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47-463: KBEH (channel 63) is a television station licensed to Garden Grove, California , United States, serving the Los Angeles area as an affiliate of Canal de la Fe, a Spanish-language religious network. It is owned by Meruelo Broadcasting alongside Spanish independent KWHY-TV (channel 22); the two stations share channel 4 for their broadcasts. KBEH and KWHY share studios on West Pico Boulevard in

94-755: A barter in some cases. Meshulam Riklis Meshulam Riklis ( Hebrew : משולם ריקליס ;‎ 2 December 1923 – 25 January 2019) was an Israeli financier and businessman. Born in Istanbul to a Russian-Jewish family, Riklis grew up in Tel Aviv , and attended the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium high school; before coming to the United States in 1947 with his first wife, Judith Stern, with whom he had three children. He studied mathematics at Ohio State University , graduating in 1950. His first significant job

141-496: A branded programming block of eight hours of customized content from 3 to 11 p.m. CNN Latino shut down in February 2014. In the FCC's incentive auction in 2017, KBEH sold its spectrum for $ 146,627,980 and indicated that it would enter into a post-auction channel sharing agreement. KBEH then reached a channel sharing agreement with KWHY-TV (channel 22); Hero Broadcasting also agreed to sell

188-532: A financial disaster for the television station. Despite promising to offer "the best local news in America", VCNN, unable to perform well due to the way ratings were measured between two media markets in Ventura County and its high costs compared to channel 63's other programs, folded on July 1, 1996. By that time, the station was mired in a string of financial problems. It was behind on rent to Sterling, who had built

235-480: A kind of " superstation " for the West Coast and a base for further media expansion. To that end, beginning in 1989, Riklis simulcast KADY on a newly built station, KADE channel 33, at San Luis Obispo . Riklis achieved his wealth by inventing complicated paper schemes like junk bonds and leveraged buyouts . As Riklis's empire began to unravel, KADY-TV was part of settlements, and a payment dispute caused it to lose

282-496: A major heart attack in January 1996. It at least equals the most poorly managed companies I've seen. The messy Huddy era ended with creditors, primarily program providers, forcing the station into bankruptcy and the naming of a court-appointed trustee, John Hyde, in July 1996. Hyde worked to repair a station in disarray; the state of California had designated KADY a "problem employer" due to

329-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

376-781: A platemaking concern with the American Colortype Company, a maker of stereoview lithographs and dollhouse furniture. Tracing the history of Rapid American Corporation and its renamed form Glen Alden Corporation, one can find the succession of acquisitions Riklis used to create his financial empire, including; McCrory Stores , Leeds Travelware, Gruen Watch Company, Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, Aunt Nellie's Farm Kitchens, Bargain Time, Beatrice Foods , Canadian retailer Dylex , Culligan International, Fabergé Cosmetics, J. J. Newberry stores, Lerner Shops, Lawry's Meat Specialties, Martha White Foods, Odd Lot Trading, International Playtex ,

423-616: A religious television channel from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God . KBEH shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 63, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television . The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24, using virtual channel 63. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany ,

470-542: A separate venture that shared studio space with and aired programming on KADY. VCNN was a joint venture with cable company Jones Intercable . The station also became a charter affiliate of UPN when it launched on January 16, 1995; it built more than 200 miles (320 km) of microwave links to deliver its signal to all cable systems in the Santa Barbara market, adding a translator in Lompoc . However, Huddy's management became

517-449: A spate of claims made to the state labor commission. Within a year, a deal had been reached to buy the station, subject to potential outbidding, with Paxson Communications placing an $ 8 million bid on KADY in July 1997 as part of its national purchasing spree to build Paxnet . At the auction at the end of September, however, a surprise $ 11 million bid, from media broker Brian Cobb, won out. Cobb had no immediate plans for what to do with

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564-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

611-401: A well publicized press junket paid for by Riklis, also hosted at his own Riviera Hotel. He financed two more films with Zadora; all three movies have become known as camp classics. Riklis and Zadora then bought and demolished one of Beverly Hills' best known landmarks, Pickfair Manor, the former home of silent movie legends Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford , to build a larger home on

