KCVU

KCVU
CityParadise, California
Channels
BrandingFox 20
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group
KRCR-TV, KRVU-LD, KZVU-LD, KUCO-LD, KXVU-LD, KKTF-LD
History
FoundedMay 14, 1986
First air date
November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)
Former call signs
KBCP (1990–1992)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 30 (UHF, 1990–2008)
  • Digital: 20 (UHF, 2002–2020), 17 (UHF, 2020–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58605
ERP500 kW
HAAT430.6 m (1,413 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°57′42.7″N 121°42′43.1″W / 39.961861°N 121.711972°W / 39.961861; -121.711972
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Public license information

KCVU (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Paradise, California, United States, serving the ChicoRedding market as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Redding-licensed ABC affiliate KRCR-TV (channel 7), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns KCVU as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. KCVU is also sister to five low-power stations owned by Sinclair: Antenna TV affiliate KXVU-LD (channel 17); MyNetworkTV affiliates KRVU-LD (channel 22) and KZVU-LD (channel 21); Univision affiliate KUCO-LD (channel 27); and UniMás affiliate KKTF-LD (channel 30). The stations share studios on Auditorium Drive east of downtown Redding and maintain a news bureau and sales office at the former Sainte Television Group facilities on Main Street in downtown Chico. KCVU's transmitter is located along Cohasset Road northeast of Chico.

KBVU (channel 28) in Eureka operates as a semi-satellite of KCVU. As such, it clears all network programming as provided through its parent station but airs a separate offering of syndicated programming; there are also separate local newscasts, commercial inserts and legal station identifications. Although KBVU maintains its own studios (shared with LMA partner KAEF-TV) on Sixth Street in downtown Eureka, master control and some internal operations are based at KCVU's facilities.