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flag KION-TV in Salinas ended 56 years of local news, cutting all staff and dropping Spanish-language broadcasts on Sept. 23, 2025.

flag KION-TV in Salinas, California, has shut down its 56-year-old local news operation on September 23, 2025, laying off all 13 employees and ending Spanish-language programming on Telemundo 23. flag The move, by parent company News-Press & Gazette, replaces KION’s local broadcasts with KPIX’s Bay Area newscast on channel 46. flag While KPIX calls the shift a partnership to enhance Central Coast coverage, no details were provided on how staffing or resources will be managed. flag The closure leaves Monterey County, where 60% of residents are Hispanic, with only one English-language TV news outlet, sparking concern over the future of local journalism and community reporting.

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