658-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

705-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

752-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

799-533: The Mid-City section of Los Angeles and transmitter facilities atop Mount Wilson . Channel 63 was originally allocated to Oxnard and began broadcasting in 1985 as KTIE-TV, a local independent station for the Ventura County area. It struggled through its original ownership and was sold to Meshulam Riklis in 1988. KTIE-TV was renamed KADY-TV, after Riklis's daughter, Kady Zadora. General manager John Huddy acquired

846-455: The Phoenix market switching to the network. Bela Broadcasting sold KBEH to Hero Broadcasting in January 2008. On January 28, 2013, KBEH began serving as the first station of CNN Latino , a news service targeting U.S. Hispanics focusing on news, lifestyle, documentary, talk and debate program as an alternative to traditional Hispanic networks. The service's initial rollout on the station began with

893-599: The Riviera hotel and casino in Las Vegas , RKO -Stanley Warner Theatres, Samsonite , and Schenley Industries , the one-time American distributor of Dewar's whisky. After his financial empire was well established, he returned to Ohio State to complete his master's degree in Finance. His degree thesis, titled "Expansion through Financial Management" and based on his career, discussed "the effective use, or rather non-use, of cash." At

940-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

987-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

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1034-456: The same name ), and built studios on Maulhardt Road in Oxnard. After a $ 5 million investment, the station first signed on the air on August 17, 1985, offering movies, syndicated fare and local newscasts to Ventura County from its transmitter on South Mountain near Santa Paula . It was the first television station to operate in Ventura County since KKOG-TV (channel 16) shut down in 1969. One blow

1081-561: The 53-year-old Riklis was married to the then 23-year-old Pia Zadora on 18 September 1977. They had two children, Kady and Kristofer. Riklis then financed the movie Butterfly , starring Zadora. Her acting in the film was lampooned by comedians and critics alike, winning her the Razzie Award for Worst Actress , but she somehow won the Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year after

1128-639: The Group W system, covering the key city of Simi Valley , to finish a channel expansion that included KTIE. The Cox Santa Barbara system did not add the station until August 1987. KTIE-TV heavily emphasized local programming. The station had a 15-person news department for local news coverage and produced local sports, a call-in show, and public affairs shows. However, the news department was slimmed down by layoffs in late 1986 and early 1987, in response to revenue that came in under forecasts and incomplete cable coverage. Leasing firms sought payment owed to them for equipment

1175-529: The KBEH license to KWHY's owner, Meruelo Television , for $ 10 million. It was the first "zombie" station—a license without a channel—to be sold after the auction. Meruelo relaunched KBEH in May 2018, focusing on the family and women's audiences with a variety of telenovelas including Rebeca , Camelia la Texana , and Las Aparicio . Within months, the new format was scrapped, and the station began to air Canal de la Fe,

1222-478: The San Luis Obispo station where it leased time. The subsequent company, E-II Holdings (a group of jilted Riklis investors), sold KADY to John Huddy, former general manager under Riklis; Huddy had been near a deal in 1991 to acquire the station for $ 10 million. Under Huddy ownership, the station returned to local news for the first time since 1989 with the 1993 introduction of Ventura County News Network (VCNN),

1269-627: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

1316-411: The construction permit staged a comeback. After being reinstated on February 22, new technical parameters were authorized, and KTIE was sold to Thorne Donnelley Jr. for $ 100,000. Donnelley—grandson of Reuben H. Donnelley, inventor of the yellow pages —brought in new investors, including Beverly Hills accountant and real estate broker Don Sterling (no relation to the former Los Angeles Clippers owner of

1363-516: The height of his financial success, he claimed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times to have had a reported net worth of a "billion dollars." One of the many shells and holding companies he bought in the process of building the empire was E-II Holdings , in which the other investors later discovered he had placed the names of impressive companies, but not the assets. Among the investors in E-II

1410-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

1457-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

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1504-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

1551-415: The movie Butterfly famously financed by Riklis. The station reintroduced itself with its new call letters with a commercial-free weekend; Riklis infused capital to build up the station. The news department was retained, with the news program moving from 7 to 10 p.m. The station also announced plans for live coverage of areas from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks. Riklis and his executives envisioned KADY as

1598-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

1645-582: The resort's entertainment department and personally hire its celebrity headliners for over ten years. Forbes Magazine reported that while at the helm of a string of his companies, Riklis left his creditors unpaid for over US$ 2.9 billion in debt. According to Forbes, less than 10% of this had been recovered as of 2007. In March 2013, Riklis filed for bankruptcy protection for Rapid-American Corp because of asbestos related personal injury claims brought against Rapid American through their subsidiary Philip Carey Manufacturing. After divorcing his first wife,

