KBFC

KBFC is a TCN-affiliated station licensed to serve Bakersfield, California. It is currently owned by Confection Broadcasting.
== History ==
On September 17, 1975, KBFC signed on as an independent station, broadcasting mainly off-network dramas and movies. In 1979, the station's newscasts, then Eyewitness News 3, debuted weekdays at 6:00 am, 6:00 pm, and 9:00 pm. Weekend evening newscasts were added in 1984. 
The station also ran a popular Saturday morning cartoon block from 1976 until 1989, when a weekend morning newscast debuted. 
As an independent, the station carried Independent Network News, an evening news program for stations not affiliated with a network. The program aired weeknights at 9:35 pm following the late local news.
In 1990, the American Broadcasting Company bought the station from Bakersfield Broadcasting Corporation, which had gone bankrupt. The station's news operation expanded, with a 5:00 pm newscast being added; the 9:00 pm broadcast was moved to 11:00 pm to make room for ABC's primetime schedule.
As an ABC O&O, the station carried many programs aired on fellow owned stations, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Donahue, and Wheel of Fortune. The station also ran Inside Report.
In 2004, ABC sold KBFC to Confection Broadcasting to focus on their new 24/7 news channel, ABC News Now. Confection decided to preempt One Life to Live to 1:05 am, push General Hospital back to 2 pm and Oprah Winfrey to 3 pm, and debut a 4 pm newscast. This proved unsuccessful and the schedule was changed back to normal in 2006. 
In July 2021, Confection Broadcasting announced it had signed a deal with The Chance Network, and KBFC would become an affiliate of TCN in August of that year. All newscasts will remain; however, the 11 p.m. newscast will be moved back to 10 p.m. and expanded to one hour. Adjustments to the weekend newscast schedules will also be made. Newscasts will be rebranded to TCN 3 News. ABC programming will still be seen in the Bakersfield area, as KBKR is also an affiliate of the network. 
Syndicated programming on KBFC includes Judge Judy, The Drew Barrymore Show, Jeopardy!, and Inside Edition. The station produces two local programs as well: Behind Bakersfield, a public affairs program which airs Saturday nights at 7 pm, and TCN 3 Sports Final, which airs Sunday nights at 11:00 pm. 
== Subchannels ==
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
3.1 	HD 	KBFC-HD 	Main KBFC programming / TCN
3.2 	SD 	LOCLH 	Localish
3.3 	SD 	GRIO TV 	TheGrio.TV
== Schedule ==
Below is KBFC's schedule for the fall 2021 season.
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	Young Sheldon 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Weather Gone Viral
12:30 AM	Young Sheldon 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Weather Gone Viral
1:00 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10
1:30 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at 10
2:00 AM 	Paid Programming 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	TCN Tonight Saturday with Chip Bartlow
2:30 AM 	Paid Programming 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Highway Thru Hell 	Paid Programming
3:00 AM 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
3:30 AM 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend
4:00 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	Jeopardy! Weekend
4:30 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
5:00 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
5:30 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
6:00 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
6:30 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
7:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
7:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
8:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
8:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News
9:00 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN News Sunday Morning
9:30 AM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Nine	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend Morning News	TCN News Sunday Morning
10:00 AM	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Arthur 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning Movie
10:30 AM	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Live with Kelly and Ryan 	Peg + Cat 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning Movie
11:00 AM	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	Elinor Wonders Why 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning Movie
11:30 AM	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	Sesame Street 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Morning Movie
12:00 PM	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Noon	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Noon 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Noon	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Noon	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Noon	Molly of Denali 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Midday Movie
12:30 PM	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Pinkalicious and Peterrific 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Midday Movie
1:00 PM 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Afternoon Movie 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Midday Movie
1:30 PM 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Afternoon Movie 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Midday Movie
2:00 PM 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Afternoon Movie 	Entertainers with Byron Allen
2:30 PM 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Afternoon Movie 	Entertainers with Byron Allen
3:00 PM 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Mom 	The Goldbergs
3:30 PM 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Mom 	The Goldbergs
4:00 PM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	The Simpsons 	Young Sheldon
4:30 PM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Four	The Simpsons 	Hollywood Scoop #Weekend
5:00 PM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Five	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Five 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Five	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Five	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Five	Major Crimes 	The First 48
5:30 PM 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	Major Crimes 	The First 48
6:00 PM 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Six 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Six 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Six 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Six 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Six 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend News 	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend News
6:30 PM 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	TCN Tonight Saturday with Chip Bartlow	TCN 3 Bakersfield Weekend News
7:00 PM 	Wheel of Fortune 	Wheel of Fortune 	Wheel of Fortune 	Wheel of Fortune 	Wheel of Fortune 	Behind Bakersfield 	America's Next Top Model
7:30 PM 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Wheel of Fortune Weekend 	America's Next Top Model
8:00 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Grace Under Fire 	Bewitched 	The Amira Clarke Show 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Tic Tac Dough
8:30 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Whatever Happened To...? 	I Dream of Jeannie 	Ellen 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Wordy
9:00 PM 	This Just In 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Port Charles 	Magnum, P.I.
9:30 PM 	Lansing Cake Company 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Landis County Trading Post 	Magnum, P.I.
10:00 PM	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten
10:30 PM	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten 	TCN 3 Bakersfield News at Ten
11:00 PM	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Inside Edition Weekend 	TCN 3 Sports Final
11:30 PM	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
== Staff ==
=== Anchors ===
* Lindsey Copeland - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Hayden Boyer - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 9 a.m.
* Lucas Broadhurst - weekdays, 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.
* Willow Blackmore - weekdays, 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
* Corey Allman - weekdays, 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.
* Dante Connor - Saturdays, 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., Sundays, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
* Ashanti Cox - Sundays, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., also host of Behind Bakersfield 
* Jem Travis - Saturdays, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., Sundays, 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
=== Meteorologists ===
* Ellie Frank - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m., 9 a.m.
* Charles Graham - weekdays, 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
* Eben Maxwell - weekdays, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
* Diane Thorne - Saturdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., Sundays, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
* Debbie Cobb - Saturdays, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., Sundays, 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
=== Traffic ===
* Madison Corbett - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Sandra Busby - weekdays, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., also reporter
=== Reporters ===
* Rickie Brandt
* Sandra Busby, also traffic anchor
* Gus Hendricks
* Charley Gallagos
* Caine Cortes
* Delia Edge
* Patsy Lambert
* Jillian Bonner
Category:Bakersfield, California
Category:Former ABC owned-and-operated stations
Category:Confection Broadcasting
Category:Channel 3
Category:TheGrio network affiliates
Category:Localish subchannel-only affiliated stations