Information About

Kuvi




  Station Logo
  Station Slogan
  Analog 45 ( UHF )
  Station Branding KUVI TV45
  Digital 55 (UHF)
  Affiliations UPN ''(switching to CW September 2006 )''
  Founded May 11 , 1987
  Location Bakersfield, California
  Owner Univision
  Callsign Meaning '''K'''<br>'''U'''ni'''vi'''sion
  Former Callsign '''KDOB-TV''' ( 1987 - 1991 )<br>'''KUZZ-TV''' ( 1991 - 1997 )<br>'''KUVI''' ( 1997 - 2004 )
  Former Affiliations Independent ( 1987 -Mid To Late 1990s )
  Effective Radiated Power 5,000 kW Analog<br>250 kW Digital
  Homepage wwwkuvi45com


KUVI-TV is a Television station serving Bakersfield, California . It is a UPN affiliate, and transmits on UHF channel 45. It is the only English-language TV station owned by leading Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision .


HISTORY


The station was granted its broadcast license on May 11 1987 as KDOB-TV, but would not begin regular broadcasts until the fall of 1988. Owned by Dorothy Owens, the station would later be sold to her brother Buck , and change its call letters to '''KUZZ-TV''' on March 18 1991 . In 1997, Buck Owens sold the station to Univision, and on October 17 1997 , the station once again changed its call letters, this time to '''KUVI'''. One last change to the call letters came on January 1 , 2004 , the station chose to add the "-TV" suffix to the letters, hence the current callsign '''KUVI-TV'''.

It was announced late in March of 2006 that KUVI will affiliate with The CW Television Network when it launches on September 4 , 2006 to close out the Labor Day Weekend.


SEE ALSO

Buck Owens


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