States |
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| Branding | Fox 35 (general) KTVU Fox 2 News (during newscast simulcasts) |
| Slogan | We're Different |
| Channels |
Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 35 () |
| Affiliations | Fox (1986–present) |
| Owner | Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC |
| Operator | Entravision Communications |
| First air date | November 1, 1981 |
| Call letters' meaning | CBA backwards of the first three letters of the English alphabet |
| Sister station(s) | KSMS-TV, KDJT-CD |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 35 (UHF, 1981–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: SIN (1981–1986) Independent (1986) Secondary: UPN (1995–2003) |
| Transmitter power | 19.75 kW |
| Height | 720 m |
| Facility ID | 14867 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′22″N 121°30′6″W / 36.75611°N 121.50167°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.kcba.com |
KCBA is a Fox-affiliated television station in Salinas, California, USA. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Entravision Communications through a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Univision affiliate KSMS-TV channel 67. It studios are co-located with KSMS in Monterey and the transmitter is atop Fremont Peak.
The station was launched on November 1, 1981 by Sainte Broadcasting Group. They started out as a Spanish International Network affiliate from noon until about 1 a.m. daily. In the mornings, Channel 35 had Christian programming such as Jimmy Swaggart, PTL Club, 700 Club weekday and many others on weekends. While the station was primarily a Spanish station, the Christian programming was in English.
The station was put up for sale in the winter of 1986 and sold to Ackerley Broadcasting in May 1986. That June, the station changed formats to an English conventional general entertainment format. The station added cartoons from 6 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The religious shows, held over from the Sainte days aired from 9 a.m. to about noon. The afternoon consisted of a movie, initially and eventually classic sitcoms. By about 2:30 the station aired cartoons, followed by more off network sitcoms by 5 p.m., a prime time movie, and a blend of sitcoms and dramas and movies late night. On weekends, the station ran more movies and the Sunday morning religious shows remained for many more years.
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