KVIQ

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KVIQ
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = CBS 6
analog = 6 (VHF)
digital = 17 (UHF)
other_chs = (see article)
affiliations = CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = April 1, 1958
location = Eureka, California
callsign_meaning = VI (Roman numeral 6) Q
former_callsigns = KVIQ-TV (1958-1981)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Raul Broadcasting Company of Eureka, Inc.
"(operated by Sainte Partners II, L.P.)"
licensee =
sister_stations = Eureka Television Group
KCVU-TV
KRVU-LP
KUCO-LP
KXVU-LP
KKTF-LP| former_affiliations = Primary:
NBC (1958-1987)
Secondary:
ABC (1958-1987)
effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
30 kW (digital)
HAAT = 530 m (analog)
550 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 42640
coordinates = coord|40|43|36.2|N|123|58|25|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|40|43|41.9|N|123|58|21.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.eurekatelevision.tv/cbs.php CBS 6 Eureka]

KVIQ is a broadcast television station in Eureka, California which broadcasts as a CBS affiliate on channel 6. Its transmitter is located in Eureka.

History

KVIQ signed on the air as Eureka's second television station on April 1, 1958. Since the Eureka market only had two TV stations in those early days, KVIQ offered programs from several networks. By the 1980s, the station was the area's primary NBC affiliate, but KVIQ also carried some ABC programs as the area's ABC affiliate, KAEF, had not yet signed on the air.

The station was, at one time, owned by the Ackerley Media Group. Ackerley invested quite a bit of money into its news operations. Ackerley merged with corporate giant Clear Channel Communications in 2002. Not long after this merger, the news operation at KVIQ was quickly abandoned. Clear Channel sold the station to its current owner, Raul Broadcasting, in 2005. Though Raul Broadcasting owns the license, the station is, in effect, run by the Eureka Television Group [http://eurekatelevision.tv/] , which also operates the Fox, The CW, My Network TV, and Univision outlets in the market. It is also operated by Sainte Partners II, L.P., owners of several stations in the Sacramento, Chico and Medford markets.

KVIQ is also available on the radio at 87.7 FM.

The Eureka television market is the only TV market in California currently not available on either Dish Network or DirecTV.

Digital television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

In 2009, KVIQ will continue digital broadcast on channel 17 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]

Translators

KVIQ is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K08HJ K08HJ] Channel 8 Orleans
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K08LD K08LD] Channel 8 Miranda
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K10EN K10EN] Channel 10 Willow Creek
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K10FS K10FS] Channel 10 Scotia
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K10HX K10HX] Channel 10 Garberville
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K10KY K10KY] Channel 10 Shelter Cove
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K11NE K11NE] Channel 11 Hoopa

News operation

KVIQ had, during the early 1980s, a news operation entitled "Newswest". The newscasts were broadcast in the early morning, late night, and evenings, along with two midday newsbreaks. A regular feature of these newscasts was "Segment 6". [http://youtube.com/watch?v=8BYYK2Ct9kI]

KVIQ later had a news operation called "Action News 6". Shortly after Clear Channel's acquisition of Ackerley, KVIQ discontinued its news, and began importing the morning and 10pm rebroadcasts of newscasts from then-sister station KFTY in Santa Rosa. After KVIQ was sold off in 2005, the KFTY rebroadcasts ceased, and the station replaced the newscasts in its schedule with syndicated programming. KVIQ is currently the only CBS affiliate in California not to offer any local news.

A local newscast may be in the works for the Eureka Television Group to share. It is unknown when or if that will occur. [http://www.northcoastjournal.com/052605/
cover0526.html ]

Notable alumni

Tina Budell - Director
Brian Delzeil - Sports Anchor
Jesse Ettinger - Director, Technical-Director (Currently edits promos for ABC Entertainment-Marketing, and news stories for the Los Angeles bureaus of ABC News & CBS News)
Steve Large - Reporter, Sports Anchor (Now news anchor at KOVR (CBS) in Sacramento, CA
Leslie Lollich - News Director, Anchor
Erina McCoy - Reporter, Anchor
Nema Reza - Reporter, Anchor
Bill Seward - Sports Anchor (Now a Sports Anchor at KNBC (NBC) in Los Angeles, CA, CBS Radio and TVG Network)
Dave Silverbrand - Managing Editor, Anchor, now general manager of the station
John Wolf - Assignment Editor

Programs

When local news ended on KVIQ, the Noon spot was replaced with infomercials. The evening newscasts were replaced with "Everybody Loves Raymond" at 5PM and 6:30PM, "Frasier" at 5:30PM and "Inside Edition" at 11PM. KVIQ also airs "The Oprah Winfrey Show" at 7PM, one of very few stations in the country to air the show in prime-time.

Logos

References

External links

* [http://eurekatelevision.tv/cbs.php KVIQ Homepage]
* [http://www.kviq.com/ Old KVIQ Website]
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