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| Owner | theDove Media, Inc. |
| KKPM-CD / KKRM-CD / KRDT-CD / K16IW-D | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1993 |
First air date | October 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10) |
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Former channel numbers | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1998–2013) |
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Call sign meaning | theDove Redding–Chico[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34581 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 7.5 kW |
| HAAT | 524.3 m (1,720 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′14.5″N122°31′30″W / 40.654028°N 122.52500°W /40.654028; -122.52500 |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
KDRC-LD (channel 26) is alow-powerreligious television station inRedding, California, United States. The station is owned byMedford, Oregon–basedtheDove Media, Inc.
The station began as KGEC-LP in the late 1990s.Fresno businessman George E. Cooper and his wife Millie founded Cooper Communications, LLC, in 1993 upon moving to the Redding area. KGEC signed on for the first time in late October 1997 and became anAmerica One network affiliate on January 14, 1998,[3] and would remain so until that network went to KMCA-LP in 2000. It would begin local coverage ofGolden State WarriorsNBA basketball in 1999 and would last just one season. The station's call letters were the initials of Cooper, the station's primary founder. He was quoted as saying, "We love the market and the people, and will do everything we can to serve it well!"
On July 1, 2000, KGEC-LP became an affiliate of the fledglingFamilyNet, a faith-based, family-oriented network. This brought more family-friendly programming that had been lacking among its major competition. KGEC-LP began promoting themselves as "FamilyTV 26" to coincide with FamilyNet. Because of FamilyNet's ownership, management and programming changes, KGEC-LP severed ties with FamilyNet on January 4, 2010, and became a full-time affiliate ofRetro TV, which airs classic television series to keep with the station's tradition of providing good quality television.[4] In 2002, KGEC tried its hand at local programming withNorthstate Sports Replay, local sporting events produced by Action Video Entertainment (now Siskiyou Broadcast Group) ofMount Shasta, California, and hosted by Mike Summers and staff. The weekly program only lasted one season ending in 2023. It also airedPray Northstate hosted by Jim Wilson in the early 2000's before it moved toKCVU FOX 20 in Chico.
On February 17, 2005, KGEC-LP co-founder and chief executive officer George Cooper died after a long battle with cancer. His widow and station president, Millie, would assume the role of primary owner and CEO as well.
In March 2011, KGEC-LP was granted its digital license on channel 26 for four virtual channels and provides family-friendly programs fromRetro TV (26.1),Tuff TV (26.2),The Family Channel (26.3) andNASA Television (26.4). It also airedJewelry Television in the overnight hours on 26.1, 26.3 and 26.4 until 2020. Subchannel 26.2 later changed toThe Action Channel and 26.4 has since gonedark.
Later in 2011, KGEC-LP was sold to another group, but they basically ran the station as a repeater for Retro TV, causing the station to lose money. However, Millie Cooper-Brogan, widow of founder George Cooper, bought the station back in 2014 in hopes of finding new ownership. KGEC-LD once again flies under the Cooper Communications banner. Mrs. Brogan reassumed the position of owner, president and general manager while Jim McKeown served as the station's chief engineer[5] until his death in January 2021.
On May 21, 2021, KGEC-LD officially became an affiliate oftheDove TV, based out ofMedford, Oregon, and owned by theDove Media, LLC. They joined two other Redding stationsKRDT-CD Channel 23 (repeater for One Ministries, Inc.-ownedKKPM-CD inYuba City) andK16IW-CD Channel 16.1 (also owned by theDove Media) as a repeater station broadcasting theDove TV.[6] The official announcement was made duringMornings on theDove the following Monday.[7] The network now provides its full content to KGEC-LD and a possible ownership change of the station could be finalized in the coming months pending FCC approval.
KGEC-LD was officially sold to theDove Media of Medford in February 2022.[8] The call sign changed to the current KDRC-LD on June 11, 2022. As of January 2024, KDRC subchannel 26.2 airsNewsmax 2.[9]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 26.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | theDove | theDove TV |
| 26.2 | NewsMax | Newsmax 2 | ||
| 26.3 | 480i | CBNnews | CBN News |
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