KOTR-LD (channel 7) is a low-power independent television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States, serving the Monterey Bay area and also having a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. The station is owned by Mirage Media 2, LLC, and maintains studios on Garden Road south of Monterey Regional Airport in Monterey; its transmitter is located on Mount Toro, 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas.

History

Mirage Media acquired the broadcast license of K02DC, a translator of Monterey's NBC affiliate KSBW (channel 8) licensed to serve the Sycamore Flat area near Greenfield, California, from the Arroyo Seco Citizens Association. Shortly after the sale, the company applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move the transmitter site to serve Gonzales and increase the effective radiated power from 44 watts to 3000 watts. On May 23, 2006, the station went silent pending construction of the new broadcast facilities.

On June 15, 2006, it was announced that KOTR-LP would become the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Monterey–Salinas–Santa Cruz market.

On December 6, 2006, KOTR-LP began operation as cable channel 11 on Monterey County's Comcast system. The station launched over-the-air on April 9, 2007.

On March 6, 2018, it was reported that KOTR-LP's license in Santa Cruz was being sold to South Asian broadcaster Diya TV for $50,000. The station's programming and intellectual property would move to another station owned by Mirage Media.

News operation

Until 2012, the station simulcast newscasts from KRON-TV in San Francisco. Newscasts aired weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m., and at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., and weekends at 8 p.m. Paid programming has since replaced the newscasts.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KOTR-LD
ChannelRes.Short nameProgramming
7.1480iMy NetMain KOTR-LD programming
7.2NOW 7-2News of the World
7.3SHOPLCShop LC (4:3)

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