Sainte Partners II, L.P.
Sainte Partners II, L.P. was a broadcast company based in Modesto, California. The company's founder was country-western performer Chester Smith and his wife Naomi.Stations previously owned by Sainte
- KCSO-LD Telemundo 33, now owned by NBCUniversal
- KFBI-LD My 48 MyNetworkTV, This TV 48.2, now owned by Northwest Broadcasting
- KMCW-LP Telemundo 14, now owned by Northwest Broadcasting
- KVIQ CBS 17, now owned by Northwest Broadcasting
- KCVU Fox 20 & KBVU Fox 28, now owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group
- MyTV Northern California, now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
- KUCO-LP Univision 27, now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
- KXVU-LD Telemundo 17, now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
- KKTF-LD Telefutura 30, now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
- KUVU-LP CW , now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Death of Chester Smith
The 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.
