KMST-TV
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Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, California United States |
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| City | Monterey, California |
| Branding |
KION NewsChannel 5/46 (cable/virtual channel) KION CBS (secondary) Central Coast CW (DT2) |
| Slogan | Your Central Coast News Source |
| Channels |
Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 46 () |
| Subchannels | 23.1 Telemundo (simulcast of KMUV-LP) 46.1 CBS 46.2 CW+ |
| Owner |
News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG of Monterey-Salinas CA, LLC) |
| First air date | January 25, 1969 |
| Call letters' meaning |
ION = Your EYE ON The Central Coast (former slogan) Keep It ON (former slogan) |
| Sister station(s) | KMUV-LP |
| 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 / 36.53472°N 121.62167°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KION-TV, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 32), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States and serving the Monterey Bay area. Owned by News-Press & Gazette Company, the station is sister to low-powered Telemundo affiliate KMUV-LP (channel 23), which KION simulcasts on its third digital subchannel.
While most transmitters for the Monterey Peninsula are located on Fremont Peak, KION's transmitter is currently located on Mount Toro, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas, while studios are located on Moffett Street in Salinas behind the city's airport. KION can be seen on channel 5 on most cable systems.
KION originally started out as KMST-TV (Monterey-Salinas Television) on January 25, 1969 as a CBS affiliate, taking it over from NBC affiliate KSBW (channel 8) which had it as a secondary.[1] KMST was available in markets that reached from the Monterey Bay area to San Jose, California. Retlaw Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Retlaw Enterprises (a company owned by relatives of Walt Disney), acquired KMST from its original local owners in 1979.
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