KGET-TV

KGET-TV
	Bakersfield, California; United States;
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF); Virtual: 17;
Branding	KGET 17; 17 News; Bakersfield CW (17.2); Telemundo Valle Central (17.3);
Programming
Affiliations	17.1: NBC; 17.2: CW+; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	KKEY-LD
History
First air date	November 8, 1959
Former call signs	KICU (CP, 1958–1959); KLYD-TV (1959–1969); KJTV (1969–1978); KPWR-TV (1978–1984); KGET (1984–2002);
Former channel numbers	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1959–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1959–1974); CBS (1974–1984);
Call sign meaning	"Kern Golden Empire Television"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34459
ERP	135 kW
HAAT	405 m (1,329 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°26′17.1″N 118°44′26.3″W / 35.438083°N 118.740639°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kget.com

KGET-TV (channel 17) is a television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. Its second digital subchannel serves as an owned-and-operated station of The CW (via The CW Plus), as Nexstar owns a majority stake in the network. KGET-TV is sister to low-power Telemundo affiliate KKEY-LD (channel 13) and the two stations share studios on L Street in Downtown Bakersfield; KGET-TV's transmitter is located atop Mount Adelaide.