in 2018. Non-news programming From the late 1980s to early 1990s, KXTV produced two nationally syndicated magazine programs: Scratch (which was aimed at young adults) and Pulse (which covered medical news), as well as Biba's Italian Kitchen, hosted by local restaurateur Biba Caggiano. Notable former on-air staff Kiran Chetry (now with CNN) Dana Jacobson (last with ESPN and now with CBS Sports Radio) Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: KXTV began broadcasting its digital signal on UHF channel 61 in 1999. The station shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television; channel 61 was removed from television use as part of the transition, and the digital signal moved to channel 10. In 2014, KXTV filed to build a digital replacement transmitter broadcasting with 15 kW on UHF channel 36, located on the Weather Tower, to improve reception in the immediate Sacramento area. Construction of the transmitter was completed in October 2018. Though it does not host any additional subchannels, KXTV is part of Sacramento's ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) deployment on KQCA, which began operating in July 2021. References External links ABC network affiliates True Crime Network affiliates Grit (TV network) affiliates Ion Mystery affiliates Twist (TV network) affiliates Quest (American TV network) affiliates Tegna Inc. Television channels and stations established in 1955 1955 establishments in California XTV Cinema Insomnia Former Gannett subsidiaries