KCOY-TV (Santa Maria, CA)

KCOY-TV is a television station affiliated with CBS, located in Santa Maria, California, and serving the Central Coast region. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 (or virtual channel 12 using PSIP) from a transmitter situated on Tepusquet Peak in the Los Padres National Forest, to the east of Santa Maria. The station is owned by VistaWest Media, LLC, but is operated by News-Press & Gazette Company through a shared services agreement. This arrangement makes KCOY a sister station to KEYT-TV, an ABC affiliate licensed in Santa Barbara (channel 3), and KKFX-CD, a Class A Fox affiliate (channel 24), which operates as a translator for KCOY. KCOY and KKFX share their studio facilities on West McCoy Lane in Santa Maria, while KEYT has its own studio located at 730 Miramonte Drive on TV Hill, which overlooks downtown Santa Barbara. Additionally, KCOY's signal can be received through translators K44DN (channel 44) in Paso Robles and KSBB-CD (channel 17) in Santa Barbara.

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#138373

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#28513

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"Red Heel Heist" perplexes Locals, causes Social Media Stir

1 day ago | keyt.com | Mina Wahab

New Published April 22, 2025 6:49 pm VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Alongside of Highway 101, locals spotted a giant red stiletto that has sparked curiosity and brought joy for years. “I never found out. Like, what the reason is or anything behind it, but it does make me laugh or smile and think that there's humor behind the artist. And whoever put it there,” said Frances Tiger, who lives in Santa Barbara. Now, this popular conversation starter has gone missing.
Housing crisis spurs Santa Barbara County to build new housing on county land

1 day ago | keyt.com | Mina Wahab

New Published April 22, 2025 6:06 pm SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps’ Office says roughly one third of county employees commute dozens of miles just to get to work in the morning. And that has some negative ripple effects not just for worker retention and the environment, but also the economy and private-industry workers.
Work week forecast, April 21st

4 days ago | keyt.com | Shawn Quien

New Published April 20, 2025 3:58 pm A beautiful Easter Sunday with most areas seeing at least late morning sunshine and seasonal near normal temperatures. For the overnight and in to Monday look for more fog to drift in off the ocean and pushing well inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the 40’s and 50’s. Patchy dense fog with some visibility issues could occur for the very late night and in to early Monday.
Weather looks nice for Easter, April 20th forecast

5 days ago | keyt.com | Shawn Quien

New Published April 19, 2025 3:58 pm Plenty of sunshine returned today as our late season storm system pushes farther east. The system was very tricky and interesting as it back tracked from the northeast in our region. Not much precipitation occurred with most areas staying dry despite the very cloudy and threatening skies of the past couple of days. The marine layer will remain in play for the overnight and in to Easter Sunday.
Black bear spotted roaming around Goleta and Santa Barbara areas

5 days ago | keyt.com | Mina Wahab

New Published April 18, 2025 6:30 pm UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—In the latest video sent to your News Channel, UC police warned people to steer clear of the bear as it climbs out of a tree and runs across campus. “It went up the tree obviously because I was scared, and there's like the sirens and there was like five police cars.
Sunny Saturday, warmer Easter weekend

6 days ago | keyt.com | Evan Vega

New Published April 18, 2025 2:57 pm Mostly clear skies arrive on Saturday across the region. Temperatures will also be warming up slightly, getting closer to near normal conditions. Sunny to partly cloudy skies are expected Sunday as temperatures get a slight boost by 1 or 2 degrees. Winds are looking very mild up and down the coast this weekend. Temperatures will be warming up to the high 60s on Sunday, pleasant weather for egg hunts, barbeques and outdoor celebrations.
Nearly 500 nails found pointing up on several roads in Falmouth, Massachusetts

6 days ago | keyt.com | Riley Rourke

Arif, MeriemeFalmouth Police/WBZ via CNN NewsourceHundreds of nails were found pointing up on several roads in Falmouth Published April 18, 2025 12:13 pm By Riley RourkeClick here for updates on this story FALMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Nearly 500 nails were found pointing up on several roads in Falmouth, Massachusetts early Friday morning.
World War II-era mortar found in yard of South Carolina home, officials say

6 days ago | keyt.com | Stephanie Moore

Published April 18, 2025 12:04 pm By Stephanie MooreClick here for updates on this story RAVENEL, South Carolina (WYFF) — A suspicious item found in a yard in South Carolina turned out to be a mortar from the World War II era, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, deputies were called to the 6200 block of County Line Road in Ravenel for reports of a suspicious item that looked like a military explosive.
Bank robber captured with a cat on his back, officials say

6 days ago | keyt.com | Zach Rainey

By Zach RaineyClick here for updates on this story ROCK HILL, South Carolina (WYFF) — A man who robbed a bank in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has been convicted after he was captured with a cat on his back, according to the 16th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. According to court records, on Nov. 20, 2023, PNC Bank employees were closing up for the night when a masked David Massie walked into the bank and pulled out a gun. He called out to a teller that this was a robbery.
Man airlifted with major injuries after rollover on Palmer Road Thursday evening

6 days ago | keyt.com | Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department New today at 10:03 am Published April 18, 2025 10:09 am SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A man was airlifted with major injuries after a vehicle rollover in the 6600 block of Palmer Road Thursday evening. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the man was trapped in the damaged Honda Accord and was assisted by first responders to get out of the vehicle before being taken by a CalStar helicopter to Marian Regional Medical Center.