KQSL
| Fort Bragg, California United States |
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|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 8 (VHF) |
| Subchannels | 8.1 SonLife |
| Affiliations | SonLife |
| Owner | Chang Media Group (Jeff Chang) |
| First air date | 1990[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | QSL = Q code for receipt of transmission |
| Former callsigns | KFWU (1990–2003) KUNO-TV (2003–2010) KBQR (2010–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 8 (VHF, 1990-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1990–1997) Independent (satellite of KTNC) (1997–2001) Azteca America (2001–2007) TuVision (2007–2009) Estrella TV (2009–2010) RTV (2010–2011) TheCoolTV (2011-2012) FilmOn (2012-2013) Independent (2013-2016) |
| Transmitter power | 26 kW |
| Height | 744 m |
| Facility ID | 8378 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
KQSL, digital channel 8, is an SonLife-affiliated television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area, and is licensed to Fort Bragg, California. The station is owned by the Chang Media Group and licensed to its founder, Jeff Chang.
The station is the nation's only full-power television station which is wholly owned by a Chinese-American. Chang, who was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, also owns and operates television stations in Los Angeles, Hawaii & Colorado.
KQSL is carried throughout the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland TV Market on DirecTV and Dish Network on Channel 8, and AT&T UVerse on Channel 15.
Contents
History
KQSL debuted in 1990 as KFWU, under the ownership of California Oregon Broadcasting. At one point a satellite of ABC affiliate KRCR-TV in Redding,[2] the station was sold to Lamco Communications (along with KRCR) in 1995,[3] to Sainte Limited in 1996,[4] and to Pappas Telecasting Companies in 1997,[5] at which point KFWU became a satellite of KTNC-TV in Concord (though at first, KFWU was considered the main station and KTNC the satellite[2]). It became KUNO-TV in 2003.[6]
On January 16, 2009, it was announced that several Pappas stations, including KTNC and KUNO, would be sold to New World TV Group, after the sale received United States bankruptcy court approval.[7]
KUNO was sold to Jeff Chang in July 2010.[8] Chang would drop the KTNC simulcast in favor of Retro Television Network programming, under new call letters, upon taking over.[9] In October 2010, he re-called the station as KBQR; in June 2011, the station was renamed again, this time to KQSL.[6] KQSL joined TheCoolTV in September 2011.[10] The network regards the station as its San Francisco affiliate.[10] KQSL dropped TheCoolTV programing for programing from FilmOn. The station dropped FilmOn in early 2013 and carried a schedule of classic television shows and entertainment/Hollywood newsmagazines and specials until 2016, when it began broadcasting SBN.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KQSL-DT | SonLife |
Analog-to-digital conversion
On June 12, 2009, KQSL (as KUNO-TV) signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
References
- ↑ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says May 13.
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Digital TV Market Listing for KBQR Retrieved November 15, 2010
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