KVIE

KVIE

Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto, California United States
City	Sacramento, California
Channels	Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	PBS KVIE
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: PBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	KVIE, Inc.
History
First air date	February 23, 1959
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1959–2009)
Former affiliations	NET (1959–1970)
Call sign meaning	"Valley Information and Education"; contains VI, the Roman numeral for 6[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35855
ERP	33 kW
HAAT	596.8 m (1,958 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°16′18″N 121°30′18″W / 38.27167°N 121.50500°W / 38.27167; -121.50500
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kvie.org

KVIE (channel 6) is a PBS member television station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station is owned by KVIE, Inc., a community-based non-profit organization. KVIE's studios are located on West El Camino Avenue in the Natomas district of Sacramento, and its transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

After years of interest in educational television in the Sacramento area, KVIE began broadcasting in February 1959, airing evening educational programs from PBS predecessor National Educational Television and daytime instructional output for schools. Originally located in studios in Sacramento used by a previous UHF station that had become outdated and run down by the 1980s, KVIE relocated to its present studios in 1990. KVIE's local programming has focused on topics including agriculture and activity at the California state capitol.