KION-TV

KION-TV
Monterey–Salinas–Santa Cruz, California; United States;
City	Monterey, California
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF); Virtual: 46;
Branding	KION NewsChannel 46; Fox 35 (46.2); Telemundo 23 (23.1); Noticias de la Costa Central (Spanish-language news);
Programming
Affiliations	46.1: CBS; 46.2: Fox; 46.3: Ion Television; 23.1: Telemundo;
Ownership
Owner	News-Press & Gazette Company; (NPG of Monterey-Salinas CA, LLC);
Sister stations	KCBA
History
First air date	February 1, 1969
Former call signs	KMST (1969–1993); KCCN-TV (1993–1997); KION (1997–2002);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 46 (UHF, 1969–2009)
Call sign meaning	"Eye On" phonetically (reference to the CBS Eyemark)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26249
ERP	46 kW; 105 kW (CP);
HAAT	758 m (2,487 ft); 780 m (2,559 ft) (CP);
Transmitter coordinates	36°32′5″N 121°37′18″W / 36.53472°N 121.62167°W
Translator(s)	KMUV-LD 21 (UHF) Monterey
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kion546.com; Telemundo 23;

KION-TV (channel 46) is a television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States, affiliated with CBS, Fox, and Telemundo. Owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company, it serves the Monterey Bay area from studios located on Moffett Street in Salinas, immediately south of Salinas Municipal Airport, and a transmitter on Mount Toro, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas. The station is rebroadcast on translator KMUV-LD (channel 21), with transmitter on Fremont Peak.

This station was the second established in the Salinas–Monterey area proper, beginning broadcasts in 1969; it has been affiliated with CBS since it signed on. Traditionally a second- or even third-place operation in the market, its operations were merged with KCBA (channel 35), then the region's Fox affiliate, between 1996 and 2013. The Fox subchannel on KION-TV, "Fox 35", represents the continuation of what was KCBA's programming after this station reacquired the Fox affiliation in 2021. KION produces English- and Spanish-language local newscasts covering the northern Central Coast.