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KBVU (TV)

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For current information on "Fox 28" in Eureka, see KAEF-TV.
KBVU
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
Operator
KAEF-TV
History
FoundedJuly 10, 1991
First air date
July 20, 1994 (1994-07-20)
Former call signs
KZJA (CP)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 29 (UHF, 1994–2008)
  • Fox (1994–2025)
  • UPN (secondary, 1995–1997)
  • The WB (secondary, 1995–1998)
Call sign meaning
Best VU (as in "view")
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58618
ERP
[3]
HAAT512 m (1,680 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
(STA)[3]
Links
Public license information

KBVU (channel 28) is a television station in Eureka, California, United States, airing programming from the digital multicast network Roar. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Arcata-licensed ABC/Fox 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 Roar programming as provided through its parent station but has separate 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.

History

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 and KFWU (both satellites of KRCR-TV), while out-of-market affiliates KTVU and KTXL 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]

On December 9, 2025, the Fox affiliation was moved to KAEF-TV's second subchannel, while KBVU's main channel flipped to Roar.[6]

Technical information and subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KBVU[7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
28.1 720p 16:9 KBVU-HD Roar
28.2 480i COMET Comet
28.3 CHARGE Charge!
28.6 STADIUM The Nest

Analog-to-digital conversion

KBVU shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on December 22, 2008, along with KCVU, due to financial hardship.[8] The station's digital signal broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 28.

References

  1. ^ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBVU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  4. ^ Houston, Will (April 4, 2017). "Media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy four Eureka stations". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Robinson, Adam (December 4, 2025). "Fox 20 (Chico/Redding) and Fox 28 (Eureka) to change channels for some viewers December 9". KRCR-TV. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KBVU". RabbitEars. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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