Sainte Partners II, L.P. (also known as Sainte Television Group) was a broadcast company based in Modesto, California. The company's founder was country-western performer Chester Smith and his wife Naomi.
KCSO-LD Telemundo 33 (Sacramento), sold to Serestar Communications CorporationKFBI-LD My 48 My Network TV, This TV 48.2 (Medford), sold to Northwest BroadcastingKMCW-LP Telemundo 14 (Medford), sold to Northwest BroadcastingKVIQ CBS 17 (Eureka), sold to Frontier Radio Management, was later resold to Northwest BroadcastingKCVU FOX 20 (Chico) & KBVU FOX 28 (Eureka), sold to Bonten Media Group and Esteem BroadcastingMyTV Northern California (Chico/Eureka), sold to Bonten Media GroupKUCO-LP Univision 27 (Chico), sold to Bonten Media GroupKXVU-LP Telemundo 17 (Chico), sold to Bonten Media Group, was later resold to K4 Media HoldingsKKTF-LD Telefutura 30 (Chico), sold to Bonten Media GroupKUVU-LP CW (Eureka) (Now KECA-LD), sold to Bonten Media GroupThe Sacramento Bee and Chico Enterprise Record have both reported that Chester Smith, founder of Sainte Partners, died on August 8, 2008, at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California at age 78. He is survived by his second wife Ann and three daughters.
