In 2005, KBTV-LP was sold to a group of investors led by Frank Washington. The new owners converted it into a multicultural station airing imported and independently produced local programming in languages including Russian, Chinese, Tagalog, and Hmong; they also secured coverage on regional Comcast cable systems.
In 2005, KBTV-LP was sold to a group of investors led by Frank Washington. The new owners changed the station's format to feature multicultural programming in languages like Russian, Chinese, Tagalog, and Hmong, and they also made it available on Comcast cable systems across the region.