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1953–1957	1957–1960	1960–1971	1971–1973	1973–1975	1975–1976	1976–1979


1979–1986	1986–1987	1987–1991	1991–1996	1996–1999	1999–2011	2011–present

1953–1957

LOGO MISSING

KSBW began broadcasting on September 11, 1953. It shared the VHF channel 8 frequency with KMBY-TV of Monterey until the two stations merged in 1955 under KSBW's license and call letters.

1957–1960

In 1957, KSBW's original owners bought KVEC-TV in San Luis Obispo, California and changed the calls to KSBY. For the next 22 years, KSBY simulcasted KSBW, except for producing its own local newscasts and covering CBS programming. In San Luis Obispo, KCOY-TV provided CBS programming from adjacent Santa Maria, requiring KSBY to drop the feed from Salinas when KSBW was carrying a CBS network program. The simulcasting ended when Blair Broadcasting bought the two stations in 1979 and KSBY became a free-standing station.

1960–1971

1971–1973

1973–1975

1975–1976

SVG NEEDED

1976–1979

SVG NEEDED

1979–1987

1979–1986

On November 12, 1986, Blair Broadcasting sold most of its English-language stations to Gillett Communications (which would later acquire most of Storer Broadcasting's stations).

1986–1987

SVG NEEDED

1987–1991

The "8" logo was also used by WGHP in Winston–Salem/Greensboro/High Point, North Carolina.

1991–1996

Gillett Holdings, a subsidiary of Vail Associates at that time, owned just the two stations, along with nearby station KSBY, two ski resorts, and a packing company. Gillett later filed for bankruptcy on August 17, 1992, after the ski area and its media company was due to emerge from bankruptcy. Gillett restructured into SCI TV and put KSBW and KSBY on the market. However, a buyer for both stations was not found until after SCI sold most of its stations to New World Communications in 1993. The following year, KSBW and KSBY were sold to EP Communications, a company co-owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch.

1996–present

1996–1999

In 1995, Smith Broadcasting and SJL Communications teamed up to purchase the EP stations, with KSBW going to Smith Broadcasting and KSBY going to SJL because Smith Broadcasting already owned KEYT-TV. At the time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not allow common ownership of two stations in the same market. What was then called Hearst-Argyle Television bought KSBW, along with WPTZ in North Pole-Plattsburgh, New York, and its semi-satellite WNNE in White River Junction, Vermont, from Sunrise Television (at that time a subsidiary of Smith Broadcasting) in 1998, swapping WDTN in Dayton, Ohio, and the license for WNAC-TV in Providence, Rhode Island; both stations were required to be divested by Hearst due to since-repealed FCC restrictions on ownership of stations with overlapping city-grade signals.

1999–2011

2011–present

As a part of ABC affiliation debut on their subchannel, the logo was refurbished with "8" now on a television screen. KSBW-DT2 and its ABC affiliation launched on April 18, 2011, branding as "Central Coast ABC." This marks a return of the ABC affiliation to the immediate Monterey Bay market after 51 years since KSBW dropped the secondary affiliation. Before KSBW-DT2's launch, ABC formerly served the area by San Jose-based KNTV for four decades before it was replaced by a cable-only feed of San Francisco-based KGO-TV in 2000.

External links

Official website

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Hearst Communications

Newspapers:

Hearst Magazines Digital Media: ELLEgirl.com | eCRUSH | eSPIN | Shondaland.com

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Motor Trend Group

Part of Hearst Communications

Magazines:
Hot Rod | Motor Trend

Programming: Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Predecessor companies:
Argyle Television Holdings II | Pulitzer Broadcasting

See also:
List of Hearst-owned stations

Radio:
WBAL | WIYY

Entertainment and syndication:

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A+E Global Media

Co-owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company

Canada:
Crime + Investigation | Lifetime | History | Historia | History 2

India:⁴
History TV18

Asia
Lifetime | History | Crime + Investigation

Japan
History

South Korea
History | Lifetime

Israel:⁵
History | Lifetime

Others:
A&E Studios | A&E IndieFilms | Lifetime Films | History Films | The History Channel Iberia

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Vice Media.
²	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
⁴	Joint venture with TV18.
⁵	Joint-venture with Telad.
⁶	Joint venture with Foxtel Group.

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Hearst Networks EMEA

Part of Hearst Communications

United Kingdom & Ireland:¹
Blaze | Crime + Investigation | Sky History | Sky History2

Italy:
History | Sky Crime¹

Germany:
Crime + Investigation | History

Spain:²
Historia

Portugal:²
Historia

Romania:
History | Crime + Investigation

Hungary:
History | Crime + Investigation

Poland:
History | History2 | Polsat Crime & Investigation³

Scandinavia:
History

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Sky Group.
²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International Southern Europe.
³	Joint venture with Polsat

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ESPN

Owners: The Walt Disney Company (72%) | Hearst Communications (18%) | National Football League (10%)

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ESPN on ABC

Part of ABC and ESPN (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Communications/National Football League)

Current programming:
Australian Open on ESPN | Bundesliga on ESPN | College Basketball on ABC | College Football on ABC (Saturday Night Football/SEC on ABC) | College World Series on ESPN | ESPY Awards | La Liga on ESPN | Little League World Series on ESPN | Major League Baseball on ABC | Monday Night Football (ESPN Monday Night Countdown/NFL Draft/ NFL Pro Bowl on ESPN) | NBA on ESPN (NBA Countdown/Inside the NBA) | NHL on ABC | NWSL on ESPN | Professional Pickleball Association on ESPN | Soccer on ABC | Supercopa de España on ESPN | Tennis on ESPN | Tournament of Roses Parade | UFL on ESPN | US Open | Wimbledon on ESPN | WNBA on ESPN | Women's College World Series on ESPN | X Games

U.S. radio stations
ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access

International:
Australia (2) | Brazil (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6) | Caribbean | Latin America (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · Extra (Argentina · Ecuador) · Premium (Argentina · Chile)) | Africa (2) | Netherlands (Compleet: 2 · 3 · 4 · Ultra HD)
Canada¹: The Sports Network (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 4K) | Réseau des sports (2 · Info)
Japan: J Sports (1 · 2 · 3 · 4)

Notes

¹	Joint-venture with Bell Media.
²	Operated by BT under license.
³	Partnership with TV5 Network Inc. Now known as One Sports.
⁴	Joint-venture with University of Texas at Austin and Learfield.
⁵	Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India.
⁶	Also airs on MLB Network.

Business Media:
Black Book | First Databank | Fitch Group (BMI Research) | Motor

Real estate:
CDS Global | Hearst Ranch | Hearst Service Center | Hearst Tower

Marketplaces:
Bring a Trailer

Notes

¹	Joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, which owns 80% of ESPN and 50% of A+E Global Media.
²	Co-owned with Verizon Communications.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Joint-venture with Miramax.
⁵	Joint-venture with Sanoma. Merged into Burda România in 2013.
⁶	Owned by Montclair Communications and operated by Hearst under a LMA.
⁷	Joint venture with Dow Jones & Company, Hearst sold its stake to Dow Jones in 2010.

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NBC owned and affiliated television stations

Owned Television Stations:

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ABC owned and affiliated television stations

Owned Television Stations:

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