 KNIC-TV was founded on July 13, 2005.The formal application for KNIC-TV called for Univision to either move KNIC-CA to another channel, or to shut it down outright, KNIC-CA moved to channel 34 under special temporary authorization, before it ceased operations on September 28, 2006.KNIC-DT was one of the few television stations to have been built and signed on by Univision Communications.