Yuma, AZ (1982)

[Bluenoser]

from 1982 Broadcasting Yearbook via www.worldradiohistory.com

2 KYEL-NBC Yuma
3 KTVK-ABC Phoenix
4 HBO
5 KPHO Phoenix
6 KOOL-CBS Phoenix
7 KTLA Los Angeles
8 KAET-PBS Phoenix
9 KECC-CBS El Centro
10 KCOP Los Angeles
11 KHJ Los Angeles
12 KTTV Los Angeles
13 XHBC Mexicali
23 CBN
24 News
25 Nickelodeon
26 Classifieds
27 MSG
28 AP News
29 ESPN
30 Financial/Sports

 

[Bluenoser]

Across the state line in El Centro:

2 KNXT-CBS Los Angeles/Time/Weather (time/weather audio: KLOS-FM Los Angeles)
3 XHBC Mexicali
4 KNBC-NBC Los Angeles
5 XHAQ Mexicali
6 KTLA Los Angeles
7 KABC-ABC Los Angeles
8 KPBS-PBS Los Angeles
9 KECC-CBS El Centro
10 HBO/KHJ Los Angeles
11 KTTV Los Angeles
12 KCOP Los Angeles
13 KYEL-NBC Yuma

 

[itsTheRolyPoly]

8 KPBS-PBS Los Angeles

I didn't know KPBS was from Los Angeles and not from San Diego as it was during that time.

 

[Bluenoser]

You're right...KPBS was San Diego, must have still had LA on the brain when typing that out...

 

[Mauro1515]

KPBS 15 San Diego is my local PBS station I grew up with great programming uninterrupted, but only 3 or 4 times a year membership drives!!

 

[ftballfan]

I didn't know KPBS was from Los Angeles and not from San Diego as it was during that time.

I'm surprised 8 and 10 from San Diego weren't carried in El Centro at that time. KGTV did get carried in El Centro for a few years after the Yuma/El Centro DMA was left without an ABC affiliate after KECY (CBS) went to FOX and then-ABC affiliate KSWT returned to CBS.

 

[cbsfan95]

I'm surprised 8 and 10 from San Diego weren't carried in El Centro at that time. KGTV did get carried in El Centro for a few years after the Yuma/El Centro DMA was left without an ABC affiliate after KECY (CBS) went to FOX and then-ABC affiliate KSWT returned to CBS.

and it wasn't until New Year's Day 2007 when KECY launched ABC on digital subchannel 9.2.