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| Founded | July 10, 1991 |
First air date | July 20, 1994 (31 years ago) (1994-07-20) |
Former call signs | KZJA (CP) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 29 (UHF, 1994–2008) |
Call sign meaning | Best VU (as in "view") |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58618 |
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| HAAT | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | (STA)[3] |
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KBVU (channel 28) is atelevision station inEureka, California, United States, affiliated with theFox network. It is owned byCunningham Broadcasting, which maintains alocal marketing agreement (LMA) with theSinclair Broadcast Group, owner ofArcata-licensedABC affiliateKAEF-TV (channel 23), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns KBVU as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith.[citation needed] KBVU is also sister to twolow-power stations owned by Sinclair: dualCW/MyNetworkTV affiliateKECA-LD (channel 29) andUnivision affiliateKEUV-LD (channel 35). The four stations share studios on Sixth Street in downtown Eureka; KBVU's transmitter is located along Barry Road southeast of Eureka.
Although it identifies as a station in its own right, KBVU is considered asemi-satellite ofKCVU (channel 20) inParadise–Chico–Redding. As such, it clears all network programming as provided through its parent station but airs a separate offering ofsyndicated programming; there are also separate local newscasts, commercial inserts and legalstation identifications.Master control and most internal operations are based at the shared studios of KCVU and LMA partnerKRCR-TV on Auditorium Drive in Redding.
The station signed on the air as a Fox affiliate on July 20, 1994. Prior to KBVU's launch, Fox's programming was only available via a secondary affiliation with ABC affiliates KAEF andKFWU (both satellites of KRCR-TV), while out-of-market affiliatesKTVU andKTXL were imported by some cable providers.
On April 21, 2017,Sinclair Broadcast Group purchased KAEF and the LMA with KBVU as part of a four-station deal.[4] The sale was completed on September 1.[5]
KBVU currently airs2+1⁄2 hours of newscasts each week, all on weeknights at 10 p.m., asNorth Coast News on KBVU Fox 28 at 10. The newscasts are produced by sister station KAEF.
The station's digital signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 28.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KBVU-HD | Fox |
| 28.2 | 480i | COMET | Comet | |
| 28.3 | CHARGE | Charge! | ||
| 28.6 | STADIUM | The Nest |
KBVU shut down its analog signal, overUHF channel 29, on December 22, 2008, along with KCVU, due to financial hardship.[7] The station's digital signal broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 28.
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