1692-412: The short-lived CNN Latino , and its present programming from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God . The history of channel 63, originally allocated to Oxnard , begins on September 29, 1972, when Lola Goelet Yoakem, a scriptwriter from Malibu , obtained a construction permit for the channel. Aside from the assignment of the call letters KTIE, little of note occurred for the next decade. The permit

1739-555: The station for $ 30 million to Bela, LLC, a Florida -based Spanish-language broadcaster headed by Bob Behar. The move came after KADY was approved to build a booster on Mount Wilson , a major move to gain visibility in the Los Angeles market. In May 2004, the station dropped its prior programming and became KBEH, a Spanish-language independent targeting the Los Angeles market and available on Los Angeles-area cable systems. In 2006, MTV Tr3s launched, with Bela's KBEH and KMOH-TV/KEJR-LP in

1786-468: The station in 1991 but left a financial mess in his wake, leading to a court-appointed receivership in 1996. The station stabilized under its next owner, media broker Brian Cobb. In 2004, KADY-TV built a booster increasing its Los Angeles coverage and was sold to Bela Broadcasting, which switched it to Spanish-language programming. Since the sale, KBEH has primarily been a Spanish-language station under several owners, with program sources including MTV Tres ,

1833-423: The station more than a decade prior and still owned the Oxnard facilities, and narrowly avoided eviction in February, only for a court to ratify his right to foreclose on the station a month later for $ 4 million. Sterling had previously lost a lawsuit for failing to pay monthly rent and a longshot bid at the FCC to have the license transferred back to him. On top of all of this and attempts to sell KADY, Huddy suffered

1880-405: The station used for broadcast. The original owners, fighting ongoing losses to the tune of $ 1 million a year, sold the station in 1988 to billionaire Meshulam Riklis , the then-husband of actress Pia Zadora . The acquisition was made through Riklis's PZ Broadcasting. Riklis changed the call letters to KADY-TV in honor of his and Zadora's daughter Kady, in turn the name of the role Zadora played in

1927-561: The station. However, he soon cast his gaze south. Cobb began a $ 4 million facility upgrade by moving the station's studio facilities from Oxnard to Camarillo and filed to boost the station's power to cover Simi Valley and the Conejo Valley better. Another go at local news was made, this time using newscasts produced by Santa Barbara ABC affiliate KEYT-TV , using studio and editing space provided by KADY. The station abruptly disaffiliated from UPN on September 1, 2001. In 2004, Cobb sold

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1974-455: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

2021-742: Was Carl Icahn . These investors revolted against Riklis and started seizing other properties in the financial empire. Many of the corporations declared bankruptcy, again carefully maneuvered by Riklis to preserve his personal wealth. He famously sold his stake in the Carnival Cruise Line to Ted Arison for US$ 1 (while the company was US$ 5 million in debt). In the early 1980s, he hired Jeffrey Silver and then Boston accountant, Arthur Waltzman, to take over as CEO of his then struggling Vegas landmark Riviera Hotel and Casino and rescue it from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. He also brought on board 25-year Playboy Enterprises executive, Sam Distefano to head

2068-656: Was as a junior stock analyst for the Minneapolis investment firm Piper Jaffray . Riklis is credited with having originated complicated paper transactions like high-yield bonds and leveraged buyouts to take over control of major companies, then doing paper switches of the assets into companies he owned. His first significant foray was the creation in 1966 of the Rapid-American Corporation by combining his significant stake in Rapid Electrotype Company,

2115-538: Was assigned to a non-profit organization controlled by Yoakem, Limitless Learning, in 1976; the group did apply for a HEW grant in 1978. The station was still unbuilt by 1980. That year, the FCC Broadcast Bureau denied Mekaoy Co., which had replaced Limitless Learning as permittee, another time extension to get the station on the air, citing increased interest in UHF television for its crackdown. Two years later, though,

2162-494: Was struck to the station one month before it began broadcasting when must-carry rules requiring local cable systems to add KTIE to their lineups were struck down by a federal court. Though management initially downplayed the impact of this ruling on the station, when the Cox , Century, and Group W cable systems in the market refused to add channel 63, it cut off the station from 30 percent of its planned market. It took nearly ten months for

2209-674: Was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

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