KZKZ TV

KZKZ-TV in Sonora, California first went on the air in 1997 on Channel 27 as an ABC/FOX Kids affiliate. They are owned by Sierra Nevada TV, the same company that operates KTNX TV. Channel 27 operates as a low power station, thus only covering Sonora, Jamestown and Angels Camp. The cable system provides KZKZ on Channel 11 extending their viewership into the Twain Harte, Pinecrest communities and northwest into San Andreas. But those are the only ways of receiving the signal as the on air signal is too weak to penetrate those communities. Due to FCC regulations and the "Must Carry" law, Sacramento ABC affiliate KXTV was removed from the Tuolumne County cable system only. Angels Camp continues to receive both Channel 10 and 27 (11) on their system. In 2009, KTNX applied and was granted a secondary subchannel, 27.2, which promptly saw the FOX Network join the Sierra Nevada TV family. As a result, KTXL in Sacramento was removed from the cable system in Sonora. The Fox station identifies itself as "FOX 2", reflecting their position on the cable system. The ABC station instead of identifying themselves as 27 is "ABC 11". There are no local newscasts provided by KZKZ, as they let their sister station KTNX provide the daily casts. Instead, KZKZ first aired Star Trek for many years in the 6pm time slot, opting to place ABC World News back at 5:30pm for years, which competed against their own local news for several years.