Stockton, California

Stockton is the county seat of San Joaquin County in north−central California and is about 50 miles south of Sacramento. It was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. It has previously been known by several other names such as "Tuleburg", "Fat City," and "Mudville. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton and was the first community in California to not be named from a Spanish or Native American origin. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in northern San Joaquin Valley and has an estimated population, in 2015, of 291,707. Hispanics and Latinos make up the largest percentage of any race in this city's population. It was named an All-America City in the year 1999 and 2004 and is home to the largest inland seaport in California. It is the 13th largest city in California and the 63rd largest city in the United States. As a result of regional losses to the economy due to the 2008 financial crisis, Stockton was the second largest city in the U.S. to file for bankruptcy protection. It has been home to the oldest university in California, University of the Pacific since 1923.

KTXL

KTXL, virtual channel and UHF digital channel 40, is a Fox–affiliated television station located in Sacramento, California, United States. The station is owned by the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Media Company. KTXL maintains studio facilities located on Fruitridge Road on the southern side of Sacramento, and its transmitter is located near Walnut Grove.

History

Early history of channel 40

The UHF channel 40 frequency in Sacramento was first occupied by KCCC-TV, which signed on in September 1953. It was affiliated with all four television networks of the time: ABC, CBS, NBC and the DuMont Television Network. KCCC's first broadcast was the 1953 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The station became a primary ABC affiliate by 1955, after KCRA-TV (channel 3) and KBET-TV (channel 10, now KXTV) signed on, respectively taking over NBC and CBS full-time; and dropped DuMont after that network folded in 1956. It was the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto area's first television station. However, as a UHF station, it suffered in the ratings because television sets were not required to incorporate UHF tuning until the All-Channel Receiver Act went into effect in 1964. Although its fate was sealed when the first VHF stations signed on in the area, it managed to hang on until 1957. The ABC affiliation moved to KOVR (channel 13) after KCCC-TV and KOVR reached an agreement to merge operations and turn over the KCCC license to the Federal Communications Commission.

1984

1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (dominical letter AG) of the Gregorian calendar, the 1984th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 984th year of the 2nd millennium, the 84th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1980s decade.

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The Stars

The Stars is a Japanese psychedelic rock band. It consists of ex-members of the band White Heaven including Michio Kurihara (Ghost, collaborations with Boris, Ai Aso) on guitar, You Ishihara on vocals and Chiyo Kamekawa on bass.

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