KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a CBS-affiliated television station located in San Diego, California, United States. The station is owned by Midwest Television, Inc., and is a sister station to radio stations KFMB (760 AM) and KFMB-FM (100.7 FM). The television and radio stations shares studio facilities located on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego; KFMB-TV maintains transmitter facilities located on Mount Soledad in La Jolla.
History
The station first signed on the air on May 16, 1949; it was the first television station to sign on in the San Diego market. The station was founded by Jack O. Gross, who also owned local radio station KFMB (760 AM). San Diego Mayor Harley E. Knox was present at the station's first broadcast. The station cost Gross $300,000 to build. KFMB-TV has been a primary CBS affiliate since its sign-on (and is the only television station in the market that has never changed its network affiliation), however in its early years, channel 8 also maintained secondary affiliations with ABC, NBC and the DuMont Television Network.
KFMB (AM)
KFMB (760 kHz, "TalkRadio 760") is an AM talk radio station in San Diego, California, USA. It is owned by Midwest Television, Inc., along with 100.7 KFMB-FM and CBS affiliate Channel 8 KFMB-TV. All three share studios in the Kearny Mesa district of San Diego. KFMB is one of the few stations in the U.S. that significantly increases power at night. The daytime power of 5000 watts is limited due to proximity to KBRT (740 AM), a religious-programming station with its transmitter in Orange County, California. The nighttime power is 50,000 watts, with a signal pattern that follows the California coast. KFMB's antennas are unique in that they are located on both sides of a highway.
History
KFMB first greeted listeners on August 19, 1941, broadcasting from the corner of Pacific Highway and Ash Street, downtown. Owned by Warren B. Worcester and the Worcester Broadcasting Corporation, the "M" in KFMB was for Worcester's daughter Mary; the "B" for his son Warren Burnham. The FCC construction permit was for 1420 kHz. By the time the station signed on. all stations on 1420 kHz had moved to 1450 kHz as a result of the North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement. KFMB changed frequencies several more times, to 550 AM in 1948, 540 AM in 1954 and finally, in 1965 to its current position at 760 AM after a realignment of broadcast channels between the United States and Mexico.
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