The station is owned by Mirage Media 2, LLC, and maintains studios on Garden Road south of Monterey Regional Airport in Monterey; its transmitter is located on Mount Toro, 10 miles (16 km) south of Salinas.

On December 6, 2006, KOTR-LP began operation as cable channel 11 on Monterey County's Comcast system.

On March 6, 2018, it was reported that KOTR-LP's license in Santa Cruz was being sold to South Asian broadcaster Diya TV for $50,000.

[2][3] Until 2012, the station simulcast newscasts from fellow MyNetworkTV affiliate KRON-TV in San Francisco.

Current syndicated programming includes American Ninja Warrior and Judge Mathis, among others.