KBVU (TV)
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Eureka, California United States |
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| Branding | Fox 28 (general) North Coast News (newscasts) |
| Channels |
Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 28 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 28.1 Fox 28.2 Cozi TV |
| Owner | Esteem Broadcasting, LLC (Esteem Broadcasting of California, LLC) |
| Operator | Bonten Media Group |
| Founded | July 10, 1991 |
| First air date | July 20, 1994 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Best VU (as in "view") or possible rhyming variations of San Francisco Fox affiliate KTVU) |
| Sister station(s) | KAEF-TV |
| Former callsigns | KZJA (CP) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 29 (UHF, 1994–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Both secondary: UPN (1995–1997) The WB (1995–1998) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 513 m |
| Facility ID | 58618 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°43′41.9″N 123°58′21.4″W / 40.728306°N 123.972611°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
(semi-satellite of KCVU Paradise/Chico/Redding, California) Profile (semi-satellite of KCVU Paradise/Chico/Redding, California) CDBS |
KBVU, virtual and UHF digital channel 28, is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Eureka, California, United States. The station is owned by Esteem Broadcasting and operated by Bonten Media Group through a local marketing agreement as part of a virtual duopoly with ABC affiliate KAEF-TV (channel 23), which is owned by Bonten, and is also sister to low-power CW and MyNetworkTV affiliate KECA-LD (channel 29). KBVU and KAEF share studios located along Sixth Street in downtown Eureka, and its transmitter is located along Berry Road west of Kneeland Airport. Although it identifies as a station in its own right, KBVU is considered a semi-satellite of KCVU (channel 20) in Paradise/Chico/Redding. While it shares studios with KAEF in Eureka, some internal operations are based at KCVU's studios along Auditorium Drive in Redding.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
KBVU shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on December 22, 2008, along with KCVU, due to lack of funding. The station's digital signal broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 28.
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