KBVU (TV)

KBVU

Semi-satellite of KCVU, Paradise–Chico–Redding, California
Eureka, California United States
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 28
Branding	Fox 28 (general) The Northstate's News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	28.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Cunningham Broadcasting (Eureka (KBVU-TV) Licensee, Inc.)
Operator	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sister stations	KAEF-TV
History
Founded	July 10, 1991
First air date	July 20, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-07-20)
Former call signs	KZJA (CP)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 29 (UHF, 1994–2008)
Former affiliations	Both secondary: UPN (1995–1997) The WB (1995–1998)
Call sign meaning	Best VU (as in "view")
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58618
ERP	50 kW 30 kW (STA) [2]
HAAT	512 m (1,680 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°43′38.3″N 123°58′21.1″W / 40.727306°N 123.972528°W / 40.727306; -123.972528 40°43′41.9″N 123°58′21.5″W / 40.728306°N 123.972639°W / 40.728306; -123.972639 (STA)[2]
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KBVU (channel 28) is a television station in Eureka, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Arcata-licensed ABC affiliate KAEF-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 two low-power stations owned by Sinclair: dual CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate KECA-LD (channel 29) and Univision affiliate KEUV-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 a semi-satellite of KCVU (channel 20) in Paradise–Chico–Redding. 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. Master control and most internal operations are based at the shared studios of KCVU and LMA partner KRCR-TV on Auditorium Drive in Redding.