KUSI-TV
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San Diego, California United States |
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| Branding | KUSI (general) KUSI News (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
San Diego's News Channel Working in the Spirit of San Diego (35th anniversary variant) |
| Channels |
Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 51 () |
| Translators | K12PO Murrieta |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner |
McKinnon Broadcasting Company (Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 13, 1982 |
| Call letters' meaning |
U.S. International University (former name of Alliant International University) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 51 (UHF, 1982–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1982-1995) UPN (1995–1998) |
| Transmitter power | 355 kW |
| Height | 576 m |
| Facility ID | 10238 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°41′50″N 116°56′4″W / 32.69722°N 116.93444°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KUSI-TV, virtual channel 51 (UHF digital channel 18), is an independent television station located in San Diego, California, United States. The station is owned by McKinnon Broadcasting. KUSI maintains studio facilities on Viewridge Avenue (near I-15) in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego, and its transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley. Its signal is relayed on low-powered K12PO in Murrieta. On cable, KUSI is available on Cox Communications and AT&T U-verse channel 9.
The station first signed on the air on September 13, 1982. At its sign-on, it operated as a general entertainment independent station airing a mix of children's programs, sitcoms, older theatrical and made-for-TV movies, drama series and sports events. The station's license was originally assigned to United States International University (the university's initials served as the basis of the station's callsign); however, prior to the station's sign-on, USIU sold the license to Texas businessman Michael D. McKinnon. His company, McKinnon Broadcasting (which operates the station under the wholly owned licensee Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc.), is owned by Mike McKinnon (who has a controlling 66.26% stake), brother C. Dan McKinnon (who has a 17.48% stake) and sons Michael Dean McKinnon and Mark Daniel McKinnon (who hold 08.13% each)). Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc., is a California-based licensee corporation, while Corpus Christi-based corporation San Diego's Fifty-One, Inc., is a holding company for McKinnon Broadcasting.
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