KTNC-TV

'KTNC-TV', over-the-air channel 42, is a Spanish-language independent station in Concord, California, serving the Sacramento and San Francisco areas. It is owned by Pappas Telecasting and broadcasts at 2240 kilowatts.
Programming on KTNC can also be seen in Mendocino County on 'KUNO-TV' channel 8, licensed in Fort Bragg.
The station began broadcasting in 1983 as KFCB, a Christian-broadcasting station owned by 'Family Christian Broadcasting' (the initials in the company formed the station's original call letters). At that time, its president was Rev. Ronn Haus. A majority of its programming was devoted to Christian programming, including its own in-house productions. The flagship program was called "California Tonight", a Christian variety show with sermons, conversations with religious topics, and musical guests (the station utilized a recycled audience track to give the show a feel of a variety show). In addition, Channel 42 occasionally aired public domain movies and CNN Headline News. The station was also viewer-supported.
A few years later, Haus and other partners decided to form a national Christian network called 'United Christian Broadcasting', in which KFCB was to be its flagship station. The purpose was for the station's programming to be spread to a nationwide audience just like other Christian networks such as Trinity Broadcasting Network and 3ABN. The venture would prove to be a financial disaster, and by 1996 Haus was forced to sell the station to Pappas Telecasting. When it became a Spanish-language station, Haus disappeared completely (he has not been heard from since).
Today Channel 42 is known as KTNC-TV and remains a Spanish-language station.
Pappas Telecasting terminated KTNC's affiliation agreement with Azteca America after the end of the June 30, 2007 broadcast day. [1] On July 1, KTNC officially became a part of Pappas' independent Spanish language network, TuVision. [2] The Azteca América affiliation for the San Francisco DMA moved to a newly-created digital subchannel of KBWB, while the Azteca América affiliation for the Sacramento DMA moved to a low-power station, KSTV-LP. [3] DirecTV has replaced the signal of KTNC with the Azteca America feed from KBWB-DT 20.4 in some locations as of July 1, 2007.

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