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KMPH-TV
Fox affiliate in Visalia, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KMPH-TV (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving the Fresno area as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Sanger-licensed CW affiliate KFRE-TV (channel 59). The two stations share studios on McKinley Avenue in eastern Fresno; KMPH-TV's transmitter is located on Big Baldy Mountain in northwestern Tulare County.
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City | Visalia, California |
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Branding | Fox 26 |
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First air date | October 11, 1971 (52 years ago) (1971-10-11) |
Former call signs | KMPH (1971–2006) |
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Call sign meaning | Mike, Pete, and Harry Pappas (station founders) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51488 |
ERP | 245 kW |
HAAT | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°40′2″N 118°52′45″W |
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Website | kmph |
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The station's signal is relayed to the northern part of the market on low-power Class A translator KMPH-CD (originally KMPH-LD from 2007 to 2011), channel 17, licensed to Merced and Mariposa, with transmitter on Mount Bullion. Unlike its parent station, the translator does not broadcast in high definition.